Anyone good with spiders???

[Amo]

This has run across my desk twice today! It's not big but it has the HUGEST mandable thingies and is very black on top and white underneath.

It already had a leg missing for those in the Save the Spider club.

Anyone got any ideas if it's a goodie? We have so many 'imports' now a days. OH say's it's ok, he can't see any fangs.




And the black/white bit.

[Weeterrier]

Sorry, don't know anything about spiders. Except they can run very fast. ;D

[Amo]

This one was super sonic WeeT!!

[beanie]

I'm terrified of them. if there's on in the bedroom I won't go to bed until it's gone. won't even touch a pic of one. my Izzy is very good he kills them for me

[Missredhead]

I'm definitely NOT a member of 'save the spider club'

[JennyWrenn]

<shriek> - oh me gosh that is awful - I am really scared of them but I could never never kill one

I have a large glass that I cover them with and place a thick card over that and then run shrieking to the front door and let them go

My neighbours are used to me by now

[Missredhead]

I do that too Jen....
but I have been known to squish a few by accident

[Amo]

I don't mind them if I know they're there. It's when they suddenly appear I go silly for a moment. We had a huge wolf spider in the bath yesterday but that didn't bother me.

It's those that are being brought over that do!! My Aunt had a horrid sceptic bite on her face from a spider. She was in South Africa!! But it took 6 months to start healing. And I was in our corner shop with my 2 year old son, (so that's 19 years ago!!) when they found a tarantula in the bananas!

I just have a mild panic when it's not 'normal and English' looking!

[Missredhead]

I don't mind ickle ones, I ignore those but huge ones...

[Rosefriend]

I found this - not sure whether it is any good though - I have started shivering so I will not go through all the pics if you don't mind.

www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/spider.htm

This site has got all spiders in...

www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/order.htm

and here there is a address at the bottom to ask for identification.

www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/readers.htm

RF

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Amo

We get plenty of those spiders. They're benign and won't hurt you ('coz they can't hurt you !).

Spiders are incredible creatures. They do loads of good keeping the pest population down and should be encouraged not killed. There isn't a native spider in the Uk that can hurt you so I don't understand what the fuss is about them.

FA x

[Tig]

I looked in my book (even though I hate spiders ) Nothing with a white belly? How big was it Amo, difficult to tell from the photo?

x Tig

[JennyWrenn]

Fuss F-A Whose making a fuss ;D

But a Tarantula then there would be a fuss - and possibly a fainting too ;D

[Rosefriend]

I hate to say this but there is a spider in the UK that can bite..

www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/insects-spiders/spiderbites/false-widow-steatoda-nobilis.html

There was an article in a paper here about it as well recently.

RF

[Missredhead]

[prodigal gardener]

I knew I shouldn't have looked. I cant bear spiders big or little. and that running across the desk would have sent me whirling round the garden until Karl came home and moved it. YUK, they make me really nervous.

[Amo]

It's body was only about 1cm long but that's about as big as the one that bit my Aunt.

And I'm not worried about UK ones FA, it's the imports that worry me!! We get lot's down here in the balmy (prob barmy) south!! We're too mild for them to get a frosting. You think of the tropical plants that can now survive here........ We'll be looking out for Redbacks in the washing before long!!

[Amo]

Thanks for those links RF!

I've let it go now, at the other end of the garden. I trust OH, he used to keep exotic lizards and snakes and things. I'm fine with most things, just things out of the ordinary....... It had really big thingys and was very black and white OK?!?!?

[Tig]

If in any doubt I know what I would do (sorry FA )

[Missredhead]

;D

[Amo]

But what if there were more of them? I'd have to know. Aunt takes everything out of her house and sprays everything once a month. I can't do that!!! I HATE housework!!!

[Missredhead]

I spray aroud the door frames and windows. ;D

[JennyWrenn]

I have allergy to aerosols

I havent seen a big spider in my house for months and this morning having brekky there it was - I blame Amo ;D

It was actually running towards me - no panic - I moved out of the way and then used my glass dish and cardboard

I started a Thread ages ago called SPIDERS! and people started to put photos on it of ENORMOUSSSSSSSSSS massive big huge ones

So beware these same people may do the same here

[farmersboy]

Oh no,its not the spider season is it,that means i will have to go on a spider safari before Mrs FB will get into bed

[Missredhead]

I do that at night FB if I've had the bedroom windows open

[Spruance]

Apparently if you keep a bowl of horse chestnuts (conkers) in the house it deters spiders from coming in. I think the jury is still out on that one as it doesn't seem to be 100% effective.

We have some enormous wolf spiders in the shed at the bottom of the garden, and I always wonder what they can possibly find to eat in there.

[Missredhead]

I kept conkers in a bowl by the fireplace over Christmas time and I still got huge ones coming down the chimney!

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May 13, 2008 11:45:49 GMT Spruance said:

We have some enormous wolf spiders in the shed at the bottom of the garden, and I always wonder what they can possibly find to eat in there.

Wolves. That's why they're enormous. Well, be honest Spru, have you ever seen a wolf in your shed........? ;D ;D

FA x

[Missredhead]

[Amo]

;D ;D