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GeoffC · 05-12-2010, 09:55 AM

Dylrob · 05-14-2010, 03:23 AM

ShortNCuddlyAm · 05-16-2010, 05:52 PM

I want this T shirt:

omk3 · 05-16-2010, 06:11 PM

This is sooooo true!

poohbear_nc · 05-16-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I want this T shirt:

I have several T-shirts with that emblazoned on them!!

yvanleterrible · 05-16-2010, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I want this T shirt:

Hey, spiders are afraid too you know!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 05-16-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Hey, spiders are afraid too you know!

Of what?? I've been chased by one!

(True story from when we still had cats. Walked into the kitchen followed by the small grey cat. Noticed a large spider on the floor. The cat also saw the spider and went over and batted at it, a little gingerly. The spider ran... towards her. And for a few seconds there was me, the cat and the spider going round in circles in the kitchen...)

yvanleterrible · 05-16-2010, 08:38 PM

Just stomp on the ground and you'll see the spider take off for the nearest shaded area or object to take cover. When they see you they see some form of cover, not a threat. They have absolutely no intelligence. They're predators and we're NOT their food.

WT Sharpe · 05-16-2010, 08:55 PM

One of the neatest things I ever saw was a cricket crawling up a wall. He froze about 4 feet up when he noticed the jumping spider about 12 inches above him. Then he jumped off the wall. The spider jumped at the same time and caught him mid-air and swung back to the wall on a strand of webbing with his prize. It was like having a front row seat on a miniature set of Wild Kingdom!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 05-16-2010, 09:02 PM

As much as I dislike spiders, jumping spiders are fascinating. If you get close to one, or gently tap near it, it will turn to face you (or at least, the UK ones do).

Yvan - I've used the foot stomping trick before, most recently when I saw thin legs start to appear from under the freezer! The rational, logical part of me knows I shouldn't be scared of them - especially as the ones in the UK aren't exactly the most poisonous (I did get a bit of a shock when I discovered that some species of them here are poisonous

). But despite all that, I really don't like them, especially indoors.

yvanleterrible · 05-16-2010, 09:09 PM

People that get stung by poisonous spiders rarely die didn't you see "Arachnophobia"?

The bites from "poisonous" spiders in the northern hemisphere are no worse than a bee sting. Elsewhere, sick people children and elderly folks might die of a spider bite. But they are painful.

recluse · 05-16-2010, 09:38 PM

You know, having spiders in your home is a warning. Ask yourself this: what are they eating?
That's what you should be worried about.

WT Sharpe · 05-16-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

As much as I dislike spiders, jumping spiders are fascinating. If you get close to one, or gently tap near it, it will turn to face you (or at least, the UK ones do).

And if you get near enough, they'll hop on your nose! I don't know if they're trying to frighten you or what, but it's an interesting behavior.

Years ago, when our daughter was small, we had one living in the mailbox. She named it "Jumpy".

WT Sharpe · 05-16-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

You know, having spiders in your home is a warning. Ask yourself this: what are they eating?
That's what you should be worried about.

Good point! My relatives in Florida say that folks there routinely bring certain spiders indoors to help control pests.

FlorenceArt · 05-17-2010, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

One of the neatest things I ever saw was a cricket crawling up a wall. He froze about 4 feet up when he noticed the jumping spider about 12 inches above him. Then he jumped off the wall. The spider jumped at the same time and caught him mid-air and swung back to the wall on a strand of webbing with his prize. It was like having a front row seat on a miniature set of Wild Kingdom!

That's why I love watching insects. They're a cheap alternative to a safari in Kenya, and just as interesting to watch

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Just stomp on the ground and you'll see the spider take off for the nearest shaded area or object to take cover. When they see you they see some form of cover, not a threat. They have absolutely no intelligence. They're predators and we're NOT their food.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	One of the neatest things I ever saw was a cricket crawling up a wall. He froze about 4 feet up when he noticed the jumping spider about 12 inches above him. Then he jumped off the wall. The spider jumped at the same time and caught him mid-air and swung back to the wall on a strand of webbing with his prize. It was like having a front row seat on a miniature set of Wild Kingdom!

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	As much as I dislike spiders, jumping spiders are fascinating. If you get close to one, or gently tap near it, it will turn to face you (or at least, the UK ones do). Yvan - I've used the foot stomping trick before, most recently when I saw thin legs start to appear from under the freezer! The rational, logical part of me knows I shouldn't be scared of them - especially as the ones in the UK aren't exactly the most poisonous (I did get a bit of a shock when I discovered that some species of them here are poisonous ). But despite all that, I really don't like them, especially indoors.

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	People that get stung by poisonous spiders rarely die didn't you see "Arachnophobia"? The bites from "poisonous" spiders in the northern hemisphere are no worse than a bee sting. Elsewhere, sick people children and elderly folks might die of a spider bite. But they are painful.

05-16-2010, 09:38 PM	#3417
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	You know, having spiders in your home is a warning. Ask yourself this: what are they eating? That's what you should be worried about.