Paws (FTH) Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've just had to catch and "dispatch" another one, the third this week . I'm not talking about piddly wee ones either, these are big things about 3 inches across that move faster than Nade when the buffet opens. No idea where they are coming from , maybe its something to do with the weather. Anyone else had a sudden influx of spiders in their house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nanananananana-angus Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've just had to catch and "dispatch" another one, the third this week . I'm not talking about piddly wee ones either, these are big things about 3 inches across that move faster than Nade when the buffet opens. No idea where they are coming from , maybe its something to do with the weather. Anyone else had a sudden influx of spiders in their house? Don't you know there is a spider wave happening right now.Spiders from Mars maybe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws (FTH) Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Like this one? That's the fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've been staying on my own in my parents' relatively sizeable house this week, and it's as if the spiders know and are ganging up on me when there's nobody around to protect me! 3 mornings in a row I left for work and there was a spider on the front door ... in the same place ... every time I squashed it for sure and the next morning there was another one in the same place, that's not right. There's a lurker on the ceiling right now, been there a couple of days. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt but if he thinks about moving he's a goner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Like this one? One just like that in my hall it`s away outside thanks to my man either that would have got the dog to eat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 One just like that in my hall it`s away outside thanks to my man either that would have got the dog to eat it I tried to get my cat to eat a pesky wee blighter in my room the other day and she got upset and mauled my hand and I just had to move it myself anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 My Mum is a pensioner and scared stiff of spiders. If she gets them she just gets the hoover and sucks them up. I don't have to worry as my cats eat them before they are a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Argh! Just went to the loo and a small but intimidating spidery fellow crawled up the towel beside me. Let's just say good job I was already sitting down... Think they're reading this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I tried to get my cat to eat a pesky wee blighter in my room the other day and she got upset and mauled my hand and I just had to move it myself anyway! that is why having a dog is handy when the cat is scared(got 3) the dog anit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws (FTH) Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 My Mum is a pensioner and scared stiff of spiders. If she gets them she just gets the hoover and sucks them up. I don't have to worry as my cats eat them before they are a problem. Can I borrow one of your cats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 that is why having a dog is handy when the cat is scared(got 3) the dog anit Here Stawberry, you anywhere near Swan Cresent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Here Stawberry, you anywhere near Swan Cresent? 2 mins down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 2 mins down the road My mate lives there! Do you know him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 My mate lives there! Do you know him? A lot of people stay there without a name i`m stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 A lot of people stay there without a name i`m stuck Johnny Pollock, wee lass Sam, oh and bikes of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Whats wrong with picking them up and putting them outside unharmed like I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Whats wrong with picking them up and putting them outside unharmed like I do? Because they go and eat a bunch of smaller spiders and come back into the house 5 times as big as when you put them out, only this time they have an agenda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Whats wrong with picking them up and putting them outside unharmed like I do? What, bikers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Johnny Pollock, wee lass Sam, oh and bikes of course. is his wife called jackie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws (FTH) Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Whats wrong with picking them up and putting them outside unharmed like I do? Because the buggers might come back again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 What, bikers? They're not nearly as scary as spiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 is his wife called jackie ? Naw, Karen, he's got a proper bullet heid, blacksmith I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Naw, Karen, he's got a proper bullet heid, blacksmith I think. I know a jackie pollock daughter sam could be related her man now it comes to mind is davie they have a son 2 will ask when i c jackie, have they kids at primary school sometimes i`m no good with names but will ask about lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Spiders are fascinating creatures and very useful, would people rather be overrun by the numerous insects that spiders catch? I personally, am not that fond of arachnids but some research has eased my concerns. Also there webs are 'Art' especially with the sun and dew, take a photo... The reason they are so large is that they've been eating all those irritating insects.