Super Giant Spiders!

Terry,

What the fook is the story with the huge spiders that are invading homes these days?

Spiders and me get along in the sense that they stay over in their little bit of the place and I reside in my corner but now some of these spiders are FOOKING huge. They could eat my head in a few bites! Is it just my gaff that they are evolving into SUPER FOOKING SPIDERS?

Anyone else seen these huge b'stards?

enniscorthy

oh listen mate dont get me started had 1 with a huge arse the other day out in the shed

enniscorthy

you know the big huge 1s with the big arses, long time since i went to school now mate so dont remember what the proper name is but the big huge 1s

Sleipnir

Terry, wrote: »

What the fook is the story with the huge spiders that are invading homes these days?

Spiders and me get along in the sense that they stay over in their little bit of the place and I reside in my corner but now some of these spiders are FOOKING huge. They could eat my head in a few bites! Is it just my gaff that they are evolving into SUPER FOOKING SPIDERS?

Anyone else seen these huge b'stards?

[TAP, TAP, TAP] Have we had a few drinks tonight Sir?

Tomebagel

nothing a spray of deodorant to the face doesnt cure.

Ruu_Old

I only clicked because I thought Terry had started a thread, waste of fucking time! :mad:

445279.ie

had a massive one in my bath last year, tried to wash it down the plughole but he was too big, so hoovered it up!!

Left the hoover hanging over the sink and lo and behold, it appeared again about 3 days later, so hoovered it up again!!

I won second time around

Professey Chin

I like spiders. Friendly chaps they are
And cause of them I dont have flys buzzing around my feckin room.

My name is URL

http://digg.com/users/Totz83/gallery/5014452/p.jpg

That was in my bath a few months ago

bronte

Terry, I won't sleep now


edit...thought it was actual terry....can sleep now.

Snowie

there every where got a lovely crunch as I stood on one earler...

your not the only one there every where....

CreepingDeath

bronte wrote: »

Terry, I won't sleep now

Well if you're awake and local...

AlmightyCushion

We need to start making bigger and bigger newspapers to combat these new enemies.

FearDark

Forget the spiders, what about the gazillions of flies around. I was bitten by flies the other day about 6 times, yes bitten, the little feckers are getting out of control. I was up a ladder swinging a piece of 2" x 1" at em I could have died.

Run_to_da_hills

I have a wild pet spider in the kitchen called Borris, (After the Who:)) I dont use fly killer anymore after learning that it could also hill him.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055414907&highlight=spiders

javaboy

FearDark wrote: »

Forget the spiders, what about the gazillions of flies around. I was bitten by flies the other day about 6 times, yes bitten, the little feckers are getting out of control. I was up a ladder swinging a piece of 2" x 1" at em I could have died.

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FearDark

javaboy wrote: »

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Yeah, theyre great but some fecker always gets a hold of it and swats ya on the conk which imo is ten times worse than a big bite.... also id look a bit odd with that thing in my tool belt (aka my utility belt batman)

admiralofthefleet

'do we have any incence?'

'there was a spider in the bath'

Jay P

I saw the biggest spider I've ever seen outside of the zoo last week. It absolutely terrified me cos I have a deep fear of the wankesr

devereaux17

dude my name is boris and so is ur spider

Run_to_da_hills

Jay P wrote: »

I saw the biggest spider I've ever seen outside of the zoo last week. It absolutely terrified me cos I have a deep fear of the wankesr

Global warming might introduce some nice little nasties. Japan got the redback introduced in from Australia quite recently. As long as they keep the flies away they wouldnt bother me.

Eoin

Tomebagel wrote: »

nothing a spray of deodorant to the face doesnt cure.

Would that not hurt your eyes?

Sharpshooter

No arm in it though.

Sleipnir

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Global warming might introduce some nice little nasties. Japan got the redback introduced in from Australia quite recently. As long as they keep the flies away they wouldnt bother me.

