My house is being taken over by big spiders
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I've had a few of the big hosue spiders in the last few days.
My girlfriend absolutely ***** herself lol.
My girlfriend absolutely ***** herself lol.
If I ever get that 'spider in the house' kind of feeling, there is always a moment when I first enter a room, where every mark on the walls or ceiling is instantly noticed in a split second and minutely analysed to check whether its a spider or not. All this happens in a micro second. The following moments seem to drag on for eons as my head turns towards one of the marks and my eyes focus to make the final decision as to whether to attack it or flee. I cant say I enjoy that much.
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I was staying at my girlfriend's parent's place at the weekend. One morning I found one big bugger sitting in the bath, so I grabbed a pintglass (about the only size that can reach around the legs) and an envelope, and once captured and glass up the correct way, let spidey test it's flying abilities out of the window.
Then later that evening we were sitting in her room and she just stopped talking and sat stunned...then she pointed at this big thick legged one on the wall. I had to almost shove her out of the room as she gets really scared and just freezes. I didn't want to deal with that one though, so sat on her bed and watched it whilst her stepdad tried to get it. He knocked it onto the floor, and had to rummage around through her stuff, but found it and it went for a swim in the local stream (literally outside the front door...a car's width away).
Then later when she was in bed I was moving something in the room and there was another one, I got the pint glass and envelope and tried to catch it, but ended up kinda squishing it, it too went for flying lessons though.
I don't like spiders, they freak me out...they are just wrong in my mind. I know they won't bite, it's more the 8 legs and speed etc. that gets to me. Still I can deal with them if they are easily within my reach (the one on the wall would have been slightly out of my reach), as I know I can trap them in the glass so it's fine.
I love it in Bournemouth though, I only get moths, no flys or spiders.
When I was working at Lidl in Launceston I found a tropical spider in the Bananas, minutes before my manager had been telling me about them and how dangerous they were (he was BSing, he always does), but the darn thing tried to run off around the store, but some cardboard + my foot soon stopped him.
The ones in bananas are infact not dangerous, unless you have a heart condition or are really old.
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Then later that evening we were sitting in her room and she just stopped talking and sat stunned...then she pointed at this big thick legged one on the wall. I had to almost shove her out of the room as she gets really scared and just freezes. I didn't want to deal with that one though, so sat on her bed and watched it whilst her stepdad tried to get it. He knocked it onto the floor, and had to rummage around through her stuff, but found it and it went for a swim in the local stream (literally outside the front door...a car's width away).
Then later when she was in bed I was moving something in the room and there was another one, I got the pint glass and envelope and tried to catch it, but ended up kinda squishing it, it too went for flying lessons though.
I don't like spiders, they freak me out...they are just wrong in my mind. I know they won't bite, it's more the 8 legs and speed etc. that gets to me. Still I can deal with them if they are easily within my reach (the one on the wall would have been slightly out of my reach), as I know I can trap them in the glass so it's fine.
I love it in Bournemouth though, I only get moths, no flys or spiders.
When I was working at Lidl in Launceston I found a tropical spider in the Bananas, minutes before my manager had been telling me about them and how dangerous they were (he was BSing, he always does), but the darn thing tried to run off around the store, but some cardboard + my foot soon stopped him.
The ones in bananas are infact not dangerous, unless you have a heart condition or are really old.
InvG
I had a bad experience with spiders...yes it involved spiders and a water pipe...
I am afraid of the damn things. Thank god we don't have big ones in Cyprus inside the houses but only the thought of them deciding to have a stroll on you while you are trying to sleep is not good. As for killing them there are a lot of fun ways to do so. trinket AP POM pyro...i mean setting em on fire usually works
I wish there was a device that keeps spiders at bay. I know there are some electronic devices which produce frequencies that we can't hear or our pets and that it keeps spiders away. Never tried it and what happens if it attracts em?
I am afraid of the damn things. Thank god we don't have big ones in Cyprus inside the houses but only the thought of them deciding to have a stroll on you while you are trying to sleep is not good. As for killing them there are a lot of fun ways to do so. trinket AP POM pyro...i mean setting em on fire usually works
I wish there was a device that keeps spiders at bay. I know there are some electronic devices which produce frequencies that we can't hear or our pets and that it keeps spiders away. Never tried it and what happens if it attracts em?
Came home from work today to find this monster in the kitchen.
Some would say that it was more scared of me than I was of it, however, it just stood there staring me out whilst I flapped around like a girly ponce.
My wife trapped it and threw it away
Some would say that it was more scared of me than I was of it, however, it just stood there staring me out whilst I flapped around like a girly ponce.
My wife trapped it and threw it away
After a while you see so many pictures of spiders that other members posted, that you just want to find your own spiders and look at them without any fear at all. I was staring at this spider for ages today, comparing it to some of the ones shown here. Fascinating stuff
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I have noticed a huge amount of the bigger house spiders about this year i try not to kill them just move them into the garden and patio, when i was I kid I used to try and catch flies and put them in spiders web and watch them get eaten, then again i used to mix red and black ants up and watch them fight (think i may need help).
I captured a huge spider the other day at work, used the good old IC freeze spray technique, stuck it under a scope looked well impressive. Was going to throw it outside till i remembered my boss hates them so i stuck it in his desk draws. He nearly had an accident when he saw the thing, oh well a job well done!
I captured a huge spider the other day at work, used the good old IC freeze spray technique, stuck it under a scope looked well impressive. Was going to throw it outside till i remembered my boss hates them so i stuck it in his desk draws. He nearly had an accident when he saw the thing, oh well a job well done!
i have them too, i hate spiders, but i consider these two guys 'friends' they've traveled hundreds of miles for free!
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I have noticed a huge amount of the bigger house spiders about this year i try not to kill them just move them into the garden and patio, when i was I kid I used to try and catch flies and put them in spiders web and watch them get eaten, then again i used to mix red and black ants up and watch them fight (think i may need help).
I captured a huge spider the other day at work, used the good old IC freeze spray technique, stuck it under a scope looked well impressive. Was going to throw it outside till i remembered my boss hates them so i stuck it in his desk draws. He nearly had an accident when he saw the thing, oh well a job well done!
when i was a teen me and some m8's caught one under a pint glass. We were all having a smoke (maaan) and we started feeding spidy some purple haze through a straw. It is quite funny watching a stoned spider (especially if you're half baked too) first he would just sit there quietly, youd almost see his eight eyes glaze over. Then without warning he would try to move suddenly, perhaps he had seen a passing cheesburger-fly, who knows. However upon doing so he would also come to realise that having 8 legs and being out of your head is not a good combo. All 8 legs would go off in different directions slamming the spider uncomfortably into the ground then spinning him round in endless cirdles.
Funny as hell
HAHAHA!
I trapped one of those things yesterday aswell... you could here is smacking against the side of the glass trying to break free.
Just took this picture of a little fella on my daughters bike....
Isnt that a black widow?
I think he's an Aussie, so it would be a Red Back.