stealthy1 3,964 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Anybody love spiders? Got one living on our kitchen window, it's about 1/4 of a centimetre in size, but it leave piles of dead body husks from bugs 3 times it's own size, the Mrs gets sick of sweeping the dead bodies up and wants the spider gone, me, I like it, save whipping the flies with a tea towel. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave88 1,565 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I hate spiders, not scared of much but a house spider is enough to send me running across the living room. They do fascinate me but only from a distance lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I never kill or move spiders out the house, chuck the missus out keep the spider 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,477 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I got spiders on the windows of the garage once a year i pull down the webs so i get a look out the window , other than that they're great for catching the flies that come in for the dogs and ferrets meat that defrosting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just-A-snap 1,269 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 The spider will want to mate before it pops off, if it finds a mate in the home then its offspring will not be that welcome one would thinkAll the very best Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'd rather have spiders than flies. I just don't like being surprised by the big ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Love spiders I used to keep a few Chilean rose tarantulas....... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,543 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Got loads of daddy long legs this year keep finding woodlice carcass. . Don't mind them one bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 We used to see these grotesque freaks in the desert quite often, they are called camel spiders but aren't actually a spider since they have 10 legs. They have huge jaws and are one of the fastest insects in the world. There are a lot of untrue stories about them especially that they eat human flesh but I can say they do run at you, and I mean charge towards you....I never got to find out what they would do when they got to me because I would just run away In the evening you could stand outside and watch them charging across the pad hunting for insects, the last one I saw was in Kurdistan (Turkey) near the Syrian border and it was hand sized, I caught it from the corner of my eye whilst chatting with someone, mid sentence I just said "gotta go" and sprinted away at a speed Usain Bolt would have been impressed with 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,385 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Spiders are fascinating get a tuning fork,give it a tap,place it gently on a web and watch them run out to investigate whats for supper when I was a kid I always used to catch wasps,pull their wings off (with difficulty) and drop them into decent webs 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Spiders are fascinating get a tuning fork,give it a tap,place it gently on a web and watch them run out to investigate whats for supper when I was a kid I always used to catch wasps,pull their wings off (with difficulty) and drop them into decent webs They are fascinating but there is just something about them that freaks me out. Strangely enough scorpions don't trigger that fear instinct at all yet they're poisonous unlike our UK spiders. The monster camel spiders did help me get over my fear of house spiders since they're nowhere near as scary lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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dytkos 17,793 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Love seeing spiders, never kill them, even leave a towel over the side of the bath in case any get in there and cant get out Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Spiders are fascinating get a tuning fork,give it a tap,place it gently on a web and watch them run out to investigate whats for supper when I was a kid I always used to catch wasps,pull their wings off (with difficulty) and drop them into decent webs They are fascinating but there is just something about them that freaks me out. Strangely enough scorpions don't trigger that fear instinct at all yet they're poisonous unlike our UK spiders. The monster camel spiders did help me get over my fear of house spiders since they're nowhere near as scary lol Don't want to trigger your fear further, but almost ALL spiders are venomous ! If it make you feel any better, most venom isn't strong enough to harm anything human-sized, or their fangs can't penetrate our skin.......most,that is ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Spiders are fascinating get a tuning fork,give it a tap,place it gently on a web and watch them run out to investigate whats for supper when I was a kid I always used to catch wasps,pull their wings off (with difficulty) and drop them into decent webs They are fascinating but there is just something about them that freaks me out. Strangely enough scorpions don't trigger that fear instinct at all yet they're poisonous unlike our UK spiders. The monster camel spiders did help me get over my fear of house spiders since they're nowhere near as scary lol Don't want to trigger your fear further, but almost ALL spiders are venomous ! If it make you feel any better, most venom isn't strong enough to harm anything human-sized, or their fangs can't penetrate our skin.......most,that is ! I've been bitten by a house spider on the ear it's rare but possible. It wasn't really painful just a very slight sting and redness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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