The invasion has started...

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:23PM #1

There are spiders every where in my house, have spotted 5 already tonight.
Now, they're not the HUGE freaky ones, just medium sized ones, I think they are the recon team checking the place out for the big ones.
Where's the lavender, or other concoctions?

Celly Smunt · 20-06-2013 11:24PM

I was expecting a Spanish student thread.

Scuid Mhór · 20-06-2013 11:24PM

I thought October was spider month?

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:25PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

I was expecting a Spanish student thread.

Sorry to disappoint.

Wibbs · 20-06-2013 11:25PM

A spider will die of starvation after a couple of days of not eating. So think about that N. I'd far prefer my 8 legged mates doing their thang than the flying and crawling pestilences that would otherwise try to bite me. *edit* just today one of my arachnomates took out a feckin huge wasp and got a meal out of it. I say fair play girl(she's a big un so I'm thinking female spider), thanks for hanging out.

donvito99 · 20-06-2013 11:25PM

It's the ants I'm worried about.

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:26PM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

I thought October was spider month?

It was last year. Climate change?!

KeithM89 · 20-06-2013 11:26PM

Can of Lynx and a lighter.
Though for something like this you may need a shotgun.
And a priest.

The Backwards Man · 20-06-2013 11:26PM

Spiders are good.

SilverScreen · 20-06-2013 11:26PM

Just be glad they aren't these kind of spiders:

http://i.imgur.com/n62pF.jpg

jarvis · 20-06-2013 11:27PM

donvito99 wrote: »

It's the ants I'm worried about.

I'd love your problems

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:27PM

donvito99 wrote: »

It's the ants I'm worried about.

Apparently, talc works as a deterrent

entropi · 20-06-2013 11:28PM

Spiders are a good thing. As Wibbs pointed out, they get rid of pest insects around the house.

I may not like either pests or spiders, but spiders do a good job

Wibbs · 20-06-2013 11:29PM

Neadine wrote: »

Apparently, talc works as a deterrent

Only for men. Sober ones anyway.

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:30PM

entropi wrote: »

Spiders are a good thing. As Wibbs pointed out, they get rid of pest insects around the house.

I may not like either pests or spiders, but spiders do a good job

But I steeped on one, without shoes on, didn't notice it until I felt the squelch! Yuck. :mad:

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:30PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Only for men. Sober ones anyway.

Interesting... I'm sure...

bedrock#1 · 20-06-2013 11:32PM

Wibbs wrote: »

A spider will die of starvation after a couple of days of not eating. So think about that N. I'd far prefer my 8 legged mates doing their thang than the flying and crawling pestilences that would otherwise try to bite me. *edit* just today one of my arachnomates took out a feckin huge wasp and got a meal out of it. I say fair play girl(she's a big un so I'm thinking female spider), thanks for hanging out.

:pac:

20-06-2013 11:33PM

As long as they're not likely to jump on my face, they're ok with me

Wattle · 20-06-2013 11:36PM

For some strange reason the one's that invade my house always end up in my bath.

Wibbs · 20-06-2013 11:37PM

I had a big wolf spider living behind my bedroom mirror a few years ago. One night I woke up from a deep slumber and there she was on my pillow about ten inches in old money away from me. I froze on the spot. The cool thing was so did she.

I could see her thinking "oh fuuuuuck, the statue of liberty has woken up". I stayed stock still and after a minute or two she relaxed and slowly backed away, keeping her eight eyes trained on me. Like I said I reckon she was keeping me well clear of horrible insects that would otherwise have a clear shot at me. That spider in particular caught three wasps in my room and after a while I could look behind my mirror and she'd not even flinch. She'd even crawl onto my finger if I offered it up. She seemed to get used to thousand feet tall monkey boy. Pretty cool really.

20-06-2013 11:39PM

Wibbs wrote: »

I had a big wolf spider living behind my bedroom mirror a few years ago.

