Ok, cure me please: SPIDERS!

by eddie Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:58 pm

First topic message reminder :

Don't know of it's the curse of this place and that bloody thread About spiders, but over the last few days I've had massive spiders in my house.
They freak me out!!!!

Why are they coming in?
Why are they so freaking big?
What am I so scared of?
HOW CAN I STOP BEING SO FREAKED OUT????

There's no point telling me I'm bigger than them blah blah, there's no point (sassy) telling me they catch flies blah blah or even that they spin little cute webs and make orphans blankets.
I don't care.

I hate them and they freak me out.

Any one got any good cures for me? Please?? Sad

by eddie Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:10 pm

What the fuck?

by Original Quill Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:14 pm

Tippy-toe ever so quietly 'cross the table.

by eddie Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:38 pm

Did you see that thing? It was the size of an actual dinner plate?
Fuck about!

by Original Quill Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:05 pm

We had one about that size that would come out on the screen of our Arcadia door (to the patio) of our home in the Tucson Mountains. On warm summer evenings we would sit out there, sipping beer, and watch the lights of Tucson come up.

We thought she was just sociable, and wanted to join us. But then someone pointed out that when we came out, we turned on the patio lights, and that attracted flies, which attracted her.

They are harmless, except if you antagonize them and they bite you. You can get a bad infection from a tarantula bite.

by Guest Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:14 pm

Not a spider, but a coconut crab, but might give you the willies

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by eddie Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:54 pm

The crab doesn't bother me. No idea why.
It's just spiders then.

by Original Quill Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:24 pm

Actually, a cracked Alaskan King Crab would be tasty for dinner tonight. Either freshly steamed, with a garlic butter dip, or cooked and chilled, with a thousand island and lemon dressing.

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But, I digress.

by eddie Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:31 pm

Digress away. It gets rid of all the spider pics at least.

by Victorismyhero Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:52 pm

\For sale round here ....on facebook

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by Guest Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:47 pm

A sunbather, engrossed in her music, fails to notice a tarantula is sat on her shoulder

shit is about to get real!!!!! lol!

by Cass Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:50 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:
Cass wrote:

Eds-yes it’s baffling

CGF- I’ll take the itching any day.

How bout them Packers?

I fail to see your point.

by Original Quill Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:04 pm

smelly-bandit wrote:

A sunbather, engrossed in her music, fails to notice a tarantula is sat on her shoulder

shit is about to get real!!!!!

Actually, he's not very big. My daughter used to get wolf spiders about that size, that would leap onto her her head and shoulders. They had fallen into the pool, and when she went for a swim they would jump on her to keep from drowning.

Can't really blame 'em. You'd just flick them off, then help them onto the deck, where they would skitter away.

by 'Wolfie Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:12 am

Lord Foul wrote:
\For sale round here ....on facebook

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Ten legs ?!?

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by nicko Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:41 am

I counted 10, what's those two little bits at the front, feelers?

by Syl Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:44 pm

Be very careful when you use google. I keep getting this pic up Shocked

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by veya_victaous Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:29 am

nicko wrote:I counted 10, what's those two little bits at the front, feelers?

basically yes they are part of the mouth called 'Pedipalps'

I am not sure what species of spider that is but it is one with elongated Pedipalps(I think it may be some sort of tarantula), they are smaller on most spiders

by veya_victaous Thu May 03, 2018 1:36 am

by 'Wolfie Thu May 03, 2018 11:51 am

^^^^^^^^

He wouldn't eat much...

Around here, we will have a huntsman or three finding their way inside every year..
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by magica Thu May 03, 2018 3:57 pm

Eek

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by eddie Fri May 04, 2018 7:39 pm

Holy motherfucking Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Shocked

by veya_victaous Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:51 am

Artist at work

by Original Quill Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:48 pm

The linear perfection of that web begs the question: who says nature doesn't digitize?

by Fred Moletrousers Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:40 pm

Original Quill wrote:The linear perfection of that web begs the question: who says nature doesn't digitize?

Or in the words of a simple old Yorkshireman: Just where the fuck does all that stuff come from?

by veya_victaous Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:00 am

by Original Quill Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:09 am

Fred Moletrousers wrote:
Original Quill wrote:The linear perfection of that web begs the question: who says nature doesn't digitize?

Or in the words of a simple old Yorkshireman: Just where the fuck does all that stuff come from?