The False Widow is already here....

http://www.uksafari.com/falsewidows.htm

http://www.wicklowpeople.ie/news/children-find-fake-black-widow-spider-at-house-1450103.html

http://www.queerid.com/topic.aspx?topicid=18324

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_nobilis

devereaux17

oh **** if i ever see a spider with an actual body i will be so scared. ive seen some big ones and they scare me but nothing like the ones in South America/north america/australia. Eeeek.

Horsefumbler

none this year round my crib.

jumpguy

You...you aren't the real Terry.

Sharpshooter

jumpguy wrote: »

You...you aren't the real Terry.

Comma Comma Comma Comma Comma Chameleon, they come and go, they come and go.

K-9

Must be because I'm on the web more!

ScumLord

I don't mind spiders at all, I hate flys though. More spiders in my house the happier I am. I especially like the ones that go mental spinning around on their web whenever anything goes near them.

bug

FearDark wrote: »

Forget the spiders, what about the gazillions of flies around. I was bitten by flies the other day about 6 times, yes bitten, the little feckers are getting out of control. I was up a ladder swinging a piece of 2" x 1" at em I could have died.

I thought this too. Huge increase in flies this year, not so many hover flies either.
Maybe the spiders are getting bigger because there are more flies.

Who knows? I don't like to wonder about these things, because it's one of those things where we'll never actually have the facts, and wondering is futile.

All Irish insectologists and spidologists have been redeployed or are unemployed or depressed about the recession.

Which is why no one qualified EVER comes to these threads about spiders to give us spider wonderers any factual information.

Thats what I think...

Saibh

bug wrote: »

Which is why no one qualified EVER comes to these threads about spiders to give us spider wonderers any factual information.

Thats what I think...

Where's spiderman when you need him

K-9

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't mind spiders at all, I hate flys though. More spiders in my house the happier I am. I especially like the ones that go mental spinning around on their web whenever anything goes near them.

Yeah, I was typing away here 10 minutes ago and a bloody fly lands on my leg. Spiders don't tend to do that. Same fly here the last few days.

Hate fly sprays. Any natural ways of getting rid of them . Papers don't work, he's damn too quick.

javaboy

K-9 wrote: »

Yeah, I was typing away here 10 minutes ago and a bloody fly lands on my leg. Spiders don't tend to do that. Same fly here the last few days.

Hate fly sprays. Any natural ways of getting rid of them . Papers don't work, he's damn too quick.

javaboy wrote: »

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It's not natural but it's fun.

Run_to_da_hills

Sleipnir wrote: »

The False Widow is already here....

http://www.uksafari.com/falsewidows.htm

http://www.wicklowpeople.ie/news/children-find-fake-black-widow-spider-at-house-1450103.html

http://www.queerid.com/topic.aspx?topicid=18324

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_nobilis

They have been in the UK quite a while and are a quite passive. If these are surviving there is no reason why the widow and redback cant as the are all related.

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't mind spiders at all, I hate flys though. More spiders in my house the happier I am. I especially like the ones that go mental spinning around on their web whenever anything goes near them.

Im the same, If i catch a fly in the kitchen I will feed it to Borris. He is very quick when something lands on its web

Maddison

Spiders dont bother me at all...but what is the story with the flies that look like they are pumped up on steroids.

lau1247

Always have a newspaper ready..

I don't mind them as long as they are not in my house.. otherwise all bets are off.. don't like the idea of them crawling around in my space.. especially as more and more tropicals are that managed to migrate over.. and they could be poisonous..

karlog

I always kill a spider if i see one even the really small ones

Why cause they can grow into big ones and if i put them outside whos to say they wont come back in

better to get them while there small and weak, so they dont get you when there big and strong....:eek:

Run_to_da_hills

karlog wrote: »

I always kill a spider if i see one even the really small ones

Why cause they can grow into big ones and if i put them outside whos to say they wont come back in

better to get them while there small and weak, so they dont get you when there big and strong....:eek:

It is considered very bad luck to kill a spider.

karlog

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

It is considered very bad luck to kill a spider.

