Unable to leave house through front door

Nitefly · 5 Aug 2011 at 14:58

Haha some amusing replies - don't worry, I'm alive!

I'm terrified of spiders so went out the backdoor for work

To my delight, my grandad usually visits my house to water some plants and he just phoned me to tell me he had removed I quote "a GIANT spider!!!" and placed it in the garden. Never has a grandad been more full of win.

Also I took some more pictures of it with a decent camera earlier, so those doubting it's behemoth nature will be proved otherwise in due course

spudbynight · 5 Aug 2011 at 14:59

Those spiders are the ones that lay eggs in your ears aren't they?

Dugganator · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:18

Nitefly said:
Spider talking

Dear lord the spider now has full control of nitefly and is trying to trick us all into thinking its him...he has turned nitefly's pad into a breeding ground. Evil spider overlords will be shortly taking over the surrounding areas and then the world.

And to top it all off niteflys women has been turned into a evil half human half spider cross.

Run for the hills....................................

Craig1981 · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:21

I for one welcome our new arachnid overlords. I would like to point out that I could be very useful to them, capturing others to toil in their vast web factories.

Kosmiche · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:22

Nitefly said:
Yes I know it's just a big house spider but... damn, big is an understatement! This is a better picture taken from the safety of the other side

Compare with first photo for a better idea of perspective / size

So you went out the back door to avoid a spider and took a photo of it from the outside of the front door?

I envy your life.

Cleeecooo · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:25

DC25 to the rescue!!!

explicit4u · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:25

Can we please introduce a [SPIDER] tag to all posts that contain pictures of these horrible things, makes my skin crawl just looking at them!

inb4 that weird gif of 100s of spiders on a massive one!

Dugganator · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:25

Eames said:
I envy your life.

Nitefly is no more...... note his name and also notice that it was a spider that got him.

SourChipmunk · 5 Aug 2011 at 15:32

jaybrock said:
Worst of all, if you don't catch it right now, it'll crawl away somewhere else and you not only won't be able to leave through the front door, you also won't be able to eat in the kitchen (might be on a plate, in your food, in your fridge, a pan, etc.) you won't be able to sleep because it might already sleep somewhere in your bed, or it might be waiting for you to go to sleep to indeed eat your soul, you won't be able to use the shower because you'll be helpless and naked, you won't be able to use the toilet because ... yeah.

jaybrock said:
basically, what I'm trying to say is your life's over

Perfect.

I would have cameras on that thing at all time to make sure until the fire department arrived.

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:08

What a panzy, just pick it up and put it outside.

Mat · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:34

I found a larger spider like that in my bath the other day. The most disturbing thing was that you could actually hear it skittering about

I caught it using the pint glass and postcard method and it was rattling around on the postcard too. If a spider is big enough to hear then it's far too big in my opinion.

Purdy · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:37

Is it true that they go in your mouth while you sleep and people swallow quite a few in their life time?

Mat · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:39

Purdy said:
Is it true that they go in your mouth while you sleep and people swallow quite a few in their life time?

I don't believe that for a second. Do you really think that you wouldn't wake up if something crawled in your mouth whilst you were asleep?!

dave1983 · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:41

Delboy said:
From the gifs thread...

what spider is that ?

vicisthebest · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:43

Purdy said:
Is it true that they go in your mouth while you sleep and people swallow quite a few in their life time?

Heard that was a load of rubbish. The spider would feel your breath and run away - they're not kamikaze spiders, they don't actually want to be eaten.

Purdy · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:43

Mat said:
I don't believe that for a second. Do you really think that you wouldn't wake up if something crawled in your mouth whilst you were asleep?!

Some people might not, i would now, but when i was younger my dog would jump around on my bed and i wouldn't wake up.

Liampope · 5 Aug 2011 at 16:51

With a name like Nitefly you can hardly be surprised you attract the attention of beasts like that. Change name - problem solved. Simples.

Muban · 5 Aug 2011 at 17:12

4T5 said:
You Big Jessy.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Nitefly · 5 Aug 2011 at 18:37

Eames said:
So you went out the back door to avoid a spider and took a photo of it from the outside of the front door?

I envy your life.

Haha yep, complete wuss

Here are two better photos. I'm hoping it stays outside.

mistercrabb · 5 Aug 2011 at 18:51

Nitefly said:
Haha yep, complete wuss

Here are two better photos. I'm hoping it stays outside.
*snip*

Looks just about small enough to squeeze back in through your keyhole. That's probably how it got in the first time, seeing how it's an outdoor type spider and you found it by that door.

Spiders have a good sense of direction too, so I look forward to seeing tomorrow's post.