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Topic: Should I kill it???
Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Sat 08/22/09 10:17 PM
This actually is what the sucker looked like, only it was actually bigger than this picture. Last time I saw it, it was heading north, towards Highway 101. Probably heading for Seattle and some fun night life.

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Sat 08/22/09 10:19 PM
depends??? is it poisonous?? kill it...do you think it will climb in to bed with you??? kill it...If is just a harmless house spider not bothering you and difficult to reach let him live and thrive Thanks but he is outside, this was from about 3 a.m. this morning, was responding to some of the people in it. Normally leave them alone, especially "daddy long legs" -- but this was a huge sucker and chose to hang directly over the bed for a good hour, so had to deal with him. Daddy Long Legs are not arachnids, but insects. Also they don't possess fangs like spiders to bite & are harmless. I had heard that Daddy Long Legs were one of the most poisonous spiders but their mouth was too small to bite you so they were actually harmless. We used to play with them when we were kids, let them crawl on us.

lulu24 Joined Sun 02/11/07 Posts: 6033	Sat 08/22/09 10:20 PM
i'll send my spider-child... not a day goes by without her having spiders crawling all over her...

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Sat 08/22/09 10:23 PM
My daughter was into earthworms and salamanders. Granddaughter played with "potato bugs" (don't know what their real name is, look like those little silver armadillos) and snails, she loved the snails when we moved here, and ladybugs too. Grandson is into newts so far.

lulu24 Joined Sun 02/11/07 Posts: 6033	Sat 08/22/09 10:24 PM
My daughter was into earthworms and salamanders. Granddaughter played with "potato bugs" (don't know what their real name is, look like those little silver armadillos) and snails, she loved the snails when we moved here, and ladybugs too. Grandson is into newts so far. she's into anything natural that moves, heh. she also catches wasps, should one happen to get into the house. no fear of anything...it's great.

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Sat 08/22/09 10:44 PM
My daughter was into earthworms and salamanders. Granddaughter played with "potato bugs" (don't know what their real name is, look like those little silver armadillos) and snails, she loved the snails when we moved here, and ladybugs too. Grandson is into newts so far. she's into anything natural that moves, heh. she also catches wasps, should one happen to get into the house. no fear of anything...it's great. HOpe she is careful with the wasps, and also doesn't develop any allergy to the stings. She sounds like a great kid.

lulu24 Joined Sun 02/11/07 Posts: 6033	Sat 08/22/09 10:53 PM
My daughter was into earthworms and salamanders. Granddaughter played with "potato bugs" (don't know what their real name is, look like those little silver armadillos) and snails, she loved the snails when we moved here, and ladybugs too. Grandson is into newts so far. she's into anything natural that moves, heh. she also catches wasps, should one happen to get into the house. no fear of anything...it's great. HOpe she is careful with the wasps, and also doesn't develop any allergy to the stings. She sounds like a great kid. she is. it's the weirdest thing...she can hold them in her hand and she's never bitten or stung. except for ants, that is.

BonnyMiss Joined Thu 05/10/07 Posts: 15342	Sat 08/22/09 10:53 PM
This actually is what the sucker looked like, only it was actually bigger than this picture. Last time I saw it, it was heading north, towards Highway 101. Probably heading for Seattle and some fun night life. Tha's not a spider, wait until you see the ones outside my bedroom window, they wear hob nailed boots.

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Sat 08/22/09 10:58 PM
This actually is what the sucker looked like, only it was actually bigger than this picture. Last time I saw it, it was heading north, towards Highway 101. Probably heading for Seattle and some fun night life. Tha's not a spider, wait until you see the ones outside my bedroom window, they wear hob nailed boots. Yikes, don't think I will invite your spiders over for snacks.

Katzenschnauzer Joined Sat 03/28/09 Posts: 2731	Sat 08/22/09 11:01 PM
I learned recently.. I scream exactly the same way when a GIANT flesh eating, saber-toothed spider is coming after me.. as when I find a piece of lint on my shoulder :P So funny!

BonnyMiss Joined Thu 05/10/07 Posts: 15342	Sat 08/22/09 11:02 PM
Yikes, don't think I will invite your spiders over for snacks. I wouldn't, those guys are mean, they are now making demands for money to get tattoos done!

