So I heard a chattering noise coming from inside my 650D....

mrk · 8 Oct 2011 at 00:19

I moved the tower to the side so I could take a look through the window and inspect....sounded like it was coming from the front and not the PSU like I thought so I took the side panel off and noticed A SPIDER BANGING AGAINST THE 200MM INTAKE!!!.

I grabbed the closest thing I had (a block of post it notes :eek:

) and attempted to stab it but it just crept closer to the fan behind one of the pillars (see pic below) so it was hard to grab/squash. I ran downstairs faster than a Neutron so it didn't have time to hide hide, grabbed the vacuum and sucked that mother right up before I even ran down stairs

It also gave me an excuse to de-dust the innards and filters as it was the time of the month but damn...I never once expected a grown spider to be able to squeeze inside there...it must have gotten in through the underside as the 650D has some holes for screws and brackets that are just large enough for a bug to get in so I also patched those up with black electrical tape.

The bugger must have been there a while, I notced lines of web sprawling from the GFX card, down the power connector to the HDD cage then ending at the intake fan.

point decay · 8 Oct 2011 at 00:32

should have sellotaped it to one of the fan blades and turned the pc on, teach it a lesson..

wonder if it would have staggered afterwards

TheYoungster · 8 Oct 2011 at 08:45

i think i see one of its legs on the right...

mrk · 8 Oct 2011 at 09:56

Self harm

d_brennen · 8 Oct 2011 at 09:58

Looks like a shed spider skin to me

clone · 8 Oct 2011 at 10:55

They will only be back but in greater numbers

ChrisD. · 8 Oct 2011 at 14:38

There's a joke here somewhere, only I don't see it...

clone · 8 Oct 2011 at 15:53

MilanoChris said:
There's a joke here somewhere, only I don't see it...

One spider was in his case now more are on there way

shamzzz · 8 Oct 2011 at 16:33

kill it with fire!

The__Malteser · 8 Oct 2011 at 16:35

So you had a spider in your PC?

Shows you take great care of it.

CANNONBALL · 8 Oct 2011 at 19:43

Not entirely.

The__Malteser said:
So you had a spider in your PC?

Shows you take great care of it.

Insects can get anywhere, now matter how clean you/your house is FACT.
This chap may have a spider in his PC however it does not mean he neglects it in any way.

Scientifically a computer would be one of the preferred habitats for an insect if it were to venture into your house; as they are usually warm and dry.

mrk · 8 Oct 2011 at 19:46

The__Malteser said:
Shows you take great care of it.

Clearly you have not seen pics of my PC or set-up or how I keep stuff

Anyway, it's logical a spidy would find its way in there as mentioned above^ I never turn my PC off so there's always a constant source of warmth bugs might be attracted to and then there's there's the electrical "radiation" that bugs are attracted to as well.

Kosmiche · 8 Oct 2011 at 20:40

If it had spun a web that would really have had a grave effect on air circulation.