Not my cup of tea (really, I wish this was not my cup of tea!)

John · 07-08-2008 11:16am #1

A surprise in my cup of tea this morning:

Must have been in the mug before I poured in the hot water

Shiny · 07-08-2008 11:20am

mmm protein....Macro shots later this evening ?

Fajitas! · 07-08-2008 11:27am

I bloody hate spiders.

John · 07-08-2008 11:30am

I don't mind them but not when they drown themselves in my "wake up" tea.

Buzz Lightyear · 07-08-2008 11:42am

About to go to lunch. Sambo and a cup of tea. Thought I'd browse for a couple of mins. Very very sorry I did now. Your a f**ker :mad:. Can't enjoy me cuppa now :mad::mad::mad: ;-)

Dragan · 07-08-2008 11:43am

I'm going to be checking my mug now as well as my shoes!!!

Ricky91t · 07-08-2008 11:48am

Buzz clearly isnt to happy

Meh im not bothered just a spider
I even got bit by one before and im still here and alive!

Buzz Lightyear · 07-08-2008 11:57am

Spiders don't bother me, it's just me cuppa. How can I ever drink a cuppa without that terrible photo in the back of my mind.

Just think, your in the middle of your lunch, having just poured a cuppa. The phone rings or you get called into the office. You get back to your cuppa a few mins later, how can you trust that some thirsty protein filled spider didn't just hop of his web and into your cuppa whilst you were out. AHHHHHHH

The humble cuppa will never be the same again :mad:

John · 07-08-2008 12:18pm

Needless to say, the cup of tea I made after I threw the above out was carefully inspected at all stages (it was lovely though).

Ricky91t · 07-08-2008 12:20pm

lol the spider added abit of flavour

What did you take the pics with?

challengemaster · 07-08-2008 5:49pm

*shudder*

It's dead, right?

l pearse · 07-08-2008 6:44pm

Dead Spider....thats nothing,
This beast in living outside my flat.
Over the front door!!:eek::eek:
Looking for a name, any suggestions?

(Actual size, l swear...)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29172058@N07/

challengemaster · 07-08-2008 6:52pm

Tell me where you live and I'll name it one of two things, dead or squished.

l pearse · 07-08-2008 7:07pm

challengemaster wrote: »

Tell me where you live and I'll name it one of two things, dead or squished.

I was thinkin... Peter Parker!!!?

mehfesto2 · 07-08-2008 8:18pm

Jaysis the one in the cup looks more like a baby octopus!

sprinkles · 07-08-2008 8:55pm

Damn you John, I now have to check every cup before making tea....

I frickin' hate spiders, especially those darn tea stealing ones!

Jemmy · 07-08-2008 10:03pm

OMG didnt expect that when i opened it!

I flipping HATE spiders! Kill them all.

fluffyVW · 07-08-2008 11:53pm

AHHHHHH!!! NO!!!!

WHY DID I LOOK AT THIS THREAD??? WHY???!!! :eek::(:eek::(

unreggd · 08-08-2008 1:23am

He prob got stressed over the recession and killed himself, poor 8-legged guy

John · 08-08-2008 2:35pm

ricky91t wrote: »

lol the spider added abit of flavour

What did you take the pics with?

Canon 400D with a Canon EF 50mm F2.5 macro lens

DaireQuinlan · 08-08-2008 2:57pm

l pearse wrote: »

Dead Spider....thats nothing,
This beast in living outside my flat.
Over the front door!!:eek::eek:
Looking for a name, any suggestions?

(Actual size, l swear...)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29172058@N07/

Looks like a Steatoda grossus/nobilis. We apparently never had them here until a few years ago, they've been making their way up through England and have reached ireland. They're sometimes known as the 'false black widow' oooo ! Not dangerous, although apparently capable of biting. We had one living above our front door for a year. It tackled several bees and a cockchafer (maybug) and in one epic battle one evening took down a massive wasp all by its own. We were duly impressed.

Not my cup of tea (really, I wish this was not my cup of tea!)

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