Spiders

jburd641

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Jan 16, 2008
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Port Charlotte, Fl.
Recently, here in Florida, I killed a spider on my doorjam that, to me was huge. I showed this pic to the local environmental agent and she said it was a "Huntsman" and they are very good for killing Palmetto bugs (huge roaches). I knew it was a mistake to kill it because as soon as I did, a roach ran across my floor, as if it knew the spider was gone.
Let me get to my point; what are the biggest spiders found in NJ? Any pics available? I promise, unless it's crawling on me as I wake up, I won't kill any more of these useful critters. They just give me the creeps.
These are the before and after pics (that's a quarter for scale):
 

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MarkBNJ

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Jun 17, 2007
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Long Valley, NJ
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Great pic!
I should keep a peanut butter jar around in case one ends up on my wall again. Did you catch and release or swing and splat?

Heh, the first time I caught him I released him in the flower beds just past the edge of my deck, and we caught him in the house again within a week. I would still like to know how a 2.5" diameter spider gets into my house without my seeing it! The second time I took him out into the woods behind the house, and haven't seen him since.

Which doesn't mean he isn't here :).
 
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