bulltrout Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 found and collected a large, mature black widow female outside my shop today and was wondering if anyone knows anybody that would like this specimen for research (i.e.. wildlife biologists, U of L, U of C, Mount Royal, LCC, etc..) before I let her go in the coulees... Quote
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 i had a bunch in my old shed and they then moved into my raft....now they are fish poo. We only found males, no big red butts on any of them. Quote
Doubletap Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Beautiful Arachnid - if it was me I'd let it go - they can grow Widows like white mice for research. Catch and release wild Arachnids! Quote
Guest RedWiggler Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Im not sure if that thing would have made it past the bottom of my shoe lol!! Nice speciman man, I have never seen one alive in the wild. Quote
darrinhurst Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 Never woulda made it past the bottom of my shoe. Sad as that is. Spiders creep me out. Quote
WesG Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Dont release it in the coulees, I GO BIKING DOWN THERE!!!!!! Quote
SilverDoctor Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Very cool, thanks for posting. When I lived in BC we would find all kinds of em during the summer. Funny with a lot of them in the interior of BC I never heard of anyone actually bit by one. Kept a few in jars when I was a kid. Quote
Jeffro Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 The coulees around Lethbridge are chock full of them. They like the abandoned groundsquirrel burrows and cluttered packrat garages. Fairly timid creature so as long as you don't bother it, it won't bother you. However they do pack a mean venom in their tiny little bite. Cool find DBT! Quote
alhuger Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 The coulees around Lethbridge are chock full of them. They like the abandoned groundsquirrel burrows and cluttered packrat garages. Fairly timid creature so as long as you don't bother it, it won't bother you. However they do pack a mean venom in their tiny little bite. Cool find DBT! Are they native to the area? Quote
Jeffro Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 You bet your knicker's it's a native to Alberta. Quote
jksnijders Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Are they native to the area? They're all over out this way also. Quote
Bandi Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Sick. I did not know that they are around in Alberta. Now you planted the idea in my mind, so I will certainly check my boots before putting them on whenever I hike out there. However, should you want to imitate them, here is a link http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/f.../050503fotw.php Quote
bowbonehead Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 We also have scorpions in the southeast part of the province Quote
jksnijders Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 We also have scorpions in the southeast part of the province They're supposed to be in the Red Deer river valley, never seen one there though. They glow under a black light, I've meant to try that but haven't got around to it. I've seen them in Writing-on-Stone, they're not very big, for sure. Quote
bulltrout Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 Dont release it in the coulees, I GO BIKING DOWN THERE!!!!!! sorry wes...she now has a new home under a sheltered south facing burrow by Whoop Up Drive...hopefully she'll make it through till spring...she seemed to take a liking to the one log branch sticking out of the ground... Quote
flyangler Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Well, if you miss her a lot Andrew, you can tie your own. Little bit of a different color scheme. A fellow by the last name of Martin had some spiders in a fly tying magazine a few years back that inspired me. I used his method to tie the "flies" above with deer hair bodies, mono legs and nail polish for color. Cool photos. Glad you found her before she found you. Quote
Brownstone Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Awesome spiders Flyangler .. Ignorance is bliss, if you knew how may times you were within feet of Widows and Rattlers you would stay out of the southern parts of the province.. nice photos DBT Quote
SQUATCHER Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 Well, if you miss her a lot Andrew, you can tie your own. Little bit of a different color scheme. A fellow by the last name of Martin had some spiders in a fly tying magazine a few years back that inspired me. I used his method to tie the "flies" above with deer hair bodies, mono legs and nail polish for color. Cool photos. Glad you found her before she found you. nice flies man! do they float? Quote
flyangler Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 nice flies man! do they float? They might. As with many of my Pain In The Arse or PITA flies, these were donated to a TU auction in display boxes. They are made of deer hair, so they should float, theoretically. If you really want a spider to fish with, it's quicker and easier to use foam for the body and rubber legs. Quote
SQUATCHER Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 yeah man, when i tie spideys, theyre always foam and rarely look like actual spiders. more of an "everything terrestrial." Quote
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