Was she blue :pac:

That's cute though
I don't think I'd be on to the crawling on my hand business but it still sounds cute

The Backwards Man · 20-06-2013 11:39PM

Wibbs wrote: »

I had a big wolf spider living behind my bedroom mirror a few years ago. One night I woke up from a deep slumber and there she was on my pillow about ten inches in old money away from me. I froze on the spot. The cool thing was so did she. I could see her thinking "oh fuuuuuck, the statue of liberty has woken up". I stayed stock still and after a minute or two she relaxed and slowly backed away, keeping her eight eyes trained on me. Like I said I reckon she was keeping me well clear of horrible insects that would otherwise have a clear shot at me. That spider in particular caught three wasps in my room and after a while I could look behind my mirror and she'd not even flinch. She'd even crawl onto my finger if I offered it up. She seemed to get used to thousand feet tall monkey boy. Pretty cool really.

Are you high?

You seem . . . . different this evening?

:pac:

Wibbs · 20-06-2013 11:40PM

I wish. Sadly BWM I'm just odd.

Sauve · 20-06-2013 11:42PM

Wibbs wrote: »

I had a big wolf spider living behind my bedroom mirror a few years ago. One night I woke up from a deep slumber and there she was on my pillow about ten inches in old money away from me. I froze on the spot. The cool thing was so did she. I could see her thinking "oh fuuuuuck, the statue of liberty has woken up". I stayed stock still and after a minute or two she relaxed and slowly backed away, keeping her eight eyes trained on me. Like I said I reckon she was keeping me well clear of horrible insects that would otherwise have a clear shot at me. That spider in particular caught three wasps in my room and after a while I could look behind my mirror and she'd not even flinch. She'd even crawl onto my finger if I offered it up. She seemed to get used to thousand feet tall monkey boy. Pretty cool really.

That's lovely

Spiders are the business, I love watching them.
I may need a new hobby...

Sulla Felix · 20-06-2013 11:43PM

Yep, spiderbros are the best. I've never had a wolf spider before and that might test my resolve.

monty_python · 20-06-2013 11:45PM

Wibbs wrote: »

A spider will die of starvation after a couple of days of not eating. So think about that N. I'd far prefer my 8 legged mates doing their thang than the flying and crawling pestilences that would otherwise try to bite me. *edit* just today one of my arachnomates took out a feckin huge wasp and got a meal out of it. I say fair play girl(she's a big un so I'm thinking female spider), thanks for hanging out.

Spiders can go many many weeks without eating.

EoghanIRL · 20-06-2013 11:47PM

SilverScreen wrote: »

Just be glad they aren't these kind of spiders:

http://i.imgur.com/n62pF.jpg

I hope to never encounter one of these spiders. They just look nasty!

MOC88 · 20-06-2013 11:50PM

You could give them all names like George and Fred. Alternatively, catch them and run a spider hunger games ... everyone could do the same and we could have an inter-county boards.ie spider hunger games event every year!

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:51PM

The bloody spiders haven't been doing their job, there are bugy things all over my room, leaving the window and curtains open with the lights on may not have helped but I'm beginning to think I'm being ate alive.

hatrickpatrick · 20-06-2013 11:51PM

There's one living behind my bed, he's made his web between my bed post and the corner where the two walls meet. He's been there for ages, I'm honestly starting to get a bit worried about him - how long can they live without food? I've never seen anything caught in his web and he literally doesn't seem to have moved at all in the last couple of weeks, but spiders tend to shrivel up when dead so I'm assuming he's still alive... Can they survive living inside when there's nothing for them to hunt?

Problem with insects which have evolved to live alongside humans is I'm never sure whether it's kinder to put them outside or if that's actually bad for them. I presume they wouldn't set up shop inside a gaff unless they were able to survive in it, but on the other hand this guy living in the corner without eating is confusing the sh!te out of me O_o

Neadine · 20-06-2013 11:53PM

MOC88 wrote: »

You could give them all names like George and Fred. Alternatively, catch them and run a spider hunger games ... everyone could do the same and we could have an inter-county boards.ie spider hunger games event every year!

Last year 'Henry' lived under a glass globe in my sitting room for a while... good times.

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