Oh God... Just had to kill the biggest spider!

kelack said:
Ha ha, I'm the same, I will run out of the room and shout abuse at it hoping it will leave :lol:
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Why didn't I think of that ? I'd save a fortune on arachnicides :D
Cheer Kelly :thumbs:
 
:lol: I never said it worked! Just hope
 
The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

and is going to get ALL you wimps.....:lol:
 
Oi :bat: :p calling me a wimp. Cheeky so and so!!!
 
kelack said:
Oi :bat: :p calling me a wimp. Cheeky so and so!!!
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:D

lets see

average female body mass = [not going there..:cool:]

average spider body mass
WIKI..''The largest species of tarantula can weigh over 85 grams (3 oz)''

not a fair contest IMO...................:lol:
 
Yardbent said:
:D

lets see

average female body mass = [not going there..:cool:]

average spider body mass
WIKI..''The largest species of tarantula can weigh over 85 grams (3 oz)''

not a fair contest IMO...................:lol:
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Yeah, but spiders have fangs and venom and ... oh, wait, she's a mod :D Yeah, guess it's not really weighted in the spider's direction at all.
 
ukglyn said:
As daft as I feel for it being quite a big bloke, I am petrified of spiders:'(
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I'm the same with all creepy crawlies. I hate picking them up, I always use lots of kitchen paper but I hate to feel the lump :gag: Funny, as I'd rather face a mad foaming at the mouth rottenweller dog or whatever they are :lol:

Maybe it's just a race memory from back in the day when we all lived in trees and there was an evolutionary advantage to being frightened of creepy crawlies as they might be poisonous and being frightened of them we'd get out of the way.

We get big spiders at this time of year but despite there being predictions of lots of big ones as conditions have been "ideal" we've so far only had a few.
 
Jeez, it is only a spider, why all the horror?

They eat all the things you really don`t want in your house, so let them be..................:)
 
fracster said:
Jeez, it is only a spider, why all the horror?

They eat all the things you really don`t want in your house, so let them be..................:)
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:plusone: I have a fear of TP Mod`s but you do not see me going around stamping :thinking: :D
 
one's just run under the sofa im sat on and i cant move!!! OH isnt here to get it for me either!
 
ukglyn said:
As daft as I feel for it being quite a big bloke, I am petrified of spiders:'( .... Wimp or what:shrug::bang:
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Nope 17stone 6'3 & petrified of worms.... They physically make me wanna :puke:

Snakes I haven't got any probs with but worms :nono: :$
 
Trig's said:
Nope 17stone 6'3 & petrified of worms.... They physically make me wanna :puke:

Snakes I haven't got any probs with but worms :nono: :$
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Oh dear! ... Sounds like you have a problem with worms :| But it's okay, there are tablets available ;)
 
It's not a phobia I have - but it is one I understand. I actually don't like them over my bed really, though this time of year I've given up removing them! Unless they're big.

We used to have tarantulas though, they're awesome. One of our friends who was officiallyish (by a... psychologist or someone) diagnosed with arachnophobia found he actually wasn't worried about our Ts.

I have a mild (err... well, not that mild..) phobia of maggots. I know logically they're harmless, other bugs (including ones that can actually sting/bite) I'm not bothered about, but maggots... eurgh.
 
i couldn't face letting a spider run over my hands, but i do like to catch them in a glass and then collect 'food' for it. I wait a day or so for the spider to spin it's webs and then i get earwigs or other small bugs and drop them in.

It's so fascinating watching the spider wrap up its prey and then eat it. I have to hide the glass above the kitchen units though otherwise the wife will go mental :D
 
Splog said:
Oh dear! ... Sounds like you have a problem with worms :| But it's okay, there are tablets available ;)
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A day later & the penny has dropped - didn't get it at first :$ :lol:
 
see now sanakes I have 2 as pets and love em, explain that:shrug:
 
Trig's said:
Nope 17stone 6'3 & petrified of worms.... They physically make me wanna :puke:
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theres no logic to phobias - they are by definition irrational - my freind paul is an officer in the rifles , and hes been decorated for bravery under fire not once but twice - and yet he is so frightened of spiders he won't go in the spider house at the zoo , and he once shot one with his sidearm (okay it was one of those big, bird eating ones and he had just woken up to find it on his pillow - this was in belize - but still 13 rounds of 9mm may have been a slight overreaction) :lol:

Personally of course i'm absolutely fearless (apart from waking swimbo up when coming in ratarsed at 2am- but thats a completely rational fear ;) ), I laugh in the face of danger ...... then run away and hide in case it heard me :lol:
 
I live in an old cottage, and in the 33 years I have been been here have never seen a spider with a leg span bigger than half an inch , in the last three months I have killed 5 that had a leg span as big as a Canon rear lens cap!!