Marie55 Joined Wed 08/30/06 Posts: 7007	Sat 08/22/09 11:05 PM
I learned recently.. I scream exactly the same way when a GIANT flesh eating, saber-toothed spider is coming after me.. as when I find a piece of lint on my shoulder :P So funny! My daughter is scared to death of spiders, most bugs actually. Remember when she was younger and in the shower. Heard a blood-curtling scream and a crash. She saw a Daddy Long Legs up in the corner, just hanging there, she about killed herself getting out of the shower. Heck, she was probably 16 or so at the time. I told her it wouldn't hurt her, but she will freak if she sees them. Now that she has kids, she has had to "man-up" and kill them when necessary. When she was younger, she would do "smart things" like throw a shoe in the general direction of the spider and run the other way. I know, real smart move. Oh well, "some people's kids, dang."

BonnyMiss Joined Thu 05/10/07 Posts: 15342	Sat 08/22/09 11:13 PM
I learned recently.. I scream exactly the same way when a GIANT flesh eating, saber-toothed spider is coming after me.. as when I find a piece of lint on my shoulder :P So funny! My daughter is scared to death of spiders, most bugs actually. Remember when she was younger and in the shower. Heard a blood-curtling scream and a crash. She saw a Daddy Long Legs up in the corner, just hanging there, she about killed herself getting out of the shower. Heck, she was probably 16 or so at the time. I told her it wouldn't hurt her, but she will freak if she sees them. Now that she has kids, she has had to "man-up" and kill them when necessary. When she was younger, she would do "smart things" like throw a shoe in the general direction of the spider and run the other way. I know, real smart move. Oh well, "some people's kids, dang." My daughter is the same, she would scream at the slightest movement. Moths, daddy long legs, wasps, bees...........The list is endless! She has been known to run out of the shower blubbering "Tarantula!" like a demented individual.She did go through a phase of vacuuming the ceiling every night before she went to bed.

SamaraNJ Joined Fri 08/01/08 Posts: 788	Sun 08/23/09 04:35 AM
one night I was lying in bed all wrapped up in a book.. good book.. had an itch... scratched it.. had it again.. scratched it again.. had it again.. WTF? got up... looked around my room... a spider must have had an egg sack or something open as I was reading and I didn't realize that my room now was covered all over, yes me in my bed also, with hundreds... could it be thousands? of tiny baby spiders... I ran out and came back with the raid.. didn't sleep in my room for days...

sagacious22 Joined Wed 08/12/09 Posts: 3698	Sun 08/23/09 05:33 AM Edited by sagacious22 on Sun 08/23/09 05:34 AM
Spiders in the house are good luck. Unless it's poisonous, let it be, it won't hurt you. Is it also good luck if they enter your car? I've had two spiders come in through my window in the last week!

papersmile Joined Fri 10/12/07 Posts: 5148	Sun 08/23/09 05:35 AM
one night I was lying in bed all wrapped up in a book.. good book.. had an itch... scratched it.. had it again.. scratched it again.. had it again.. WTF? got up... looked around my room... a spider must have had an egg sack or something open as I was reading and I didn't realize that my room now was covered all over, yes me in my bed also, with hundreds... could it be thousands? of tiny baby spiders... I ran out and came back with the raid.. didn't sleep in my room for days... raid? i think i'd have opted for a blow torch

Male2009 Joined Fri 12/19/08 Posts: 110	Sun 08/23/09 06:02 AM
NO.... LEAVE THE POOR THING ALONE! :) WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTHING WE DON'T LIKE - WE HAVE TO KILL IT??? IT'S ONLY A SPIDER.... IT'S PROBABLY JUST A HOUSE SPIDER? THEY'RE HARMLESS... IT'S NOT A FUNNEL WEB SPIDER LURKING BEHIND YOUR TOILET JUST WAITING TO SINK ITS FANGS INTO YOUR AMPLE BOTTOM...!!! :(

scttrbrain Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 5769	Sun 08/23/09 07:11 AM
If I were in bed and saw that I would be out of that bed so goddamn fast!!! And get the kids to kill it!!!! LOL Im in shock...they actually left that word in here????

Eddiemma Joined Mon 01/05/09 Posts: 3043	Sun 08/23/09 09:42 AM
Put him/her outside so he/she can kill some of the less desired insects/bugs like flies...

adj4u Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 21254	Sun 08/23/09 08:13 PM
still massacring the spiders after steeling their habitat i see boy i thought that kind of thing ended after mount rushmore fer shame fer shame fer shame (in best comer pyle voice)