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I really don't like big spiders. Takes a lot out of me dealing with them. Tidying up recently disturbed a big wold spider in the living room, a good inch and a half across 
Missed the bugger with a glass because it was too big. Eventually managed to get it under a jug and then slip it out of the window. At every stage I had to catch my breath afterwards. Really shits me up. Just the way I am I guess...
Missed the bugger with a glass because it was too big. Eventually managed to get it under a jug and then slip it out of the window. At every stage I had to catch my breath afterwards. Really shits me up. Just the way I am I guess...
A mate of mine also has arachnophobia, which I didn´t know, and he definitely gets a proper fear reaction when seeing one. I don´t like them, frankly, not keen on many insects, but can deal more or less with them, above all if I have a book at hand - yes, they are wonderful for killing all kinds of creepy things. Discovered my bf´s mum was also terrified of them when I showed her a hankie with one I had just killed. Not a smart move, I lost a lot of brownie points.
My ex thought that the 'best' way to cure me of my dislike of spiders was to buy a 
-off huge tarantula, and keep it in it's tank on my bedside table - bastard! Everytime he went out, the tank was put in the freezer - thing only lasted a couple of months. Divorce loomed a month or so later.....
-off huge tarantula, and keep it in it's tank on my bedside table - bastard! Everytime he went out, the tank was put in the freezer - thing only lasted a couple of months. Divorce loomed a month or so later.....I have a spider that lives under my shower, every morning i go into the bathroom and i see him scuttle across the floor and dive into the little hole in the bit under the shower.
Bless.
I really hope there isn't a nest though, the thought of wandering in one day as 4000 baby spiders try to eat my flesh off my body like a shoal of Piranhas doesn't appeal to be honest - what does the PH collective think, am i likely to have my eyeballs eaten out?
Cheers,
Rob.
Bless.
I really hope there isn't a nest though, the thought of wandering in one day as 4000 baby spiders try to eat my flesh off my body like a shoal of Piranhas doesn't appeal to be honest - what does the PH collective think, am i likely to have my eyeballs eaten out?
Cheers,
Rob.
c c said:
There is only one word I have for house spiders and that is "DYSON".
I did get quite fond of the little feller that lived in my wing mirror for a while. He would often pop out for a look to see where we were going and then as the turbulence increased he’d pop back in again.
Never been keen on spiders, probably because as a kid my Mum was terrified of them and I think it rubbed off.
That said, I do find wing mirror spiders rather cool, for adaption to surroundings if nothing else.
I really don't mind spiders and I find Tarantulas fascinating. I also have a fondness for snakes and lizards so there you go. I'm allergic to cats so I don't like them anyway.
The three animals I'm not so enamoured by are wasps, scorpions and geese.
Wasps, because they are nature's equivalent of a Nazi Stuka, doing divebombs on al fresco breakfast tables, and they have nothing whatsoever to contribute to the earth's ecosystem.
Scorpions, because they look evil and the way they attack is particularly nasty. Whilst spiders look like they're going about their daily business, scorpions always look like they're up for a good stinging session. And when I was a kid and saw pictures of them, I thought they were bigger than a lobster.
Geese, because they're bad-tempered bastards. Whilst ducks quack politely if you give them some bread, geese hunker down and ram their beaks into your ankles, screeching, hissing and honking. The Millwall supporters of the animal kingdom.
The three animals I'm not so enamoured by are wasps, scorpions and geese.
Wasps, because they are nature's equivalent of a Nazi Stuka, doing divebombs on al fresco breakfast tables, and they have nothing whatsoever to contribute to the earth's ecosystem.
Scorpions, because they look evil and the way they attack is particularly nasty. Whilst spiders look like they're going about their daily business, scorpions always look like they're up for a good stinging session. And when I was a kid and saw pictures of them, I thought they were bigger than a lobster.
Geese, because they're bad-tempered bastards. Whilst ducks quack politely if you give them some bread, geese hunker down and ram their beaks into your ankles, screeching, hissing and honking. The Millwall supporters of the animal kingdom.
Gazboy said:
Scorpions, because they look evil and the way they attack is particularly nasty. Whilst spiders look like they're going about their daily business, scorpions always look like they're up for a good stinging session. And when I was a kid and saw pictures of them, I thought they were bigger than a lobster.
We were talking about this the other night- everyone is always suprised by how small Scorpians are.
I guess it's because in this country, when we're learning about arachnids and crustaceans, we see lobsters in the fishmongers, and we see scorpions in books looking physically very similar. I first saw a scorpion in a zoo and was genuinely surprised to find that it had more in common with a tarantula than a crab.
Out on interest, anyone know what the biggest species of scorpion is?
I still find it odd that the Harvestman spider has one of the deadliest poisons found in a creature - but it has no way of delivering it, it's actually a method of killing anything that ate it. And just think - your garden shed is crawling with them. Don't eat one...
I had a friend who had a Tarantula (Boris 
) and when he lived in Norwich in a bedsit I had it sit on my hand..*sweat*! I asked him what he fed it on and he said he hadn't fed it in the 3 months he'd had it....... he just left it's cage open at night and it went out and found food for itself! He also said sometimes he woke up with it sitting on his face for the warmth of his breath.....
) and when he lived in Norwich in a bedsit I had it sit on my hand..*sweat*! I asked him what he fed it on and he said he hadn't fed it in the 3 months he'd had it....... he just left it's cage open at night and it went out and found food for itself! He also said sometimes he woke up with it sitting on his face for the warmth of his breath.....Gazboy said:
I had a friend who had a Tarantula (Boris
I think I would die of fright.
Am I the only one thinking of that similar scene in Dr. No?
Twincam16 said:
I still find it odd that the Harvestman spider has one of the deadliest poisons found in a creature - but it has no way of delivering it, it's actually a method of killing anything that ate it. And just think - your garden shed is crawling with them. Don't eat one...
Sadly not...
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/myths/daddyvenom.html
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