big spiders

dr ro

there are some really large spiders coming into the house at the moment. She can't sleep, i can't get any peace and the kiddies think they're toys! Don't really like the look of them myself. How long will this continue does anyone know? Normally just september i think, but not sure

ciaran67

dr ro wrote: »

there are some really large spiders coming into the house at the moment. She can't sleep, i can't get any peace and the kiddies think they're toys! Don't really like the look of them myself. How long will this continue does anyone know? Normally just september i think, but not sure

You always get them in Sept/October time. Ive had a few corkers myself. The males reach maturity around early autumn time and are wandering looking for some spider loving.

My brother used to have a ground floor 1 bed flat in Streatham in S London. Im not joking when i say someone of them would wear his shoes while wandering through his place.

dr ro

4 pairs?

ciaran67

dr ro wrote: »

4 pairs?

As requested

weemammy

It's starting again very early this year. I thought the frosty weather would have killed many of them, and have been able to relax while at home, but today I ran into this lad, so I see them everywhere now :eek:

weemammy

Here's his mate, before moving to Co. Meath, I lived in Belfast and that's where I snapped this one, just before getting a bashing with my mop
Near enough every day I would have one of those in my Ground Floor apt.

bogtreader

A friend of mine daughter puts wide sellotape sticky side up across
the door frame floor.It may seem funny but it worked no spiders in her room

weemammy

hahaha I think that if I would put stickytape under all the doors, they would keep my hubby out before the spiders, he's declare me mad.
I've heard that conkers should keep them out.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1217709/Do-conkers-drive-spiders-bonkers-Royal-Society-Chemistry-tests-old-wives-tale.html

niallb

I've stopped the big ones getting stuck in the bath with conkers.
We used to have one in the bath every morning (not the same one!)
They used to climb down the corner of the wall from the ceiling.
One conker in the corner seemed to disturb them enough that they don't use that side of the room anymore. I thought it was an old wives tale too, but cheap to try!

weemammy

God, I know what u mean! on my previous address, it was becoming the norm to find a massive black whopper in the bath every morning.
And still it frightened the bejaysus out of me.
I was glad they kept going into the batch though, as they can't climb out, and I could drown them ( I know that sounds awful) I'm just terrified of them, eventhough I know they're harmless.
When you put the conker there, and it doesn't go into the batch, who knows where it went instead? :eek:
It does prove that it works though!

weemammy

I think these are the ones we're talking about: The Giant Housespider

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

markymark21

weemammy wrote: »

Here's his mate, before moving to Co. Meath, I lived in Belfast and that's where I snapped this one, just before getting a bashing with my mop
Near enough every day I would have one of those in my Ground Floor apt.

Good god :eek:

I've lived my house since September and haven't seen one spider for some reason.

Don't like 'um tho, Thing is im planning to go to Oz next september and some of the guys have been saying the spiders are monsters. Check it out

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055352870&page=91

cavemeister

Those spiders you speak of are not coming in, they are going out - The spiders have most likely been in your attic for the winter and as spring arrives, they look for a way out - it will only be for another week or 2!

weemammy

markymark21 wrote: »

Good god :eek:

I've lived my house since September and haven't seen one spider for some reason.

Don't like 'um tho, Thing is im planning to go to Oz next september and some of the guys have been saying the spiders are monsters. Check it out

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055352870&page=91

OMG! I know! we're planning to go to oz as well, but if a common domestic spider nearly gives me a heart attack...those bastards they have Down Under are really dangerous, and big

weemammy

cavemeister wrote: »

Those spiders you speak of are not coming in, they are going out - The spiders have most likely been in your attic for the winter and as spring arrives, they look for a way out - it will only be for another week or 2!

So what ur saying is, that those spiders that I've seen from September untill November were on their way IN, to hide somewhere in my house, and the spider that I saw last night, was on his way OUT, to find a mate or something? I also heard somewhere that the males look for mates in the Autumn, so what is it they're coming out for now?
Or is it the females that come out now, cause they eat the males after mating in the autumn, right?
It makes sence, it must've been a female I saw last night.

dr ro

weemammy wrote: »

So what ur saying is, that those spiders that I've seen from September untill November were on their way IN, to hide somewhere in my house, and the spider that I saw last night, was on his way OUT, to find a mate or something? I also heard somewhere that the males look for mates in the Autumn, so what is it they're coming out for now?
Or is it the females that come out now, cause they eat the males after mating in the autumn, right?
It makes sence, it must've been a female I saw last night.

did it have 8 breasts?

weemammy

LOL no, but it was yappin away, something about 900 kids, stretchmarks and that useless prick of a bloke that didn't even taste good

Two Boys

I am now completely terrified!! I wish I had not read this thread.
I was really scared that I might click on one of the links and see one of these creatues you describe.
Luckily, we never seem to get any spiders in our house,...long may this continue.