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08-17-2011, 08:06 PM
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Rivet Master 
1957 22' Caravanner
1960 26' Overlander
1963 24' Tradewind
El Paso
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 945
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Black Widow
Out looking at LP tank covers and found this little lady. Just a little reminder to watch out for these guys.
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08-17-2011, 08:08 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1988 35' Argosy 5th Wheel
Cumming
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 69
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Nasty little things. We have lots of them around our water troughs for the horses here in Georgia. Good reminder!
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08-17-2011, 08:14 PM
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Rivet Master 
1991 34' Excella
1963 26' Overlander
1961 26' Overlander
Central
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,919
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The biggest one I have ever seen in my life was at a dump station...she was the size of my thumb...and hiding on the was spigot mount...
One good thing, it's not to hard to notice them by the type of web they weave...
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08-17-2011, 08:53 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1958 22' Flying Cloud
Folsom
, California
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 468
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
The biggest one I have ever seen in my life was at a dump station...she was the size of my thumb...and hiding on the was spigot mount...
One good thing, it's not to hard to notice them by the type of web they weave...
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Yes. Usually sloppy webs. I killed about 30-40 of them last week on my rock walls.
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08-17-2011, 08:57 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
2011 28' International
Chatham
, Ontario
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 10
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Not having to ordinarily worry about poisonous spiders up in the Great White North, I'm glad we didn't run across any of these on our recent trip down south earlier this month!
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08-17-2011, 09:58 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
, Texas
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,971
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We are having an inordinate amount of all insects....is it the heat? It is Texas, but I have had to watch out for both black widows and brown recluse spiders....closely, this past month or so. Same kind of webs and like similar hidey holes.
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08-17-2011, 10:41 PM
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Rivet Master
1992 29' Excella
1987 32' Excella
Morrilton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 591
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The reason why I'm always setting off bug bombs in our traylah. And the reason why Mr. B. has to pull the mattress out before every trip so I can make sure there are no webs or eight-legged monsters in Ezzie's bedchambers. I dig through everything, spraying, lighting, etc. Won't leave towels, sheets, etc.
Damn spiders. And ants. And mice. And most of all, the most hated of all, snakes! (We've never had one of those that I know of, and I hope, please Lord, that we never do!) Anything that isn't human or canine in our traylah dies the most horrible death I can think up for it. I always hope rumors of the gruesome tragedy will reach its friends and family.
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2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins HD 1987 Excella 32'
"Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around." Reba McEntire
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08-17-2011, 10:56 PM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 12,711
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Most spiders are harmless and it has been said you are never more than 8 feet away from one. They eat other bugs, so killing them may not reduce the total bug count at all. Spraying all that insecticide is probably more harmful to you than the chance of meeting a deadly bug.
I haven't seen a black widow for more than 55 years and that was in NYC. My father was about to walk into the web one evening, I was right behind him and pulled him back before he did. I'm told where we live now, black widows and scorpions are found, but I've never seen a scorpion either. And no rattlers. Am I in an alternate universe? Mountain lions are another matter—one killed 2 sheep down the road a couple of week ago.
Gene
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08-17-2011, 11:50 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 16' Bubble
Rose Lodge
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 1961 26' Overlander
Posts: 921
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LawChick, I love how your tagline reads "Live the life you've dreamed" ... which seems to be crawling frantically around your trailer killing things.
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08-18-2011, 02:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 18,080
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CrawfordGene
Most spiders are harmless and it has been said you are never more than 8 feet away from one. They eat other bugs, so killing them may not reduce the total bug count at all. Spraying all that insecticide is probably more harmful to you than the chance of meeting a deadly bug.
Gene
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Oh, Gene---you are always so very calm and rational. 
We don't like spiders, that's the thing. It's all those legs. 
Don't like to see them or have them sneak up on us nor walk into their webs in the semi-dark. We don't CARE if they're harmless!!
Maggie
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08-18-2011, 03:57 PM
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,255
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We have black widows here, but they have always been small. The biggest one I ever saw was in Ashland, OR. It had made it's home on the rules board at a campground we stayed at, so it was the first thing you saw when you got there, and it was HUGE - made me want to keep on driving!
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08-18-2011, 04:21 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 24' Tradewind
Greenville
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,107
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In the bellypan
Found when pulling the bellypan off. It was a big one. made me real careful with the rest. There were no more.
