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Spiders!

  • 27-09-2010 5:39pm
    #1
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭


    Every day I come out to find my bike covered in spider webs, as well as a few of the little bugs themselves. I guess it doesn't help that I park the bike next to a tall hedge (helps keep it hidden).

    Today when I was driving home from work, one of the smaller ones found its way up inside my lid and started crawling over the insider of the visor. Not something you want to see when driving at 50mph. :D On other occasions I've see them crawling across the mirrors/fuel tank etc whilst driving.

    I'm not quite arachnophobic, but I'd rather not have them crawling all over me if possible.

    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deter the spiders from camping out on my bike?


Comments

  • #2
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Swallow a bird to catch the spider.


  • #3
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Have you tried shouting at them?


  • #4
    honeybadger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭honeybadger


    my bike has a resident spider the last few months :),,he has a web off my mirror to screen most days its parked up..and he's also learned to run for cover when the bike is startin up to his little retreat underneath the mirror rubber cover clever lil tings them :)


  • #5
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    Perhaps dawnin a spider costume and learning spidese, then infiltrate their spider society and bride them with flys that you bought on ebay knowing that they were laden with bugspray. That or wash the bike...


  • #6
    Rosahane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭Rosahane


    Get a bigger Spyder and see what they do:-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKXUwJfpewg


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  • #7
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Rosahane wrote: »
    Get a bigger Spyder and see what they do:-)

    Tarantula ftw!

    Funny you mentioned it OP, ive the same problem and never even realised it could come from parking my bike near hedging every night.

    Anyway it was 3 degrees outside last night so I suspect if you give it a few more weeks of getting colder the problem will be gone.


  • #8
    SeamusG97
    Closed Accounts Posts: 384 ✭✭SeamusG97


    It seems the solution already been posted in this forum.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056045195
    Mind you I tried my best on my bike but they seem to cling on better than I can.


  • #9
    Karmafaerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Karmafaerie


    Is your bike covered?


  • #10
    P.C.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,782 ✭✭✭P.C.


    Karmafaerie wrote: »
    Is your bike covered?

    I was just about to ask this.

    If it is not - you can get a decent bike cover from Argos for handy enough money.


  • #11
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    Karmafaerie wrote: »
    Is your bike covered?

    Nope. Never thought of this. I figured spiders wouldn't care.

    If I took better care of my bike, I probably would have gotten a cover on day 1!


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  • #12
    7ofBrian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭7ofBrian


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Have you tried shouting at them?


    :D hahahahaha! fuggin brilliant!


  • #13
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    II have about 6 resident spiders on the GIXR, one is stupid enough not to move as he builds a new web over night from the mirror to the bars, the rest of them have more sense and builds them in more sheltered parts of the bike.


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