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Spiders are fascinating creatures and very useful, would people rather be overrun by the numerous insects that spiders catch? I personally, am not that fond of arachnids but some research has eased my concerns. Also there webs are 'Art' especially with the sun and dew, take a photo... The reason they are so large is that they've been eating all those irritating insects.... Aye very good nothing will ease my concern, they evil pure evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws (FTH) Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Spiders are fascinating creatures and very useful, would people rather be overrun by the numerous insects that spiders catch? I personally, am not that fond of arachnids but some research has eased my concerns. Also there webs are 'Art' especially with the sun and dew, take a photo... The reason they are so large is that they've been eating all those irritating insects.... I don't mind the wee ones, usually leave them up to their own devices it these big ones that scurry across the floor like mice I'm not happy sharing my house with As for webs, I've got a spider living behind my wing mirror. The day I was going on holiday I was driving with the window open and it came into the car, I thought I got it back out, but obviously not, because when I returned from my hols two weeks later the bugger had made a huge web from the steering wheel to the sunroof. I didn't notice at first so needless to say when I got into the car I got spider web in my face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I know a jackie pollock daughter sam could be related her man now it comes to mind is davie they have a son 2 will ask when i c jackie, have they kids at primary school sometimes i`m no good with names but will ask about lol Ladsa brothers, Johnny, Jimmy, Stevie, Davy and Danny, and oh, a lesbian sister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Ladsa brothers, Johnny, Jimmy, Stevie, Davy and Danny, and oh, a lesbian sister! think they all related but will double check with jackie( unless u know about davie got bad face sorry to be blunt) if aye we on same family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 think they all related but will double check with jackie( unless u know about davie got bad face sorry to be blunt) if aye we on same family Yep, big strawberry birth mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Yep, big strawberry birth mark! Aye thats the ones i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Aye thats the ones i know Stay back, spot how many brothers you can see here http://www.fbpecs.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawberry2 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Your Kay is a bonny looking wee lass hope she doing better x i`m now really going to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordeaux 03 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Anyone else get a sudden guilty conscience when they go to kill a spider? I should should show no mercy but normally end up with it in a glass and out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Your Kay is a bonny looking wee lass hope she doing better x i`m now really going to bed Cheers Petal, goodnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Anyone else get a sudden guilty conscience when they go to kill a spider? I should should show no mercy but normally end up with it in a glass and out the window. No. Don't believe all this bollocks about them killing loads of insects. Spiders can only live off human saliva. Fact. End off (sic). Seriously,they're evil, and deserve to die. Generally in some bog roll before being pashed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Macaroons Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Like this one? thanks for that..that was pure mental! i saved a spider today from two children that found it in their wendy house...showed them how to catch and release the 'HUGE MONSTER'......i love spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 This is one I hunted and trapped recently, it's in the bottom of a jug thing about the same size a pint glass, just to give you some idea of the size of the bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Macaroons Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 This is one I hunted and trapped recently, it's in the bottom of a jug thing about the same size a pint glass, just to give you some idea of the size of the bugger. u must be an Expert trapper Doc to harness the wild spider of living room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 hmmmm spiders DO seem to be getting bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Macaroons Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 no love, just you getting older:slither: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Truthfully, my wife caught it, she's the expert. I have a tendancy to get short of breath and panicky when I see one. That's not the biggest one she's caught either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Macaroons Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 u need to travel more Doc ....then you will come across serious mofo spiders that wont even fit in the glass! British ones are nothing to b wary of tho I admit i do still get spooked when one makes a bolt from under the settee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 u need to travel more Doc ....then you will come across serious mofo spiders that wont even fit in the glass! British ones are nothing to b wary of tho I admit i do still get spooked when one makes a bolt from under the settee! I saw harvestmen in Oz, they're big, really really big. And I saw a tarantula last week at an aquarium (it's not all Nemos and Dorys), but weirdly it didn't bother me. Just a big hairy thing sitting on a lump of bark. As you rightly say, it's the ones that scuttle out of or under the furniture in my living room that bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Did you know that all spiders are poisonous? It's that most can't get their fangs through human skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Macaroons Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Did you know that all spiders are poisonous? It's that most can't get their fangs through human skin. Yup very true and they sneak in your ears when your sleeping:eek: and u eat about 5 a year without knowing it , Im off to bed ....for a feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercrutch Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 The only reason spiders are so small is because they have a poor respiratory system. If there was more oxygen in the atmosphere they could grow much larger. 2-300 million years ago there were spiders and scorpions that were over 3 foot long...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws (FTH) Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 The only reason spiders are so small is because they have a poor respiratory system. If there was more oxygen in the atmosphere they could grow much larger. 2-300 million years ago there were spiders and scorpions that were over 3 foot long...... :eek: Thank goodness for greenhouse gasses then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Just a big hairy thing sitting on a lump of bark. You've met Bikerjambo then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neave Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 My gran can pick them up with her bare hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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