Sturgeon Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I've heard of this phenomenon before, but this sounds like an exceptional instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 That post is NSFW (Not Safe For Wife). Seriously. She doesn't like spiders. It is a particular strain since I'm not a fan of them either. But guess who gets to be the one that wields the shoe whenever an eight-legged intruder enters the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I think that layer of silk just doubled the value of the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Just NOPE. Where's my flamethrower? Heck, I'm ok with a MOAB strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I love my arthropods of all shapes and sizes. As long as they stay away from my sandwiches(pesky Argentine Ants, those motherfuckers and not a fan of roaches either) they are alright with me. I have always been the type of person to get a stick or container, depending on the species of spider, to rescue them from the shoe of the other humans(like Donward). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Jumping spiders are just the best thing ever to handle. You really get a sense of a tiny, intelligent predator trying to fathom the intentions of the vast creature holding it. StrelaCarbon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Khand-e Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 edit: delete please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Spiders used to really bother me, but not so much anymore, since I have to deal with them all the time now. You know, working outdoors and all. Anyway, today, I kept having something hanging in my face, there was something stuck to the bill of my hat. I took it off and it was a little spider, four years ago I would have screamed like a little girl and thrown the hat, this morning, I looked at the little guy then blew him off my hat into some bushes. I only kill them if they surprise/scare me and I do it without thinking. I've even seen the alive, on a pool wall, if you net them out they'll run off. They are big suckers too. Here's one, they get blown out of trees. This one was about four and a half inches across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 I've got zero problems with spiders outside. They're an important part of the circle of life. Inside is a whole nuther story. I spent a good portion of my childhood living in a ramshackle two-bedroom house built in the 1920s which was infested by every manner of six and eight legged creatures. I remember the orange shag carpet with multiple dark, sticky stains. At night, sleeping on the top of my bunk bed, I would look down and watch the stains, counting them and occasionally they would move, skittering across the floor. They were wolf spiders. Fuck wolf spiders. They get the shoe. Or the piece of paper towel, where they are squished, tossed into the fireplace and then burned just to make sure. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 My father, who grew up in Durban, has vivid memories of lying in bed at night and waiting for the palpable thud as his room's resident baboon spider dropped from its hiding place on the roof, landed on his bed and then began its wanders for the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 I, on the other hand, have fond memories of zoology practicals where we got to handle emperor scorpions and vinegaroons. Oh, and hikes and camping trips enlivened by sight of a sunspider or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 My father, who grew up in Durban, has vivid memories of lying in bed at night and waiting for the palpable thud as his room's resident baboon spider dropped from its hiding place on the roof, landed on his bed and then began its wanders for the night. That’s horrifying, and almost makes me feel bad for posting this. This little bugger was underwater for who knows how long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Does Russia even have deadly spiders?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 they usually just have the two legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 I will destroy an entire room if I see a spider. I have a strong dislike of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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