False Widow Spider - HELP!



LondonMackem said:
"'False Widow Spiders use alarm pheromones to warn their buddies about nearby dangers,' warn experts.

These chemicals are secreted by some of the group when they think they are in danger, like if the nest is disturbed or one of them is killed.

'If the nest is disturbed, guard spiders will send out these guard molecules to rally the troops,' she says.

The rest of the False Widows react to the pheromones by swarming out of the nest and attacking the intruder."


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Well that settles it

Microwave the fucker
 
LondonMackem said:
"'False Widow Spiders use alarm pheromones to warn their buddies about nearby dangers,' warn experts.

These chemicals are secreted by some of the group when they think they are in danger, like if the nest is disturbed or one of them is killed.

'If the nest is disturbed, guard spiders will send out these guard molecules to rally the troops,' she says.

The rest of the False Widows react to the pheromones by swarming out of the nest and attacking the intruder."


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Wasps are similar, that's why a swarm will chase after one person. You kill a wasp or get stung by one, his mates come looking for you.
 
HellsBells said:
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Just found this little (huge) fucker abseiling from my newly opened skylight in the lounge.

A quick google tells me (s)he looks like a false widow, about 1.5cm big and could give either of my two 14 month olds who are sitting right underneath where it came in, a nasty bite.

No one tells me what to do with the crawly shitbag who is now sitting on my kitchen counter in a glass.

Any ideas?

(BTW LOOK THE FUCK AT ME CATCHING A HUGE FALSE WIDOW I AM SO f***ing PROUD OF MYSELF).
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Strewth, it's only a little spider ya puff.
 
HellsBells said:
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Just found this little (huge) fucker abseiling from my newly opened skylight in the lounge.

A quick google tells me (s)he looks like a false widow, about 1.5cm big and could give either of my two 14 month olds who are sitting right underneath where it came in, a nasty bite.

No one tells me what to do with the crawly shitbag who is now sitting on my kitchen counter in a glass.

Any ideas?

(BTW LOOK THE FUCK AT ME CATCHING A HUGE FALSE WIDOW I AM SO f***ing PROUD OF MYSELF).
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@lager chimp is the spider expert iirc
 
I took a shower with a real widow spider one time in Toronto. I was more than mildly surprised when the cleaner pointed it out to me. I wanted to leave her there but I think she got flushed.
 
HellsBells said:
London. Not sure how fast they can travel up the A1 mind.
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Fast. Very fast.

I’ve nothing to add to the firebomb-your-house suggestion which is clearly the right course of action, other than that the spider’s name is Colin, and Colin deserves respect and dignity at work, like the rest of us.
 

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