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08-18-2011, 06:26 PM
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Rivet Master
Las Vegas
, Nevada
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 626
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Black Widows are very common here in So. NV.
We were always told the smaller ones can do more harm and if cornered they will jump on you.
The only place I like to see them is squashed on the bottom of my boot.
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08-19-2011, 08:44 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Spiders (some are real big!) are very common here, along with scorpions, snakes, lizards,and yes, the occasional mountain lion in the back yard.
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08-19-2011, 10:56 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
1966 17' Caravel
salida
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CrawfordGene
Most spiders are harmless and it has been said you are never more than 8 feet away from one. They eat other bugs, so killing them may not reduce the total bug count at all. Spraying all that insecticide is probably more harmful to you than the chance of meeting a deadly bug.
I haven't seen a black widow for more than 55 years and that was in NYC. My father was about to walk into the web one evening, I was right behind him and pulled him back before he did. I'm told where we live now, black widows and scorpions are found, but I've never seen a scorpion either. And no rattlers. Am I in an alternate universe? Mountain lions are another matter—one killed 2 sheep down the road a couple of week ago.
Gene
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we've got black widows and rattlers and mountain lions (oh my) around here. i would bet you got 'em over there too..you've just been lucky not to see them. i've seen the widows and lions but have yet to run into a rattler. but i know alot of people who have. in fact my wife was out walking the dogs by the river one day and came up on one that had a ground squirrel that the dogs decided they wanted to take from it...nobody got tagged in the mayhem that followed...thank god
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08-19-2011, 12:26 PM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Excella 500
Venice
, California
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,067
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Black widow webs are easy to identify. Not only are they somewhat chaotic in appearance like a random collection of lines, but they are much, much stronger than other webs. The web feels like tiny steel wires. The web was harvested by housewives in WWII and sent to the government to make reticals for various types of optical sights. Their venom, unlike most spider venom, is a neuro-toxin.
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'78 Excella 500,"The Silver Pullit". vacuum over hydraulic disc brakes, center bath, rear twin. '67 Travelall 1200 B 4X4 WBCCI 3737
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08-19-2011, 01:36 PM
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Airstreamer
2012 27' FB International
Bellevue
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 291
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Oh my Goodness. I would just DIE if I ever saw one in person. We live up in Seattle and don't have them here. Oiy!
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08-19-2011, 05:34 PM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Sovereign
Oakley
, California
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,197
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Oh my Goodness. I would just DIE if I ever saw one in person. We live up in Seattle and don't have them here. Oiy!
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Come to my house, In late June and into August is breeding season here in Northern California. The big females are out on every corner of the house. Even though we spray, I go out on "widow hunts" after dark and with a flashlight and a shoe. You havn't truly lived a full life till you "feel something on your leg", only to have the wife tell you..."oh my God, you have a black widow on your leg, and she's the biggest one I've ever seen!!!" fortunately, they are usually shy and only come out at night. Otherwise they stay put in cool, dark places...like old tires, under your house, in your Airstream's chassis. Oh, and only the females are deadly.
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08-19-2011, 05:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1957 22' Caravanner
1960 26' Overlander
1963 24' Tradewind
El Paso
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 945
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Great picture.
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Originally Posted by Phrunes
Come to my house, In late June and into August is breeding season here in Northern California. The big females are out on every corner of the house. Even though we spray, I go out on "widow hunts" after dark and with a flashlight and a shoe. You havn't truly lived a full life till you "feel something on your leg", only to have the wife tell you..."oh my God, you have a black widow on your leg, and she's the biggest one I've ever seen!!!" fortunately, they are usually shy and only come out at night. Otherwise they stay put in cool, dark places...like old tires, under your house, in your Airstream's chassis. Oh, and only the females are deadly.
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WOW!that is one ugly black widow.Did you scream like a crazy madman when your wife told you about the black widow on your leg?I know I would have!
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08-19-2011, 06:26 PM
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Rivet Master
1978 31' Excella 500
Genoa
, Nevada
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,554
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Excella CM
Black widow webs are easy to identify. Not only are they somewhat chaotic in appearance like a random collection of lines, but they are much, much stronger than other webs. The web feels like tiny steel wires. The web was harvested by housewives in WWII and sent to the government to make reticals for various types of optical sights. Their venom, unlike most spider venom, is a neuro-toxin.
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Sometimes it's the web that gives you the clue to look further. The tiny little baby spiders don't look any special, but that strong wire chaotic web will make you more diligent in remove them.
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