Spiders ????

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ian2144

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1,692 posts

229 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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I was under the impression spiders in the UK were harmless??????

I got three bites along the top of my sock, first thought was a midge bites, but it's too cold for them at this time of year. After a closer inspection I found a dead spider the size of my pinky nail inside my trousers.

Never did like spider, allways thought they were a bit sleekit !!

Kiltie

7,504 posts

253 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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ian2144 said:
... sleekit ...
Ian,

It's going to be very much a minority in here who understand the meaning of sleekit. hehe

Cheers,

Eric smile



Tow Vehicle Rqrd

1,217 posts

190 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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I was bitten by a spider when I was very young, and it was at that point that the fear / loathing of the ghastly creatures kicked in. My Dad was adament for years that this couldn't have happened, until he grabbed a tresspassing arachnid about two years ago, and recieved a rather nasty bite for his trouble. Shudder!

Frankeh

12,558 posts

192 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Spiders? Bah. I have an infestation of ladybirds.
Have to catch at least 10 a day inside my living room.

Cutest infestation ever.

anonymous-user

61 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Wonder how long before some numpty posts a picture of a scarry spider!

bexVN

14,682 posts

218 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Frankeh said:
Spiders? Bah. I have an infestation of ladybirds.
Have to catch at least 10 a day inside my living room.

Cutest infestation ever.
I like that thought smile

Piersman2

6,640 posts

206 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Kiltie said:
ian2144 said:
... sleekit ...
Ian,

It's going to be very much a minority in here who understand the meaning of sleekit. hehe

Cheers,

Eric smile
Hee hee, not heard that expression for a few years now.

Fustie? Foosty? Foostie? Never did learn how to spell it, but another of those words I've not heard for years. smile


Frankeh

12,558 posts

192 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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bexVN said:
Frankeh said:
Spiders? Bah. I have an infestation of ladybirds.
Have to catch at least 10 a day inside my living room.

Cutest infestation ever.
I like that thought smile
Only annoying thing is when you're in the living room you'll hear them start flying into the light fitting over and over again like moths.
Other than that I just let them get on with it. They just chill out in groups of 10 in the corners of the room.

bexVN

14,682 posts

218 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Frankeh said:
bexVN said:
Frankeh said:
Spiders? Bah. I have an infestation of ladybirds.
Have to catch at least 10 a day inside my living room.

Cutest infestation ever.
I like that thought smile
Only annoying thing is when you're in the living room you'll hear them start flying into the light fitting over and over again like moths.
Other than that I just let them get on with it. They just chill out in groups of 10 in the corners of the room.
That is annoying. I just love your wording 'cutest infestation ever'

Poledriver

28,805 posts

201 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Shaid GTB said:
Wonder how long before some numpty posts a picture of a scarry spider!
This one doesn't have any scars! It's a halloween spider! smile


ian2144

Original Poster:

1,692 posts

229 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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Piersman2 said:
Kiltie said:
ian2144 said:
... sleekit ...
Ian,

It's going to be very much a minority in here who understand the meaning of sleekit. hehe

Cheers,

Eric smile
Hee hee, not heard that expression for a few years now.

Fustie? Foosty? Foostie? Never did learn how to spell it, but another of those words I've not heard for years. smile
Like you, I'm not sure how you spell it. But Foostie comes into my mind every time I visit the mother-in-law !!





Poledriver

28,805 posts

201 months

Tuesday 9th November 2010
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AAAAAaaaarrggghh! Scary Spider!!!


Nightmare

5,230 posts

291 months

Wednesday 10th November 2010
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Frankeh said:
Spiders? Bah. I have an infestation of ladybirds.
Have to catch at least 10 a day inside my living room.

Cutest infestation ever.
I've never been bitten by a UK spider...but have been bitten twice by those little buggers - and it really hurts!

Frankeh

12,558 posts

192 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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Nightmare said:
Frankeh said:
Spiders? Bah. I have an infestation of ladybirds.
Have to catch at least 10 a day inside my living room.

Cutest infestation ever.
I've never been bitten by a UK spider...but have been bitten twice by those little buggers - and it really hurts!
Ladybirds bite?!
Not had a bite yet and I've been hand feeding them to a spider for a few days now.

bexVN

14,682 posts

218 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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I thought ladybirds were poisonous to others when eaten hence their colouring. Are you sure you're not killing the spider.

Just release them they're good for the garden.

Frankeh

12,558 posts

192 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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bexVN said:
I thought ladybirds were poisonous to others when eaten hence their colouring. Are you sure you're not killing the spider.

Just release them they're good for the garden.
Spiders eaten a few now and he seems ok. It seems like their shell works well as a bowl.

VPower

3,598 posts

201 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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We have an infestation of Lady-Birds in our office.
Literally hundreds in the the light fittings all deceased now!
They are flying Beetles you know!

By the way I once read that ALL spiders, no matter how small, can break human skin!!

gazchap

1,525 posts

190 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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All spiders will bite, some are ultra-aggressive but most will only bite when sufficiently provoked.

Either way, there aren't really any spiders native to the UK that can deliver a medically significant bite. Not even my tarantulas (OK, they're not native, but you get the idea) will cause much of a problem if they bite me, it'd just be like a bee sting.

Nightmare

5,230 posts

291 months

Thursday 11th November 2010
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VPower said:
By the way I once read that ALL spiders, no matter how small, can break human skin!!
sadly whoever wrote it was lying, however. or stupid!

yeah ladybirds do bite..... don't think they can quite do adult skin, but soft kiddie/girlie hands no trouble.....you have to p*ss em off a bit.....

there are quite a lot of false widows in the UK now which seem a bit aggresive - tends to be what people are getting bitten by. The ones that actually can have a good go if they want (wolf spiders) never seem to.