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Anyone else seeing lots of giant house spiders
Luner13
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Right now?
I've had three HUGE ones scurry across my living room floor this past week
and only one I managed to squash.
They terrify me shitless its the way they run its like a blurry dark thing flying across the floor
I guess this is mating season atm? please end soon.
I've had three HUGE ones scurry across my living room floor this past week
and only one I managed to squash.
They terrify me shitless its the way they run its like a blurry dark thing flying across the floor
I guess this is mating season atm? please end soon.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoB8t0B4jx4
why are you killing them?
Please dont tell me its because you are scared?
They shouldn't be in his house, trespassers will be executed.
just catch it and put it out
jesus, adults afraid of tiny insects
What always confuses me is how they get enough to eat, since I hardly ever see flying insects in the house.
No mind your own business deal with them how I want to.
Putting them outside is actually not a great idea, although definitely better than killing them if you're too afraid to leave them in the house (which yes, is weird). House spiders can't survive in outside conditions and most people throw them out, which tends to burst their abdomen on landing.
spiders and indeed tarantulas, do not run at you, they have such bad eye sight that they barely see anything, they feel your presence, this big thundering giant and run asap. such a shame you all seem to kill them, spiders kill the critters that do damage to our homes and they go back into their "den" after a wee walk about.
They always come into houses in september as they've stocked up on insects all summer to survive the oncoming winter, they are looking for the remainders. They do a very useful job.
I watched a World about us programme once and it said that if all the spiders disappeared overnight, all life on Earth would cease in 3 weeks. This is because insects would multiply without check and clog the air so oxygen breathers would choke to death.
There's an old saying " If you want to live and thrive; let little spider run off alive!"
Can you buy the spray in a high street store? if so which
Why is it confusing or weird? People's fears and phobias aren't necessarily "rational".
No More Spiders
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=anti+spider&sprefix=anti+spid%2Caps%2C356
Scientists reckon; because they are so important; that is an ancient instinctive feeling so that you leave them well alone.
But I didn't know that house spiders may not survive outside, I just put one out yesterday and one today. I'll leave them alone from now on.
I can't understand the mentality of those people who just kill them.
I had three of them out in the hallway a few days ago. almost had to waterboard myself when i was taking care of them with almost a full can of bloody raid .. i'm sure i got stoned on the fumes
Lakeland also do a spray. I've not tried it myself.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/51529/Spider-Stopper
Caught a big 'un last night with the old glass and cardboard method. Well, not actually a piece of cardboard, I use a free "Christmas with Cliff" CD from the Mail on Sunday. I find the size and thickness of the cover are perfect for this job.
Because you don't suffer from arachnophobia. How lucky you are.
If you did suffer from it you might understand our "mentality"
I absolutely hate them.