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New MBP! but Spider hiding underneath keyboard, HELP!

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megamouse

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Just got my shinny new MBP a few days ago (go assignment, can't wait)

But when I was typing on it today, I felt my fingers were a bit itching, then I looked closer.


IT IS A SPIDER! :eek:


it was crawling all over the place, between my finders, the trackpad and I was shaking my hands like crazy.

Unfortunately I didn't shake it far away, it landed right next to my shinning new toy and it quickly crawled its way back to my esc key, and now hiding directly beneath it.

I am trying to blow it out with my mouth and a camera blower, it holds on to the key with its legs around the edge. Help!! I don't want it to contaminate my new MBP :mad::mad:

any good ideas????:confused::confused:
 
megamouse said:
Just got my shinny new MBP a few days ago (go assignment, can't wait)

But when I was typing on it today, I felt my fingers were a bit itching, then I looked closer.


IT IS A SPIDER! :eek:


it was crawling all over the place, between my finders, the trackpad and I was shaking my hands like crazy.

Unfortunately I didn't shake it far away, it landed right next to my shinning new toy and it quickly crawled its way back to my esc key, and now hiding directly beneath it.

I am trying to blow it out with my mouth and a camera blower, it holds on to the key with its legs around the edge. Help!! I don't want it to contaminate my new MBP :mad::mad:

any good ideas????:confused::confused:
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There's no food in there, it will leave eventually.

Cheers,
 
megamouse said:
good thing I don't eat snack on my MBP, but can it crawl into the logic board or other parts from keyboard???
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Possibly, depends how small it is, they can get into some pretty tight places. You could try canned air, that stuff is pretty high pressure and cold. Might convince it to move but some of that stuff leaves a slight residue you may not want on your new screen.

Perhaps cover the screen before trying it. Here's to hope it leaves on its own. :eek:

Cheers,
 
Have you tried luring him out with spider pr0n on your screen. Try this.


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It's clearly a very clever spider for choosing to live under the 'escape' key, it will always have a way out.

Now, if only it could be persuaded to move to underneath 'delete'...
 
panzer06 said:
Possibly, depends how small it is, they can get into some pretty tight places. You could try canned air, that stuff is pretty high pressure and cold. Might convince it to move but some of that stuff leaves a slight residue you may not want on your new screen.

Perhaps cover the screen before trying it. Here's to hope it leaves on its own. :eek:

Cheers,
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ah, the nearest B&Q shop is like 50 miles away, I am currently on photo assignment on the Highlands......

Will use the camera blower again.....thx for the idea mate


rdowns said:
Have you tried luring him out with spider pr0n on your screen. Try this.


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the troubleis , I am not entirely sure of its sexual preference

rdowns said:
How about sucking him out with a vacuum?
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that sounds like a good idea, will ask around for one





thx guys for your input, keep me laughing through this anxious time :rolleyes:
 
cristo said:
More like: take key off, spider runs to adjacent key, take off next key, etc..
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I was thinking to half-press the esc key to scare it out, but then I could accidentally kill it by pressing too hard - don't want to leave bug fluid beneath my new keyboard....
 
cristo said:
More like: take key off, spider runs to adjacent key, take off next key, etc..
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I was thinking to half-press the esc key to scare it out, but then I could accidentally kill it by pressing too hard - don't want to leave bug fluid beneath my new keyboard....


ah, by the way guys, what does Fn + F5 on your mac do?
 
Fire is always a good idea, just get a lighter on that b*!$h. :p

Or you could just get on with it and just use a vacuum, or just squash it
 
megamouse said:
I was thinking to half-press the esc key to scare it out, but then I could accidentally kill it by pressing too hard - don't want to leave bug fluid beneath my new keyboard....


ah, by the way guys, what does Fn + F5 on your mac do?
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I have it set to refresh a page because that's what I was used to. Why?
 
megamouse said:
I was thinking to half-press the esc key to scare it out, but then I could accidentally kill it by pressing too hard - don't want to leave bug fluid beneath my new keyboard....


ah, by the way guys, what does Fn + F5 on your mac do?
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Not to mention all the bad luck that would come with killing the spider.
Read these forums to know the last thing you want is your expensive shiny new Mac to be JINXED!!! Next thing you know tangerines, green tea or sex juice is finding ways to spray all over your keyboard....I'm not even kidding!
 
If canned air persuasion does not work. I would press the key and squish the pest. Then remove key and clean the area.

You don't want it to lay eggs and have hundreds of microscopic baby spiders running around in your computer.:eek:
 
andrewdale said:
I have it set to refresh a page because that's what I was used to. Why?
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i was thinking to set the Fn key along for Desktop on Expose,

all combinations involve the Fn and Fx keys do nothing except for Fn + F5 and F9 to 12

I know Fn + F9 to 12 is for expose, just not sure what Fn + F5 for.

When I press them, the mice cursor disappears, maybe that's the refresh :rolleyes:
 
MowingDevil said:
Not to mention all the bad luck that would come with killing the spider.
Read these forums to know the last thing you want is your expensive shiny new Mac to be JINXED!!! Next thing you know tangerines, green tea or sex juice is finding ways to spray all over your keyboard....I'm not even kidding!
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I have read about them when searching the forum, but then their problems did not involve living creatures....


velocityg4 said:
If canned air persuasion does not work. I would press the key and squish the pest. Then remove key and clean the area.

You don't want it to lay eggs and have hundreds of microscopic baby spiders running around in your computer.:eek:
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ahhhhhh, definitely not, well I have to pray before I do it though.
 
Oh man, if there were ever a Saturday morning cartoon series called "Mac Adventures!" this would definitely be an episode...:cool:

Maybe apply a bit of spidey pheromone (available in the pesticides department of the AppleStore) just above the keys and then brush the horny bugger off your machine when he/she rushes out.
 
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