Monster in my wing mirror!
Discussion
Driving along this morning, steady 50, all is well with the world. Then a giant spider starts appearing from within my wing mirror. It was at least 2 metres* across, huge hairy and with blood dripping off its huge fangs.
I thought I need a picture of this, stopped, and whipped my camera out ready for a shot at a safe distance, but the coward retreated, back into hiding.
I tried adjusting the mirror a few times, but no show. Its waiting to pounce, I know it.
Should I persuade it out with a blow lamp?
I thought I need a picture of this, stopped, and whipped my camera out ready for a shot at a safe distance, but the coward retreated, back into hiding.
I tried adjusting the mirror a few times, but no show. Its waiting to pounce, I know it.
Should I persuade it out with a blow lamp?
- Possibly 4cm..... definitely blood on the fangs, probably.
I had a 2 metre* one on my wing mirror the other day, noticed it and panicked as I had the window open... eeekk!
Thankfully, my blowing it really hard made it curl into a ball and drop off.
Although I have my suspicions that it squirted out a life saver and hung on and will re-appear at the door when I'm least expecting it.
Thankfully, my blowing it really hard made it curl into a ball and drop off.
Although I have my suspicions that it squirted out a life saver and hung on and will re-appear at the door when I'm least expecting it.
- using OP's conversion rule.
Ninjaboy said:
It must be a new species thats evolved and adapted to life in car mirrors. I've had one live in all my car mirrors for years. I park up, it has a web and i also noticed it retreats into the mirror at 50 mph
Have been figuring this is happening for a while now, evolution in progress, the dominant species of spider will be the wing mirror variety. Super sticky suckers on its feet for climbing up highly polished doors to get to a wing mirror home. And its home is nicely heated in the winter! Had one in my old car that made me scared of opening the window when I was driving incase it got blown into the car!
Oh FFS, this is the third spider thread so far this summer! Are you all a bunch of spineless wimps?!? Man-up and leave 'em be - they're great at keeping flies (inc. wasps and mossies) at bay!
Oh, and if you're afraid of spiders, steer clear of our garage...every time I go in there they've made another web right at face-height that I usually fail to spot! And I swear the big ones are playing poker at night...least-ways, the chairs seem to have moved...always wondered how a spider sits in a plastic garden chair...
Oh, and if you're afraid of spiders, steer clear of our garage...every time I go in there they've made another web right at face-height that I usually fail to spot! And I swear the big ones are playing poker at night...least-ways, the chairs seem to have moved...always wondered how a spider sits in a plastic garden chair...
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