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New-world tarantulas—those indigenous to the Americas—have bites that generally pose little threat to humans (other than causing localized pain). The primary defense deployed by these spiders is by means of urticating hairs, which can cause irritant symptoms in humans. Cobalt blue tarantula (Haplopelma lividum), an old-world species
Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly called bridge-spider [1] or gray cross-spider, is a relatively large orb-weaver spider with Holarctic distribution. These spiders originated in Europe, have been observed as south as the Mediterranean Coast and as north as Finland, and have been introduced to North America.
The adult coloration of M. balfouri is striking, a vivid blue, though some red and amber variants have been seen very rarely. [1] The carapace is blue, as is the leg except for the trochanter, which, like the rest of the body, is cream-colored or grey. The opisthosoma (abdomen) is cream-colored, grey and partially blue. Females of the species ...
The good news is, while velellas are poisonous to dogs when ingested, they won’t permanently harm them, experts say. Regardless, dog owners need to be extra cautious right now.
These spiders have blue-gray and yellow coloring with red markings on the abdomen and black legs with yellow bands for females, Fredericks says. The males are “mostly brown,” he adds. The Joro ...
A view of A. gemmoides from below.. Araneus gemmoides, commonly known as the jewel spider (a name shared with Austracantha minax) and cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemma), is a common, outdoor, orb-weaver spider found in Canada and the USA. [1]
Spiders are known as being helpful predators as they eat unwanted pests in your garden such as wasps, mosquitoes, flies, beetles and aphids according to Ortho, a pest and weed control product ...
The cobalt blue tarantula is a medium-sized tarantula with a leg span around 13 cm (5.1 in). It is noted for its iridescent blue legs and light gray prosoma and opisthosoma, the latter of which may contain darker gray chevrons. [3] [4] Males and females look the same until the ultimate (final) molt of the males.