Found a big black furry spider in our supply closet, we sprayed it with static guard and it turned blue. Why?

Question

We found a big black furry spider in our supply closet at work. We sprayed it with static guard (it was all we had on hand) and the liquid turned blue. We know for sure that the static guard itself is not blue. Why did the liquid that the spider is now in turn blue, is it poisonous? What kind of spider is it?

Answer 1

I agree, poor spider. When I find a spider in the house I just leave it alone. They catch and eat insects, so they're good to have around. Plus they're cool!

Answer 2

tear long live the spirit of that once furry black spider...

*(that song they always play when old people or soldiers pass on)*

Answer 3

There are many species of black fuzzy, furry spiders.

Answer 4

That's really gross.  It was probably a black widow or something.  Good luck with that one... *shivers*

Answer 5

You should have asked those questions before you sprayed it.

The spider could have had some chemical on is sensory hairs witch caused the spray to turn blue.

Do you live in north america? If so then the only spider you have to worry about is the black widow and they are very small. Most spider bites will act like a bee sting for the most part.

Don't kill spiders.....Now go apologise!

Answer 6

(ethyl ,ditallowdimonioum chloride,isoproplyl) alcohol},

acetic acid,ammonium salt,propane,methane,and chloro

are some of the ingredients of the product,therefore you have

'bleached",the spider,it turn blue because the lightening action of these components,so apart from intoxicating it,the

spider passed away as a big blue-black furry spider,what a mutation!

Answer 7

I have no answer for you, but that is pretty cool.

Answer 8

Spiders have cynoglobin for blood not hemoglobin, so blue blood not red blood.

Your spray damaged the spider badly.  You figure it out.

Poor spider...