Big Big Spiders.. Merged

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Back last september i woke up in the middle of the night to a clip clip clip sound of something walking around on the wooden floor in my room , it was so loud i thought it was a mouse or something, but there would be nowhere for a mouse to hide as i can see under all the furniture and bed easily.

I turned on the light got up and looked under the bed ....nothin , looked across over by the door and a spider started scurrying towards it , huge loud bloody thing making the clip clip noise he was so heavy, i had to lauch the shoe at him as there was no way i was goin near the thing alive.

that's it - the big un - and if you look closely you can see him actually looking at you - if it takes the time to stop and challenge you :eek:
These spiders have only been around the last few years - never saw one growing up and never saw one before 2003 or so...

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Back last september i woke up in the middle of the night to a clip clip clip sound of something walking around on the wooden floor in my room , it was so loud i thought it was a mouse or something, but there would be nowhere for a mouse to hide as i can see under all the furniture and bed easily.

I turned on the light got up and looked under the bed ....nothin , looked across over by the door and a spider started scurrying towards it , huge loud bloody thing making the clip clip noise he was so heavy, i had to lauch the shoe at him as there was no way i was goin near the thing alive.

*gets sick in own mouth*

I'd have to burn the house down to make sure it was really gone.

texasgal wrote: »

Come visit me, my little pretties .. lol.

I'll show ya some spiders!

Please do.

Original_Sin wrote: »

A couple of years ago whilst at a mates house we were watching a movie, i noticed a big spider up on the opposite wall from me, my mate then informed me that said spider was his 'pet', he had even named it Goliath and was feeding it flies etc!!!

A couple of years ago a fair sized spider set up shop above my kitchen window. Although spiders creep me out she didn't move from her web, so I named her Elizabeth Bathory and wouldn't let anyone touch her because she was doing a good job of keeping fly numbers down. My dad squished her when we were redecorating the kitchen

Ophiopogon wrote: »

:eek: Ah here don't say this is in Ireland....I actually can't cope knowing there is things that size here!!!

Yes , In Limerick city.
even worse, Last week I was getting the lawnmower out of the shed and as I opened I noticed lots of wispy webs and woodlice with the blood completely drained from them (they were white husks).
I checked the door and I swear the spider was HUGE. The abdomen was akin to a conker. I screamed for my sister and she went at it with the carving knife but kept missing . I had to hide in the kitchen . it fecked off anyway around the side of the shed and she said it was even bigger than she thought at first.
I now cant do any gardening. I couldnt get a pic this time It was too freaky to even think about that.

There was a big fecker in the hall last night, dog came flying out the door to see what the commotion was, took a look at the spider and did a quick exit back to the kitchen behind me and peeked around my legs at it.

podgeandrodge wrote: »

Common to you perhaps Texasgal! I don't want those common to me thanks :eek:

Ditto

I am safe - I got a spider eating Basset Hound, I knew she had to be good for something .

EGAR wrote: »

I am safe - I got a spider eating Basset Hound, I knew she had to be good for something .

Me Too My Staffy And Pitty Love An Oul Spider , Daddylong Legs, & Moths

My chicken don't live in the house . Phoebe is deadly with spiders and other creepy crawlies. She shows no mercy, one snap and they are in spider heaven.

EGAR wrote: »

I am safe - I got a spider eating Basset Hound, I knew she had to be good for something .

as to my animals - joey the collie/cocker doesn't seem to give a hoot, don't think a spider has invaded her personal space so she ain't interested.
sandie my terrier likes to play with the spider (she will play with anyone and anything and i think she genuinely thinks she is 'playing' with them) and bats them between her paws.

as to my three latest kitties (smudge, jade and sammy) i don't know how they are around spiders, they do tend to chase anything that moves so i would say that includes spiders (never seen them after one) but don't know what they do when they catch them.

i remember tommy one of my old cats was afraid of them ever since one bit him when he was a babba!

I've got a fair few of these bad boys living in my kitchen and they're only nocturnal https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/66270/83366.JPG