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Spiders getting bigger?

Laisurg · 2011-08-31 15:31:21

Over the past week I've seen 2 spiders that were over 2 inches long with hairy legs that are about a mm thick, got a picture but the camera on my phone is rubbish. Before this I'd never seen a spider here that was bigger than an inch long and the legs were always needle thin, have there always been spiders that big lurking…

31-08-2011 4:31pm

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Laisurg

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Over the past week I've seen 2 spiders that were over 2 inches long with hairy legs that are about a mm thick, got a picture but the camera on my phone is rubbish.
Before this I'd never seen a spider here that was bigger than an inch long and the legs were always needle thin, have there always been spiders that big lurking around here?

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#2 31-08-2011 7:37pm

tishandy

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=51962290

Prepare to read, and start to feel the itch all over . They are everywhere!

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#3 31-08-2011 7:39pm

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They most definitely are getting bigger, a lot bigger I'd say.
I'm starting to regret take the legs off lots of them as a child.
How are they getting so big and what do they want?

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#4 31-08-2011 8:15pm

Laisurg

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tishandy wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=51962290

Prepare to read, and start to feel the itch all over . They are everywhere!

The picture of the one on the measuring tape looks exactly like the one i found and the same size :eek: It made it's way onto my pillow, am very thankful it wasn't at night

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