Spiders again , nasty yellow but harmless

Orionaut said:
Don't mind spiders as such, but I have just had to swat a bloody "something" (Wasp?) that was the size of my bloody thumb :eek:!

(Really, It was Big, Yellow and Black, and about 2" long! :eek: :eek: )

If I see any more of these things I am going to want a black market AK or something! Mere fly spray aint going to do it! :(
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Sounds like the Japanese Hornets that have 'invaded' the UK again. Saw one (so I believe) myself; it died on someone's parcel shelf in my work car park so took a couple of snaps. I'll upload a clear one later, see if anyone can distinguish what the hell it really is, if possible from the pic.
 
N17 dizzi said:
This thread does not help any sufferers of arachnophobia, that's for sure. Weird how so many people hate spiders, despite the many other creepy crawlys out there.
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I was about 14 years old sitting in my bed watching TV when I noticed a piece of fluff falling from the ceiling when it suddenly dawned on me it was actually a spider falling directly onto my chest.

I took evasive action and rolled side ways out of the bed praying to the gods I would get out of the way before the spider touched downed.

Mission accomplished I ran out of the room like a little girl hurriedly closing the door shut behind me before sleeping on a 3 seater in the living room.

My mum woke up about 6:30 to get ready for work and like the heroes mums are she slayed the spider and I demanded to see it's corpse before venturing back into my bed for the last hours sleep.

I believe this was the moment my fear of spiders seemed justified and I got into the paranoid habit of surveying a rooms walls and ceilings as I enter
 
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