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The Spider From Hell
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andiwm2003 said:Oops, i didn't think of that........
i thought more of the funny little harmless centipedes that we have here in New England.
Harmless? HARMLESS?!?!!11?ONE?! Tell that to the spiders and bugs and whatnot that they eat!
Actually, that's fine. They're basically harmless to us as long as they stay small - definitely not big enough to eat bats. And the whole point was to get rid of those other critters anyway, so there you have it.
i quite like having a spider around, they gets rid of annoying bugs such as flies. Although when i say spider i mean those tiny things we get in london, not what was on yur window mac_head101! If its hairy, get rid of it!
This will freak some of you out...
We have a few acres of avocado and orange trees. You can walk the grove unabated 3/4ths of the year. However, between summer and fall, huge spiders weave their webs between the trees. Walking through the grove, light and shadow appear quickly, so you need to keep your eyes peeled at all times. You can avoid the webs, but have to get used to accidentally walking into the leaders that often stretch 5 or 10 ft. between trees.
I have a healthy respect for all the good they do around the grove, but that doesn't keep me from flailing about like a little girl whenever I accidentally walk through one.
Additionally, walking through the avocado grove, you can't help but notice that the thick bed of leaves under the trees is just as thick with fast-moving wolf-like spiders running everywhere under your feet.
You have to appreciate the work they do but...some areas are so full of these spiders that the ground all around you looks like it's moving.
We have a few acres of avocado and orange trees. You can walk the grove unabated 3/4ths of the year. However, between summer and fall, huge spiders weave their webs between the trees. Walking through the grove, light and shadow appear quickly, so you need to keep your eyes peeled at all times. You can avoid the webs, but have to get used to accidentally walking into the leaders that often stretch 5 or 10 ft. between trees.
I have a healthy respect for all the good they do around the grove, but that doesn't keep me from flailing about like a little girl whenever I accidentally walk through one.
Additionally, walking through the avocado grove, you can't help but notice that the thick bed of leaves under the trees is just as thick with fast-moving wolf-like spiders running everywhere under your feet.
You have to appreciate the work they do but...some areas are so full of these spiders that the ground all around you looks like it's moving.
I think spiders are super cool. Don't kill it, just let it out (if it's inside). When I moved into my new house last year I would find those things all over the place. I once found three in my bedroom all at the same time, and I was sleeping on the floor at the time (before my furniture arrived). They were cool little guys, but they all seem to have moved out now... Haven't seen them in ages.Boggle said:
Reminds me of a time several years ago late at night when a spider crawled across my hand And there were actually several that night that I killed and one at least that got away.
When my late mother had cats she would have this little window in the living room open for them to go in and out. Well you can guess that other creatures also came and went. My dad and I would find at times up to 3 or 4 quite large spiders in the house on a given day.
Ok, I think I should go right about now as the hairs are standing up on my back and I am getting the chills.
And there were actually several that night that I killed and one at least that got away.When my late mother had cats she would have this little window in the living room open for them to go in and out. Well you can guess that other creatures also came and went. My dad and I would find at times up to 3 or 4 quite large spiders in the house on a given day.
Ok, I think I should go right about now as the hairs are standing up on my back and I am getting the chills.
According to the Paranoid's Pocket Guide, the average person will eat about eight spiders in his/her sleep a year. When I read that I became very sick to my stomach.
But then I found out from spiders.com that the chance of eating a spider in your sleep is very minimal. Phew....
When I read that I became very sick to my stomach.But then I found out from spiders.com that the chance of eating a spider in your sleep is very minimal. Phew....
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Looks like a Wolf spider to me, they can come in a variety of sizes and colorations.
I have two Tarantulas now, a really big honking Grammostola Rosea, and a maybe 4-5" legspan Avicularia Avicularia, which just molted.
I have two Tarantulas now, a really big honking Grammostola Rosea, and a maybe 4-5" legspan Avicularia Avicularia, which just molted.
Ah, but just think of how many dust mites you eat every night... and how many feast on your skin cells as you sleep on them....floriflee said:According to the Paranoid's Pocket Guide, the average person will eat about eight spiders in his/her sleep a year.
But then I found out from spiders.com that the chance of eating a spider in your sleep is very minimal. Phew....
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Spiders know better than to come into my apartment. The last one that did got nuked on my wall, and stayed there for a month to remind his friends that I will destory them. Passing by or trying to kill me, I don't care. Spiders will get owned if in my presence.
Oh god. Spiders suck.
Don't ask me how I actually make it though summer camp each year, because I'm so terribly petrified of spiders it's nuts.
I once jumped out of a moving automobile because of a spider crawling on my lap.
Don't ask me how I actually make it though summer camp each year, because I'm so terribly petrified of spiders it's nuts.
I once jumped out of a moving automobile because of a spider crawling on my lap.
Onizuka said:
I'm assuming that doesn't mean you broke the door of your microwave and zapped it. Or that you got ahold of some tactical nuclear weapons and laid waste to your residence. So what exactly does nuking a spider to a wall entail, praytell?
bit late i know, but that video of the centipede and the mouse was disgusting, i watched about 10seconds of it before hitting apple W. Yuk
baby duck monge said:I'm assuming that doesn't mean you broke the door of your microwave and zapped it. Or that you got ahold of some tactical nuclear weapons and laid waste to your residence. So what exactly does nuking a spider to a wall entail, praytell?
For this, weapons of mass destruction are used. Funny enough you can buy these parts anywhere:
Pack of Camel Filter Cigarettes
WD-40
Lighter
First, should you see the spider, you take a cigarette from the pack, light it, and inhale. Then you take the can of W-D40 and spray it at the lit lighter, targetting the spider. Exhale. Done.
Onizuka said:For this, weapons of mass destruction are used. Funny enough you can buy these parts anywhere:
Pack of Camel Filter Cigarettes
WD-40
Lighter
First, should you see the spider, you take a cigarette from the pack, light it, and inhale. Then you take the can of W-D40 and spray it at the lit lighter, targetting the spider. Exhale. Done.
Oh there is that, but I'm a huge fan of (well this only works if a spider is in the bath/shower/sink) contact lens cleaning fluid. Mine is a peroxide acid, and it is wonderful on spiders. Just spray a bit on, not too much now! and sit back. after a while it will spaz out then seize up. probably as its exoskeleton is burnt through.
Hair gel was funny once. had a medium sized (i mean in the UK it really isn't that big!) one scutter through my room once. blob of hair-gel and it was encased in a gelatinous tomb. Marvellous! Haven't had many spiders in my house for a while now. years infact. think they've got the message
raggedjimmi said:
How cruel... I hope your bath enamel cracks!
Spiders get an unfairly bad rap - they're amazing creatures. Watching them construct a web is awe inspiring... And particularly in countries where they are harmless, I just don't get the hatred for them... They're not going to hurt you. Pick em up (in a glass or on cardboard) if necessary and put them outside. I take them out of the bath so they don't drown and back under the radiator.
Agreed. I far prefer them to what they eat. Except when they eat other spiders. Then it's a wash.Applespider said:
Chundles said:
Same here! I remember a few years ago, I pulled out a saucepan to cook something and the entire base of the pan was covered with this giant huntsman.
I freaked out so much and screamed like a girl. I ran the pot outside and sprayed a lot of Mortein on the poor bugger.
