Spiders in your house.... pics
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My wife's Aunt is obsessed with the threat of spiders, to the extent she has lemon peel scattered in every corner of the house, in the belief spiders don't like it (I know).
Of course, my 9-month old daughter had a whale of a time crawling around and trying to eat most of said peel...
Of course, my 9-month old daughter had a whale of a time crawling around and trying to eat most of said peel...
DoubleSix said:
What is that thing??
It's the lesser-spotted dry-land octopus.Nah, just kidding. It's a spider.
Probably a male giant house spider.
http://www.uksafari.com/housespiders.htm
Edited by TooMany2cvs on Sunday 24th September 16:30
TooMany2cvs said:
DoubleSix said:
What is that thing??
It's the lesser-spotted dry-land octopus.Nah, just kidding. It's a spider.
Probably a male giant house spider.
http://www.uksafari.com/housespiders.htm
Edited by TooMany2cvs on Sunday 24th September 16:30
OP, I'd have left that one - big enough to deal with the odd fruit fly, but not big enough to cause panic in anyone with anything approximating a pair 
humcumber - proper spider :L
I'd have pitched that - but out here, on the edge of civilisation (just before the Fens start), trapping spiders needs a pint glass, and even then, you have to hover it over the beermat until Itsy (or Bitsy) pulls his feet in. I'm not talkig your average Nonic pint glass, I mean a heavy, wide mouth, dimpled pint glass. They (the spider, not the pint glass) make an audible thump if they hit my car roof or the conservatory when defenestrated...
humcumber - proper spider :L
I'd have pitched that - but out here, on the edge of civilisation (just before the Fens start), trapping spiders needs a pint glass, and even then, you have to hover it over the beermat until Itsy (or Bitsy) pulls his feet in. I'm not talkig your average Nonic pint glass, I mean a heavy, wide mouth, dimpled pint glass. They (the spider, not the pint glass) make an audible thump if they hit my car roof or the conservatory when defenestrated... Nah, skinny spiders aren't scary...
These black funnel web things are aggressive b
ds. Brush against a wall and they are out and at you!!
I read somewhere they're only in port towns (like where live in Bristol) as they've come in from Europe but are spreading fast.
Edit: Segestria florentina - Put that in Google images..... omg
WIKI Says: Originally a species of the Mediterranean region as far east as Georgia, it can now be found in most if not all British towns (for example Bristol), where they were probably introduced via seaports at least since 1845.[2] It has been found in several places in Cornwall, plymouth Bristol, Swindon, Gloucester, Ashford, Dover, Hayes, Southampton, Salisbury, Whitstable, Canterbury, South East London, Vinters Park, Maidstone, Portsmouth, Sittingbourne, Faversham,[5] Sheffield,[6] Bridgwater[7] and Newport,[8] where it prefers south-facing walls.[9] Specimens have been found in Exeter Cathedral as far back as 1890.[10][11] It has also been found in Argentina, Australia and several Atlantic islands, where it was probably also introduced.
These black funnel web things are aggressive b
ds. Brush against a wall and they are out and at you!!I read somewhere they're only in port towns (like where live in Bristol) as they've come in from Europe but are spreading fast.
Edit: Segestria florentina - Put that in Google images..... omg
WIKI Says: Originally a species of the Mediterranean region as far east as Georgia, it can now be found in most if not all British towns (for example Bristol), where they were probably introduced via seaports at least since 1845.[2] It has been found in several places in Cornwall, plymouth Bristol, Swindon, Gloucester, Ashford, Dover, Hayes, Southampton, Salisbury, Whitstable, Canterbury, South East London, Vinters Park, Maidstone, Portsmouth, Sittingbourne, Faversham,[5] Sheffield,[6] Bridgwater[7] and Newport,[8] where it prefers south-facing walls.[9] Specimens have been found in Exeter Cathedral as far back as 1890.[10][11] It has also been found in Argentina, Australia and several Atlantic islands, where it was probably also introduced.
Edited by DoubleSix on Thursday 28th September 21:41
Edited by DoubleSix on Thursday 28th September 21:43
riosyd said:
I don't mind the little spiders but I hate these ones (we operate a catch and release outside system here)
(5p for size reference)
Tegenaria don't live outside, may as well kill the poor buggers humanely as put them outside to die anyway.(5p for size reference)
Or you could just leave them the fck alone, they're completely harmless.
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