I think the web material comes out of the spider's ass. But who taught him geometric patterns?

by veya_victaous Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:46 am

by Vintage Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:08 pm

There's an advert currently on tv here re Royal Marines, this marine is concealed in the jungle as the ememy or whatever passes by and a large hairy spider crawls off a nearby branch onto his shoulder, then up onto his face, over his eye. The marine of course doesn't move or bat an eyelid. Yuk.
I was going to enlist before I saw that

by veya_victaous Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:54 am

by Victorismyhero Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:43 pm

bumped just to annoy eddie

by veya_victaous Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:11 am

by veya_victaous Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:05 am

I bought myself a 2nd hand DSLR camera for my birthday. I'm trying to find a new hobby and think I might like Photography, gives a reason to visit places that you'd otherwise just drive past or bushwalk/4WD to the look outs etc...

since I am just enjoying my day I though I'd give it a go.
First subject a smallish huntsmen in the back room.
I cropped the image so they'd be the right size for the forum, they are huge even on the medium setting

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Considering it a few years old the quality is great, I thought I'd need to get a macro lens or something to get spider close ups Twisted Evil

by eddie Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:20 pm

What the fuck? Are you trying to upset me?? Evil or Very Mad

by eddie Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:23 pm

So...this is me...

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by 'Wolfie Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:39 am

End of winter here...

Those spiders will be on the march next week; doing what spiders do; breeding up their numbers ready to invade Britain during the coming Brexit confusions and recessions..

Be afraid.. Be very afraid...

sunny

by eddie Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:59 pm

So....last night I was having a rollie by the back door and a small spider was dangling on a web thing. I hit it away and immediately afterwards my finger started itching. Ben told me it might be “spider hairs”

“Spider hairs??.” I said, fretfully.

I scrubbed my hands and told Ben I didn’t want to be like that guy in the film “The fly” where he turned into a fly...except I would wake up a spider.

Then!

After Ben fell asleep I ame down to have a spliff because I couldn’t sleep...and there was this massive spider! It was crawling my walls like it worked here and was on the nightshift, all arrogant and busy.

I climbed up on a chair at 3am and killed the fucker.

Just sayin’. I still ain’t over my fear of these hairy freaks that run way too fast.

by eddie Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:59 pm

Won’t anyone help me?? Sad

by Ben Reilly Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:00 pm

eddie wrote:Won’t anyone help me??

"They're more afraid of you than you are of them." Though I think you've proven that's not always true ...

by Ben Reilly Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:16 pm

by Vintage Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:48 pm

Our cat brings in all sorts, birds, voles, mice and lizards - quite often alive and well, other than shocked I suppose. We try to catch them and release them safely but quite often they
end up under/behind furniture, so its either move book cases cupboards etc or leave an escape route, sometimes overnight. We ensure the cat is up with us for the night in that case. However if a largish spider is loose I won't go to bed until its found and evicted.

by eddie Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:00 pm

Vintage wrote:Our cat brings in all sorts, birds, voles, mice and lizards - quite often alive and well, other than shocked I suppose. We try to catch them and release them safely but quite often they
end up under/behind furniture, so its either move book cases cupboards etc or leave an escape route, sometimes overnight. We ensure the cat is up with us for the night in that case. However if a largish spider is loose I won't go to bed until its found and evicted.

I can’t sleep if I know a spider is on the loose. I’m also like that about flies. I actually hate them, I find them physically repulsive.

by Original Quill Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:05 pm

Vintage wrote:Our cat brings in all sorts, birds, voles, mice and lizards - quite often alive and well, other than shocked I suppose. We try to catch them and release them safely but quite often they
end up under/behind furniture, so its either move book cases cupboards etc or leave an escape route, sometimes overnight. We ensure the cat is up with us for the night in that case. However if a largish spider is loose I won't go to bed until its found and evicted.

Great cat. She is 'mothering' you, bringing you live food items, so to teach you how to 'kill' for food.

As a proper kitten, you are supposed to play with it, killing it in the process. Then consume it.

She is teaching you for life in the big wide world.

by Vintage Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:11 pm

Yes she is indeed If do manage to grab it, I gratefully take it away to 'eat', and be a good kitten, haven't found a way to stop her.
We've tried bells on a collar, she regularly comes home without the collars, I've tried multiple bells and larger bells so she can hunt but maybe not actually catch her prey.
She also has numerous toy mice with catnip or bells in them to play hut with which she does and regularly brings them to me.

by Original Quill Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:22 pm

She ain't messin' round. She's got responsibilities. Twisted Evil

by eddie Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:40 am

The Peacock Jumping Spider!

If spiders looked like this I might be less afraid....

And look! He’s smiling because he’s so colourful. bounce

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by Ben Reilly Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:41 am

And unless this photo's been altered, he has an image of a spider on his back!

by eddie Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:43 am

Ben Reilly wrote:And unless this photo's been altered, he has an image of a spider on his back!

It’s like a colourful backpack! I like to imagine he’s off on his adventures, trekking across the world being all colourful, with his little furry beard.

I like him!

by Ben Reilly Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:49 am

Eddie just said this to me, about spiders' legs:

"What they should have, is little socks to match their backpacks."

No regrets. Cool

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