I'm not superstitious

I'm arachnophobic

Dr Strange

Sleipnir wrote: »

The False Widow is already here....

http://www.uksafari.com/falsewidows.htm

http://www.wicklowpeople.ie/news/children-find-fake-black-widow-spider-at-house-1450103.html

http://www.queerid.com/topic.aspx?topicid=18324

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_nobilis

That's what they look like? If so, I am sure I've seen some around these last couple of months. Little buggers.

Run_to_da_hills

karlog wrote: »

I'm not superstitious

I'm arachnophobic

Dosent matter, bad luck will fall upon you if you kill a spider. You can get a humane spider catcher and release them in the wild, no excuse.

TPD

Most fun method of killing flys. Killing moths with a BB gun is pretty sweet too though.

dsmythy

They are quite big alright. I didn't mind spiders in the past when they were small but now they gotta go!

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

I like spiders. Friendly chaps they are
And cause of them I dont have flys buzzing around my feckin room.

Can't say i'd fancy the webs all over the place.

FearDark wrote: »

Forget the spiders, what about the gazillions of flies around. I was bitten by flies the other day about 6 times, yes bitten, the little feckers are getting out of control. I was up a ladder swinging a piece of 2" x 1" at em I could have died.

K-9 wrote: »

Yeah, I was typing away here 10 minutes ago and a bloody fly lands on my leg. Spiders don't tend to do that. Same fly here the last few days.

The flies are clearly getting way above their station. Very uppity of late. Who do they think they are?

Maddison wrote: »

Spiders dont bother me at all...but what is the story with the flies that look like they are pumped up on steroids.

I always knew the new fly trend of working out would lead to steroid abuse. :mad:

Merch

Sleipnir wrote: »

The False Widow is already here....

http://www.uksafari.com/falsewidows.htm

http://www.wicklowpeople.ie/news/children-find-fake-black-widow-spider-at-house-1450103.html

http://www.queerid.com/topic.aspx?topicid=18324

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_nobilis

Does anybody else think it was idiotic of the family in wicklowpeople article, they are releasing it away from residentail area, KILL it! it's not a native species! With names like theirs I'm sure the parents are complete self absorbed fvcking twats

rossie1977

Maddison wrote: »

Spiders dont bother me at all...but what is the story with the flies that look like they are pumped up on steroids.

i like you to say that if you had a giant crab spider in your bedroom

http://images.whatsthatbug.com/images/giant_crab_spider_spiderlin.jpg

dsmythy

rossie1977 wrote: »

i like you to say that if you had a giant crab spider in your bedroom

http://images.whatsthatbug.com/images/giant_crab_spider_spiderlin.jpg

So a piece of tissue is out of the question then?

dsmythy

Merch wrote: »

Does anybody else think it was idiotic of the family in wicklowpeople article, they are releasing it away from residentail area, KILL it! it's not a native species! With names like theirs I'm sure the parents are complete self absorbed fvcking twats

Yeah the cheek of them, giving their children Irish names...

Jesus Juice

Left the window open the other night with the lamp on and when I came back there was a big fcuking cockroach sitting on the window sill!!!:eek:I mean a proper cockroach!

Run_to_da_hills

rossie1977 wrote: »

i like you to say that if you had a giant crab spider in your bedroom

http://images.whatsthatbug.com/images/giant_crab_spider_spiderlin.jpg

I like you to say that if you had a giant crab in your bed. :eek:

Maddison

rossie1977 wrote: »

i like you to say that if you had a giant crab spider in your bedroom

http://images.whatsthatbug.com/images/giant_crab_spider_spiderlin.jpg

Ah sure that would be my beardie fed for a week...saves my on giant locusts & frozen baby mice. Id say my snake would have a go of it aswell.:D