Cool Crazy Spider In My Garden

[joe84330]

ok the photo is not the best but my iphone was all i had handy when i happened upon this spider. funniest looking spider i've ever seen. if anyone has seen this before or can ID it, thanks in advance.

btw, the "face" on this spider has my staff laughing. they think it's a cartoon. i realize the photo is lacking but the face is actually very "owl-ish" for lack of a better term.

[careless]

I'm not afraid of spiders but this one saw me first

Edited April 16, 2011 by careless

[Birdman]

I have big spiders in my house and on the trees around my house since 20 years and that's very ok, 'cause they are harmless and hunt all the others.

Scorpions 2, Cobras 2 as well, one really big and extremely dangerous, other snakes appr. 10, 1 bat rushing around, 2 huge hornets nests on the palm tree next to my house.

Red centipedes, however, all the time. And these things are really the nasty ones, coming out through the bathroom tubes.

[sbk]

I'm not afraid of spiders but this one saw me first

One of these big boys ate a cockroach in my bathroom. Mr Spider stayed in the bathroom as long as he wanted

[Mrjlh]

"Cane" or "Huntsman Spider".

Very common here. Largest I've seen so far was about 10-12" across. And they get bigger. Very fast and eat a lot of cockroaches.

http://www.squidoo.com/huntsman-spider

[itishothere]

I have big spiders in my house and on the trees around my house since 20 years and that's very ok, 'cause they are harmless and hunt all the others.

Scorpions 2, Cobras 2 as well, one really big and extremely dangerous, other snakes appr. 10, 1 bat rushing around, 2 huge hornets nests on the palm tree next to my house.

Red centipedes, however, all the time. And these things are really the nasty ones, coming out through the bathroom tubes.

Next time you invite me round for dinner and I decline, I hope you will understand?

[Birdman]

forget to mention the big red ants occupying the whole area and a lizard in my sleeping room.

....all that during a 20 years timeframeat my house on the edge of a former tense palm tree forest, which was too much cleared during the last decade.

So, considering the timeframe, there is nothing to complain about.

[Tracer Round]

Reminds me not to buy an iPhone...

It appears that the blurry smudge posted by the OP is not even remotely similar to the arachnid with the long legs.

[sbk]

forget to mention the big red ants occupying the whole area and a lizard in my sleeping room.

....all that during a 20 years timeframeat my house on the edge of a former tense palm tree forest, which was too much cleared during the last decade.

So, considering the timeframe, there is nothing to complain about.

Only 2 cobras? Lucky man

[joe84330]

Reminds me not to buy an iPhone...

It appears that the blurry smudge posted by the OP is not even remotely similar to the arachnid with the long legs.

as an iphone owner for years, i wouldn't buy one for the camera either. perhaps the newer models cameras are better than my 3gs but comparing the total package, no other phone even begins to come close.

[Rooo]

This funny?

[joe84330]

This funny?

great photo. can't tell if it's trying to scare anyone away or mock them for even thinking of coming closer.