Yes I am also a wimp and terrified of the bloody things!!
 
Oh and seeing as I like to keep a distance from the horrible things I shoot them with my air rifle, not one has survived the power of a BSA Airsporter, minus the pellet of course:D
 
leftcurl said:
i couldn't face letting a spider run over my hands, but i do like to catch them in a glass and then collect 'food' for it. I wait a day or so for the spider to spin it's webs and then i get earwigs or other small bugs and drop them in.

It's so fascinating watching the spider wrap up its prey and then eat it. I have to hide the glass above the kitchen units though otherwise the wife will go mental :D
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Isn't that what Hannibal Lecter did when he was a child.
 
I remember years ago I'd been training and then had a drink with the box of toys. I got in the house and saw a huge big spider in the kitchen. Full of testosterone and vodka, I shouted for my dad to come and move it. He came downstairs in his PJ's, looked at the spider, smacked me across the back of my head and told me it was the top off a tomato!!!
 
malo50 said:
I remember years ago I'd been training and then had a drink with the box of toys. I got in the house and saw a huge big spider in the kitchen. Full of testosterone and vodka, I shouted for my dad to come and move it. He came downstairs in his PJ's, looked at the spider, smacked me across the back of my head and told me it was the top off a tomato!!!
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That's always a good thing to throw in the bathtub for your other half to find... :naughty:
 
Yardbent said:
why kill it in the first place...........:thumbsdown:
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Yip
Wimp or what

Am sure you can get help for this just think of all the other beastties the spider eats or have I just given you more nightmares. he he

All the best
 
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Catdaddy said:
That's always a good thing to throw in the bathtub for your other half to find... :naughty:
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That's nasty, I'm going to get some now!!
 
malo50 said:
That's nasty, I'm going to get some now!!
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And then you get the pleasure of asking them what the fuss is all about - that thing in the tub is clearly green and only has 5 'legs'...! ;)
 
big soft moose said:
I would have thought you'd have a fear of mongeese :lol:
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big soft moose said:
but still 13 rounds of 9mm may have been a slight overreaction) :lol:
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Just a tad :D

There is definitely a theme running through this thread
and it just confirms what I said near the start ;)

Cobra said:
Its strange, 90% of all the calls I get for arachnid control are from men.
It usually starts something like this,
.............Erm "my wife" is scared of spiders and we she would like them removed / destroyed.

:)
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:thinking: I'm wondering if it's because they have more than two legs :shrug:
 
Trig's said:
:thinking: I'm wondering if it's because they have more than two legs :shrug:
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Or possibly more than 6 ;)
You don't get this "fear response"
from most other insects,
well technically they are arachnids, like Scorpions and various
other "bugs".
 
Cobra said:
from most other insects,
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I dunno - swimbo is terrified of wasps (though oddly not of hornets or bees) and of daddy long legs - none of the usual insects/arachnids bother me, but ticks make me feel distinctly unwell (swimbo has to take them off the dog as i dont like handling them)
 
big soft moose said:
I dunno - swimbo is terrified of wasps (though oddly not of hornets or bees) and of daddy long legs
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Agreed, hwimbo here is terrified of wasps, crane flies (daddy long legs) and moths.

I'm not a fan of wasps myself, but that's because when I was ~14 I was almost stung to death (my breathing ceased just as we got to the hospital).

But really I don't freak out when I see any of those, crane flies I just find comical, and moths, well, I like moths most of the time, as long as they're not bothering me while I try to sleep.

I don't like parasitic wasps or ants much either, but again, that's from experience of being bitten painfully by the little bug...s
 
big soft moose said:
I dunno - swimbo is terrified of wasps (though oddly not of hornets or bees) and of daddy long legs - none of the usual insects/arachnids bother me, but ticks make me feel distinctly unwell (swimbo has to take them off the dog as i dont like handling them)
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Hornets or bees are no where near as aggressive as wasps ;)
The mistake that people make with wasps is that as soon as one comes near
they try and 'swat it'
Thats when it all goes tits up.
They will fight back, although as long as you don't actually touch it or stand in the flight path, you can stand very close to a wasps nest.
(I do it all the time, as sometimes the only way to find a (well hidden) nest is to follow a wasp :D)
Hornets and bee's, I guess are not seen as much as threat as they move a lot slower.
Both of course are capable of inflicting a very painful sting nonetheless ;)
 
I can cope with spiders with a glass & bit of card, I have to as my daughter aged 23 is terrified of them and hubby is not always around to pick them up and get rid of them.
Wasps on the other hand :thinking:. After being stung on the head by several at the same time as a child, I don't just spray them with killer they DROWN IN THE STUFF!!! or get squished or both:lol:
 
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