2011-01-21T12:57:02Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/be-nice-to-spiders-most-of-the-timetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/567/21892011-01-21T12:57:02ZSursumCorda<p>To each his own bugs. You have ticks!</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/567/21882011-01-21T02:36:51Zserina<p>this is why i could never live in florida. the bugs are huge and scary down there!</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/567/21872010-12-24T10:22:31ZSursumCorda<p>Thank you, Jx, I believe you are right. Wikipedia says they are found in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, Hawaii, and ... Florida. It also says cockroaches are a favorite food, which would make them welcome in Florida.</p> <p>The bite, they say, can cause heart palpitations. Frankly, in the shower at 5 a.m., no bite was necessary.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/567/21862010-12-23T19:12:44ZJx<p>It looks like a huntsman spider.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/567/21852010-10-21T20:19:16ZSursumCorda<p>Whew.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/567/21842010-10-21T20:18:11Zjoyful<p>Jonathan's evaluation based on the picture is that it was not a wolf spider.</p>