That being said, the Gorilla can end it pretty quickly with a bite or a smash. Even a pretty large gorilla is going to feel that kind of force. Those legs have enough force to send a 150 pound mountain lion 40 feet horizontally, and 10+ feet vertically. If the gorilla gets into this position, the Mountain Lion has a very good chance of gutting the gorilla. The Trapdoor Spider is a common name for any of several large, hairy, harmless tropical spiders that nest underground. If you've ever played with a housecat, if you grab them in the belly, the first thing most of them do is take those hind legs and attempt to "gut" you. Those hind legs of thiers are ungodly powerful, mountain lions have one of the largest jumps in the animal kingdom, and those hind legs are the reason why. The mountain lion has one weapon that could seriously damage even a gorilla. Mountain Lions and Leopards are remarkably similar hunters (Though Leopards are larger, a large mountain lion is not much smaller than a somewhat large Leopard), Leopards rarely hunt Gorillas, but it does happen, so that leads me to believe a Mountain Lion COULD kill a gorilla, but more often than not the kitty cat is going to go away defeated, if not broken and battered. The Yellow-and-black Argiope (pictured below, top left), one of the largest spiders in Kentucky, is a type of orb weaver.A "normal" non silverback gorilla is still out of a mountain lion's league.Ī mountain lion COULD kill a non silverback gorilla in a hunting situation, but it would be a very rare thing. Some orb weavers are very large, but, like most Kentucky spiders, the bites of orb weavers are harmless except to allergic individuals. Occasionally, they will wander into a home and build a web in a doorway or windowsill. Notes: Orb weavers are commonly found on porches and gardens in Kentucky, especially in late summer. Orb weavers are almost always encountered inside their webs. Some are solid tan or brown, while others are colorful with vivid patterns.įeatures: Orb weavers are distinguished by their webs: no other common Kentucky spiders make organized, circular, grid-like webs. silver dollar, with legs outstretched.Ĭolor: There are many species of orb-weaver spiders in Kentucky. Size: Orb weavers range in size from tiny (the size of a pencil eraser) to a little larger than a U.S. Read More: Eliminating Spiders Around Homes and Buildings (ENT-623), Kentucky Spiders: Wolf Spiders Wolf spiders are among the most common kinds of spiders in Kentucky. Like most Kentucky spiders, the bites of wolf spiders are harmless except to allergic individuals. Because they are brown in color, wolf spiders are often mistaken for brown recluses. Notes: Wolf spiders often wander into homes. silver dollar, with legs outstretchedĬolor: There are many species of wolf spiders in Kentucky, but most are dark or light brown, usually with contrasting spots or stripes.įeatures: Wolf spiders are fast-moving and they are typically seen running on the ground. Size: Wolf spiders range in size from tiny (the size of a pencil eraser) to about the size of a U.S. Read More: Eliminating Spiders Around Homes and Buildings (ENT-623), Kentucky Spiders: Grass Spiders Like most Kentucky spiders, though, the bites of grass spiders are harmless except to allergic individuals. Because they are brown and of a similar size, grass spiders are often mistaken for brown recluses. They also occasionally wander into homes. Notes: Grass spiders are very common in Kentucky lawns where they build large, funnel-shaped webs. Many other spiders have spinnerets, but they are very large and distinctive in grass spiders.
quarter, with legs outstretched.Ĭolor: Brown with prominent longitudinal gray or tan stripes.įeatures: Prominent hind spinnerets: these are two, small, finger-like projections on the end of the grass spider's abdomen (used to spin the web).
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