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I love House Spiders but I would not dare pick one up with my hands. Always use a container to put them outside.
Don't put them outside. They prefer to be inside.
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I love House Spiders but I would not dare pick one up with my hands. Always use a container to put them outside.
I'd use a glass or mug plus paper at the time - I was only a kid. I still use a glass or mug unless it lands on my face in the middle of the night and i just react on auto ...I love House Spiders but I would not dare pick one up with my hands. Always use a container to put them outside.
To be honest, I leave them inside now. I have overcome my fear but if I see one in the sitting room, it stays but I hoy my feet up on the couch.Don't put them outside. They prefer to be inside.
I'd use a glass or mug plus paper at the time - I was only a kid. I still use a glass or mug unless it lands on my face in the middle of the night and i just react on auto ...
PS And I was the one with the right to be wary of spiders as I was bitten by one on Dartmoor. The bite swelled up and nacked like owt and everything.
I heard they only grow to about the size of a 10p coin, well that's bollocks because the one i spotted back of the bog was about the size of a cream egg, it actually looked like a cream egg with legs, it was probably female because they tend to be bigger and they lay their eggs around this time of year, thank fuck they only lay about three.
Aye. Our school had a summer camp down there and one of the activities was spending two days walking and camping across Dartmoor. First day of the walk I feel a bite on my arm so I look down and there's only a tiny spider scarcely larger than a money spider there. The place where I felt the bite then started to swell, go red and grow and grow. It took all my self control not to scratch the fucker.To be honest, I leave them inside now. I have overcome my fear but if I see one in the sitting room, it stays but I hoy my feet up on the couch.
I heard they only grow to about the size of a 10p coin, well that's bollocks because the one i spotted back of the bog was about the size of a cream egg, it actually looked like a cream egg with legs, it was probably female because they tend to be bigger and they lay their eggs around this time of year, thank fuck they only lay about three.
Don't put them outside. They prefer to be inside.
What next? Put on the f***ing kettle for them, is it?
slightly off topic but camel spiders in Iraq/Afhhan are f***ing massive.
Nasty bastards too
The Tegenaria Gigantea.
The Giant House spider has been reported to have grown substantially in size due to slight adjustments over the time that the seasons fall over the last 50 years or so. A wet summer followed by a late autumn (based on air temperature) spells trouble for arachnophobes due to the Tegenaria's mating cycle.
Unfortunately whilst they usually remain out of sight they are all around us during August - October. The ones you see running across the carpet are males who recklessly leave their shelter on a desperate hunt for a mate before winter, which spells the end of their life cycle.
Of all the spiders the Tegenaria has the most imposing physical appearance. They look absolutely f***ing terrifying. Even though spiders fascinate me the Tegenaria makes me freeze. Based on temperature and access to water they can grow up to 8cm from leg to leg. In size they are second only to the Dolomedes Fimbriatus which is native to the Fens and isn't habitual in domestic settings.
Relax for now but when August comes round, get ready
Don't put them outside. They prefer to be inside.
I heard they only grow to about the size of a 10p coin, well that's bollocks because the one i spotted back of the bog was about the size of a cream egg, it actually looked like a cream egg with legs, it was probably female because they tend to be bigger and they lay their eggs around this time of year, thank fuck they only lay about three.
They spend loads of time on the web too .They can prefer it all they like. Until they start paying rent they can get the fuck out of my house when they get too big.