Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 was just in the kitchen there and i caught something out the corner of my eye. at first i thought it was a mouse but soon realised it at 4 legs too many !! its the biggest spider i've ever seen in this country could this be a new type of spider in this area due to the changing climate ?? any veiws guys ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 :11: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 My bro is a bit/lot bigger than me and does a bit of boxing.. but show him a spider and he is no good to anybody.. ..I was once driving along in the car and a little spider dropped down from the sun visor.. needless to say my bro managed to end up tightly tucked on the parcel shelf in the back of the car.. on another occasion we put a big plastic one in his bed when we where younger.. :whistle: .... we waited for him to go up.. and when he did he let a scream out that a women would be proud of.. :11: ..he levatated above the bed for 5min's before he landed and realised what it was.. Personally spider's dont bother me and YES i think they are getting bigger.. it must have something to do with global warming and the climate change.. M :11: My girlfreind and her brother is the same...if i go away shootin or fishin for a few days and she findsa spider in the house she goes back to her parents to live ! her brother has woken his dad at 3am to kill spiders for him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swamper 11 Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 found a massif one in the bath a few years ago so being the nice chap i am put a towle over the bath to let it get out in the night when i woke in the morning id forgot about the spider and went and had a wash in the sink leaned over and picked the same towle up and dryed my face with it and the bleeding thing ran up my neck and across my face and screamed like a girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 picked the same towel up and dryed my face with it and the bleeding thing ranup my neck and across my face and I screamed like a girl That's the one that did it for me! Anything that runs our necks and faces though does merit a good scream. It's such a primordal sensation; An 'attack' on our most vital and vulnerable parts: Carotid artery and eyes Ricky; Pesters consider spiders as just 'Casual Visitors'. Thus we advise against worrying about them, let alone killing them. Hense they generally fall outside of our remit and so we tend to be about as ignorant of them as the next man. Having said that, I'd suggest it was just a 'normal' spider. Maybe something beyond your experiance - but then, how many of us are 'up' on British spiders? I can count the ones I can visualise on the fingers of one hand. I probably know the names of less than half of those. You probably just got 'lucky' and observed one we lay men, for what ever reason, don't get to familiarise with. Regarding climatic changes? Tempted to say, 'Forget it!'. You appear to genuineley live north of the border? Ok, well birds and some Winged insects certainly are coming into UK from the south. Figures then that more southerly species - when they can - are shifting north. But these would be the ones favouring a cooler climate. Somehow, I just can't see how a spider fits into this model. Can you? Even if it has been scuttling northward all it's life. How far do you think it might have travelled? From Cumbria? I doubt they have anything much one should worry about, down there, either. Of course, it could, possibly, be an escaped captive specimen or even have fell off a passing bananna lorry. It may be silently watching you, even as you read this ..... What was that, Ricky?! Over by the corner there! See it?! ..... It may be waiting to find where you sleep. Then, while you're at your most vulnerable. As the pulse throbs in your exposed carotid artery. Your very eyeballs protected by only a menbrane of tissue like skin as you lapse into REM sleep ..... Huge, hollow, venom dripping fangs, as it skuttles across your quilt towards the sound of your deep, rythmic breathing .......... Ricky: I think you're f***ed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 spiders dont bother me ditchy..however if my lass was to read that she would have moved out pity she didnt eh :11: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Found this little chap other day. The photo doesnt do the colour justice....vivid green. Im not scared of any insect, just aswell living here, but i was woken at 6am the other morning with a woodlouse crawling over my face, not very nice :sick: MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 what rhe hell is that molly ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 God knows, i must make an effort to remember the camera more as there are some fabulous insects here. This one was dead so i just went and got the camera. These shots are a little clearer (camera isnt good for close up small things) MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Its a cracker all the same ! where in the counrty are you ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I'd just flatten the bugger Molly,- just to be on the safe side. We get a lot of very large, bonny coloured spiders in the material we use at work,- it comes from China and USA. We don't take chances,- ie boot on them and safe dead spiders. Can't stand the buggers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I'd just flatten the bugger Molly,- just to be on the safe side.We get a lot of very large, bonny coloured spiders in the material we use at work,- it comes from China and USA. We don't take chances,- ie boot on them and safe dead spiders. Can't stand the buggers. need to be carefull with that aswell gin sometimes if there full of eggs the eggs will spread everywhere ! and you dont want to be taking them home on yer boots do you ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I'd just flatten the bugger Molly That one's already been done. It's a bog standard House Spider, struck down by the cruel hand of fate and the carelessness of a passing, high flying, pea thieving rook! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MOLLY Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Oh no, i couldnt flatten anything Anything im not sure about i move outside on a piece of paper rather than my hand. The only exotic things to get delivered here are bags of coal from Russia or Columbia, if anything's survived that, it deserves a bit longer It's a bog standard House Spider Never ever seen a spider like that before, thought the usual black mini tarantula ones would be house spiders MOLL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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