White tailed or white tipped spider (lampona cylindrata)|

Apparently I slept with this guy last night. He woke me up by crawling over my face. His body is about 10mm and the female body is twice that size. He is venomous to small insects etc and lives mainly from eating other species of spiders. If he were to bite a human it would be like a bee or wasp sting. A nasty little red mark only.

But. But. But. The problem is I took this photo with my iPhone. I then reached our for my other camera and he bolted. That means the little beggar is still there in my bed! Hopefully there is nothing to eat there and he’s moved on.

[Van]

😬
Hopefully you will find him soon.

[Shutterbug]

OMG. I’d have the sheets off the bed in a flash. That is the rudest awakening I have heard of.

[Kat]

Yikes, shivers down the back bone, I would seriously have to fine it.

[John Falconer]

@gapandgain @shutterbug49 @katford
I’m sure he’s long gone to under the wardrobe or the back of the cupboard.

[CC Folk]

Yikes! Now I am afraid to fall asleep! I could NOT sleep until I knew where he was and he was dead or across the street, especially since I am allergic to bees and some creepy crawlers!

[John Falconer]

@gardenfolk
Everything will be fine. As long as I don’t squash him rolling over in bed. -:)

[Mel]

I’d be sleeping outside until he’s found! My son got bitten by one of those on an Army Reserve field trip - not pretty

[John Falconer]

@melanne
Crikey! My daughter says it has a serious bite as well. She just gave me a lecture of “why didn’t you kill it before you went for your camera!”

[Babs]

I would be sleeping in a different bed tonight. I have had a white tail spider bite and they aren't nice. Luckily they only really cause bad ulcerations if they have been eating near rotting compost or any kind of bacteria and they inject toxins from that into you. Having said that though the bite is still quite painful.
I would have had camera in one hand and Mortein in the other.

[Clive Handscombe]

At least that means there is another photo opportunity out there!

[Dione Giorgio]

Great close up shot. I'm not a fan of spiders though they don't scare me.

[Peter Dulis]

Yikes :(

[John Falconer]

@clivee
Fabulous comment. I agree and tried to say that to my daughter. It didn’t work.

[John Falconer]

@pdulis @sangwann
Thanks for the much appreciated comments.

[John Falconer]

@onewing
As long as I kill it says my daughter. I wouldn’t do that but I like your positive attitude Babs.

[Mags]

Ack! I would've freaked if I felt something crawl on my face. Better you then me. Nice shot.

[Jennie B.]

Take that whole bed apart and find him!!!! Or sleep somewhere else I say!!!

[Lynda McG]

Yikes!

[John Falconer]

@lyndamcg @jb030958 @marlboromaam
Thanks for the much appreciated comments. It’s only a spider guys.

[Fisher Family]

A super close-up! I hope that you manage to evict him from your bed soon.

Ian

[Monica]

Oh, dear, if it were me my sheets would be in the washing machine - and I would be inspecting every inch of my house, just in case.

[carol white]

Yuk!! Great capture

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I'm with Monica- that bed would have been stripped and everything washed! I'd also be spraying the mattress and checking in between the box spring. I don't think I would have grabbed the camera first though so I give you kudos for that!

[Kathy A]

Just reading about this freaks me out

[George]

Great shot.

[Molly]

Great image!

[Kathy]

Shows up nice in b&w.

[John Falconer]

@randystreat @gaf005 @kjarn @olivetreeann @carolmw @monicac @fishers
Thanks for the much appreciated comments. He didn’t turn up again so I guess he’s gone somewhere else to hunt. :-)

[Diana]

such an amazing critter!

[John Falconer]

@ludwigsdiana
Thanks Diana. I thought so.

[Tom]

Hope he moved on

[John Falconer]

@tosee
I haven’t seen him for over a week now!