Spider infestation (real ones, not the Line6 ones)

[FELINEGUITARS]

I'm always happy to see a spider in the house. I think to myself 'you go kill the really annoying and filthy stuff for me mate, best of luck to ya!'.

Never a truer word spoken!

I appreciate the hard working little critters..

and with 8 arms/legs if I could just train them to do refrets

[Afghan Dave]

My Army mates out in Afghanistan and Iraq have been living with these little fellas for the last few years!

They're not technically spiders, but they are b@stards.. I'm so glad to live in Great Britain.



http://www.camelspiders.net/

[AndyR]

Shheeeeeee-it!

[Dmoney]

those are almost as terrifying as line 6 spiders!

[MDV]

those are almost as terrifying as line 6 spiders!

The similarities dont end there: apparently they make a variety of unpleasant noises as well

[Alex]

Yes, I agree that they are useful animals and I wouldn't mind one or two now and then. It's just that my girlfriend said to the reply of MDV "yes, I'd rather have flies then!".
The irony is that she is from Venezuela and lived close to the rain forest, so she has seen very big and dangerous ones (I think the Black Widow is native there). She just really hates them and I find them... uncomfortable.

I was hoping that maybe there is some weed or plant they can't stand, kind of like cedar wood against moths. A natural remedy would have been nice.

[Afghan Dave]

I was hoping that maybe there is some weed or plant they can't stand, kind of like cedar wood against moths. A natural remedy would have been nice.

I think the only "weed" that could help your girlfriend cope with her spider phobia is the class b smoking variety.  :?

[38thBeatle]

I must admit that if I lived in a country with more aggressive and dangerous spiders I might be a little anti spider but the ones we have in Britain are welcome in my garden and I don't mind them in the house.

[FernandoDuarte]

My Army mates out in Afghanistan and Iraq have been living with these little fellas for the last few years!

They're not technically spiders, but they are b@stards.. I'm so glad to live in Great Britain.

http://www.camelspiders.net/

I've seen these pricks! I'd spend all my bullets just killing it!

[juansolo]

Spiders are evil. It's the way the little bastids move that f**ks me up. The faster they are the bigger problem I have. I can merrily deal with any of them that are smaller than say a 50p. I'll even put them outside without killing them. The fast moving mini-alien motherf**kers though, they have to die.

[dave_mc]

Yes, statistics have to be interpreted correctly, and true risk must take into account frequency of exposure, likelyhood of harm in any given exposure and any measures that can be taken to avoid the hazard involved.

Like falling down the stairs; in shear number its quite a big threat and the hazard posed peaks at 'death', but billions of steps are taken on stairs every day and we're all (or the vast majority of us) very accomplished stair users; the risk for any given step on a staircase, or flight of stairs, is very low indeed. And you can be careful to mitigate the risk.

But its the same with spiders. afaik there are no species of spiders that go out of their way to attack people; we arent on their menu and life isnt a b-movie. They attack if we both get close and threaten them (or their webs or eggs or whatever, in some cases). People (that know what they're doing) can handle very dangerous spiders, and by the same sorts of priniciples its a controlable risk.

I think its 13: people that have been killed by funnel webs in australia in the last 100 years. Out of I think 30 that have been killed in australia in the same time by any venomous spider. And most were children or very old. Thats one of the most venomous spiders around, that comes into contact with people a lot, and 13 deaths. None, I believe since the antivenom was developed in the 80s. Thats a very low risk, I dont care how you interpret the statistics!

yep.

And yeah, i don't think there have been any deaths since they got the antivenom/antivenin (there's a difference but i can never remember what it is :lol: ) either.

Still scared of them, though. :lol:

don't like the look of those camel spiders at all o_O

[dheim]

My Army mates out in Afghanistan and Iraq have been living with these little fellas for the last few years!

They're not technically spiders, but they are b@stards.. I'm so glad to live in Great Britain.



http://www.camelspiders.net/

for christ's sake!
i was about to post some pro-spider statements but then i saw THOSE and i literaly froze...

anyway i was very scared by spiders when i was younger, then i "healed" almost completely without a real reason... maybe the only logical one is that they eat insects, and i HATE those flying/walking/lurking basstards, enough to allow other unpleasant creatures to share my house... some cecko would be nicer, i know!

[Sifu Ben]

Apparently, if you put little mounds of conkers by your doors they think that a rodent is nesting there and avoid it for fear of being eaten. Not sure if it works, and you have to bear in mind that this could become a self fulfilling prophecy and you swap your spider problem for a mouse problem.

[Afghan Dave]

Apparently, if you put little mounds of conkers by your doors they think that a rodent is nesting there and avoid it for fear of being eaten. Not sure if it works, and you have to bear in mind that this could become a self fulfilling prophecy and you swap your spider problem for a mouse problem.

Errm... Surely that assumes that all spiders enter your home formally via the door before perambulating along through to reception where they are tasked with an unconventional work area such as "Alcove A" or "behind the fridge" :lol: :lol:

[MDV]

Apparently, if you put little mounds of conkers by your doors they think that a rodent is nesting there and avoid it for fear of being eaten. Not sure if it works, and you have to bear in mind that this could become a self fulfilling prophecy and you swap your spider problem for a mouse problem.

Errm... Surely that assumes that all spiders enter your home formally via the door before perambulating along through to reception where they are tasked with an unconventional work area such as "Alcove A" or "behind the fridge" :lol: :lol:

:lol:

Spider CV

Long professional history of independently motivated hunting of buzzy and filthy things. Unobtrusive and works effectively with a minimum of webbing. Minimal venom toxicity and no history of biting humans. Is efficient in the home or garden and can work diligently in exchange for not being stepped on. Aversion to conkers.