Massive spider (U.K.)
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I blame chris packam (and others). Who the hell decided to call them house spiders?? No wonder they invite themselves into homes as soon as the Proms finish. Make themselves at home, unpack,... then start to explore the house. At high speed.
If we didnt call them house spiders they wouldnt feel so entitled to be here. They should be called "motorway spiders". Or Top-of-factory-chimney spiders. Or bottom of a scary cave spiders. But not house spiders...
If we didnt call them house spiders they wouldnt feel so entitled to be here. They should be called "motorway spiders". Or Top-of-factory-chimney spiders. Or bottom of a scary cave spiders. But not house spiders...
We’ve moved house fairly recently. We’ve had over 50 of these in the house in the last few weeks. And some are huge - ie I’ve put a pint glass over them and trapped the legs from side to side. On quite a few occasions I’ve caught movement out of the corner of my eye and thought the cat has brought in a mouse, only to see a monster spider.
I don’t usually mind spiders but these are nasty looking buggers - and my wife has just found one in our bed (hence why I’ve just searched on here to see if others are getting so many)! Not sure I’m going to sleep that well now….
What I find odd is that we’ve not seen any cobwebs that would support spiders that big so I’m assuming they don’t spin webs???
I don’t usually mind spiders but these are nasty looking buggers - and my wife has just found one in our bed (hence why I’ve just searched on here to see if others are getting so many)! Not sure I’m going to sleep that well now….
What I find odd is that we’ve not seen any cobwebs that would support spiders that big so I’m assuming they don’t spin webs???
Edited by W12GT on Wednesday 13th September 23:52
Years ago I threw a copy of classic and sportscar magazine at one of these as it sauntered across the floor towards me, thinking that’s gonna sting a bit, went to pick up the magazine all smug like, only to see it pick itself up, shrug a bit and carry on!!!
I then leathered it one with a shoe, that learned it.
I then leathered it one with a shoe, that learned it.
Curiously enough I’ve had to evict two from our sunroom the past couple of days.
Each time whilst watching some TV……their shadowy form scurrying rapidly across the floor. Nasty looking blighters!
Maybe it’s the same one, making his way back. Might have to drive him out of County instead of just lobbing him the other side of the drive
Each time whilst watching some TV……their shadowy form scurrying rapidly across the floor. Nasty looking blighters!
Maybe it’s the same one, making his way back. Might have to drive him out of County instead of just lobbing him the other side of the drive
In 2015 we moved house, last thing I did after sweeping the garage floor was to lock up the side gate, through the house one last look around as you do, opened the garage door to double check nothing left in there, sitting in the middle of the floor was a spider that I'm sure wouldn't have been covered by a saucer! It was literally 5 mins since I'd swept the floor! I closed the door and thought for a minute about writing a note for the new owner of the house, I didn't of course, a few months later bumped into the new owner in the local, he related a funny story about his teenage sons entering the garage on move in day and screaming the place down as they spotted their new co garage resident scuttling across the floor towards them!
Boosted LS1 said:
W12GT said:
What I find odd is that we’ve not seen any cobwebs that would support spiders that big so I’m assuming they don’t spin webs???
They're harmless and don't make webs. I assume they're hunting at night when going walkabout.Edited by W12GT on Wednesday 13th September 23:52
From that point on I have to say I’m now a member of the squashing brigade of the nasty looking ones.
budgie smuggler said:
Hate these pricks.
I swear I found one so large once that I could hear its footsteps
I had 2 on my bedroom wall once. They met, had a brief fight and the loser fell and hit the carpet with an audible thud.I swear I found one so large once that I could hear its footsteps
Edited by budgie smuggler on Wednesday 13th September 15:43
mikeiow said:
Curiously enough I’ve had to evict two from our sunroom the past couple of days.
Each time whilst watching some TV……their shadowy form scurrying rapidly across the floor. Nasty looking blighters!
Maybe it’s the same one, making his way back. Might have to drive him out of County instead of just lobbing him the other side of the drive
Wee spot of tipp-ex.Each time whilst watching some TV……their shadowy form scurrying rapidly across the floor. Nasty looking blighters!
Maybe it’s the same one, making his way back. Might have to drive him out of County instead of just lobbing him the other side of the drive
W12GT said:
dundarach said:
I like them, I suspect that when the apocalypse comes, I'd rather live with massive spiders than people.
Even if it’s the massive spiders that have eaten all the people??I'd remake A Boy and His Dog
into
A miserable old b
d and his Spiders(with extra hot chicks and more cannibalism!)
Spiders seem to have been on the steroids this year.
Our puppy usually gets first sighting of them and makes short work of them, most likely because my girlfriend rewards the pup with a treat because she's terrified of them.
Though there was one in the kitchen the other day that looked like a crawling hand.
The dog looked at it and then at me as though to say "No fking way"
I managed to flick it out the back door with my foot, though in hindsight it probably has a child in a headlock somewhere now
Our puppy usually gets first sighting of them and makes short work of them, most likely because my girlfriend rewards the pup with a treat because she's terrified of them.
Though there was one in the kitchen the other day that looked like a crawling hand.
The dog looked at it and then at me as though to say "No f
king way" I managed to flick it out the back door with my foot, though in hindsight it probably has a child in a headlock somewhere now
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