Spider!

[maharetr]

Oh, man, words cannot describe how sad I am that the nearest glass on hand was rippled. Alas.

This fella jumped on my bed, presumably falling from somewhere in the curtains, and was obliging while I took many photos. Does anyone know what sort of spider it is?

Comments

[caitlen]

Oh man, that's a spider. I would have screamed so loudly if that dropped on me, that the people in the next suburb over would have looked up and said "did you hear something?".

[maharetr]

Had it dropped on me, it would have been a totally different story, with much freaking out! As it was, it appeared about two feet away on the other side of the mattress, and my main thought was: "I'm so catching you before I go to bed!" *grins*

[caitlen]

OH, I would have DEFINITELY then had the same thought. But there probably would have been a tiny squeal, as what I saw dropped, and my brain realising what it was.

There wouldn't have been the grand almighty banshee shriek that would have happened, if it was akire_yta *weg* *teases aki*

[taselby]

I can't tell very well, but he looks like he might be a common wolf spider. Which are harmless, but damn scary looking.

*is sciency*

[maharetr]

Hee! *hits up google* quite possibly a wolf spider -- it could certainly *jump* enough to give me a minor heart attack while I was going after it with the glass!

[emma_in_oz]

Too horrible to even look at.

[maharetr]

As long as it's behind glass, I'm fine. Catching it had one or two hair-raising moments, though!

[prk]

Did s/he have a grey and white striped back?

prk.

[maharetr]

S/he did indeed -- when Flickr gets back from its massage, you should be able to click through the photo to the others (mostly hopelessly rippled, but the colouring is there).

[shrydar]

Oh wow - ve's beautiful :)

[maharetr]

Thank you! I'm really pleased with the photos.