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easier than all that. a boot heel. they lay 10,000 eggs at a time. THere will be a replacement spider out there if you smash this one.
Bruce
<sigh> :ohwell:
Glad that you're going to relocate it , McKay - good for you. :flowerforyou:
Well, she's been keeping me safe from other little buggies, so it wouldn't be a very nice repayment if I smooshed her. I knew you'd understand.
The two of your are romaticising about a black widow. You're both insane.
Just reading the build up to your picture made me want to cry.0 -
easier than all that. a boot heel. they lay 10,000 eggs at a time. THere will be a replacement spider out there if you smash this one.
Bruce
<sigh> :ohwell:
Glad that you're going to relocate it , McKay - good for you. :flowerforyou:
Well, she's been keeping me safe from other little buggies, so it wouldn't be a very nice repayment if I smooshed her. I knew you'd understand.
The two of your are romaticising about a black widow. You're both insane.
Just reading the build up to your picture made me want to cry.
haha I warned ya!0 -
haha I warned ya!
I know, but I'm a sucker for it. It's like telling someone not to look in the super-amazing-interesting looking box and then putting it down on their desk. How's anyone supposed to resist?!0 -
haha I warned ya!
I know, but I'm a sucker for it. It's like telling someone not to look in the super-amazing-interesting looking box and then putting it down on their desk. How's anyone supposed to resist?!
I know what you mean... I'm the world's worst arachnophobe (well, actually I'm very good at being an arachnophobe, but you know what I mean), and even I couldn't resist having a look at the picture (with my hand on the mouse ready to switch to another page if it was too horrible).
I do try not to kill spiders - just because I don't like them is not a reason to cost them their life. However, I'm not sure I could be brave enough to catch a biggy like this one for later release. Kudos to the original poster... 0 -
lol my boyfriend saw a widow about that size in my iceplant in front of my house....
he stomped her and that was the end....0 -
easier than all that. a boot heel. they lay 10,000 eggs at a time. THere will be a replacement spider out there if you smash this one.
Bruce
the thought of 10,000 eggs gave me worse heebie-jeebies than the thought of the one spider! ACK!0 -
I keep large cans of Raid in my house for such a creepy crawly. I destroyed a wolf spider a couple of nights ago by drowning him in Raid. It was great.
i just sighed in relief just imagining it! wolf spiders are the worst to me! they're so big and hairy and jumpy! ick.0 -
Well, thank goodness I don't believe in reincarnation or karma.
And yes, it is ecologically sound. It keeps the spiders from growing on my porch. :laugh:
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Jar it? I would have stomped it!! LOL Congratulations on your bravery!!!!!0
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They taste a lot like crab.0
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I got a quick education in spider bites last summer when I got bit by a Brown Recluse. I was given antibiotics and everything was fine.
I copied the following from the Web MD site, everyone make note of the last sentence.
Oh the thread creator commented about chiggers, they are nothing just itching like really bad mosquito bite.
Black Widow Spider Bite Symptoms
The black widow spider produces a protein venom that affects the victim's nervous system. This neurotoxic protein is one of the most potent venoms secreted by an animal. Some people are slightly affected by the venom, but others may have a severe response. The first symptom is acute pain at the site of the bite, although there may only be a minimal local reaction. Symptoms usually start within 20 minutes to one hour after the bite.
Local pain may be followed by localized or generalized severe muscle cramps, abdominal pain, weakness, and tremor. Large muscle groups (such as shoulder or back) are often affected, resulting in considerable pain. In severe cases, nausea, vomiting, fainting, dizziness, chest pain, and respiratory difficulties may follow.
The severity of the reaction depends on the age and physical condition of the person bitten. Children and the elderly are more seriously affected than young adults.
In some cases, abdominal pain may mimic such conditions as appendicitis or gallbladder problems. Chest pain may be mistaken for a heart attack.
Blood pressure and heart rate may be elevated. The elevation of blood pressure can lead to one of the most severe complications.
People rarely die from a black widow's bite. Life-threatening reactions are generally seen only in small children and the elderly.0 -
People rarely die from a black widow's bite. Life-threatening reactions are generally seen only in small children and the elderly.
Thank you! I was just going to post that BW bites are rarely deadly to humans! And even if they were, I still don't see that as being a good reason to kill them. I am allergic to bee and wasp stings (yes, they can kill me) but I have never in my life felt the need or desire to kill one! And logically, what are the odds of actually being bitten or stung by something? I refuse to live my life on a 'what-if' basis!0 -
That looks creepy. they freak me out!
I was lived in Cyprus and I got out of bed and then a tarantula crawled out of the bed after me.
I was frozen to the spot! Had to call reception to come help!0 -
I love spiders!! I would have caught it and relocated it too! I don't kill spiders...ever. Not even the poisonous ones. And all my friends and family know not to kill them around me either or they get a lecture. lol Spiders aren't the least bit interested in biting people unless they think you're going to harm them, so I don't see the point in killing them. And as others have already said, BW bites may be painful but they rarely kill people. My son is trying to find someone who raises rose knee tarantulas right now, but I prefer spiders in the wild. Wolf spiders and orb weavers are my personal faves. We catch wolf spiders the size of my palm several times a week around our house and yard. Beautiful creatures!!0
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Kill it, there are other spiders that can do the job. be thankful it didn't get into your house and crawl under your sheets(it has happened) Some things are better dead, and black widows are one of them.
Sure it may not kill you, but so does a game of Russian Roulette0 -
People rarely die from a black widow's bite. Life-threatening reactions are generally seen only in small children and the elderly.
Thank you! I was just going to post that BW bites are rarely deadly to humans! And even if they were, I still don't see that as being a good reason to kill them. I am allergic to bee and wasp stings (yes, they can kill me) but I have never in my life felt the need or desire to kill one! And logically, what are the odds of actually being bitten or stung by something? I refuse to live my life on a 'what-if' basis!
If you fell the need to kill a bee because your allergic, then you deserve to die. Bees don't usually attack unless provoked, bw's are a different story. Plus, bees are an important part in our food chain who's job cannot be done by another insect. bw's can be replaced easily.
It a freakn bug people, it doesn't have pictures of ma and pa hanging on its web, nor does it give the homeless guy down the street money for food. Let me rephrase this: its a souless killer0 -
*shudder*
Since some were talking about spider eggs.. i have a freaky spider story to add.
Once in my old home there was a spider in the foyer. It was super FAT. Of course I screamed and called for the man. He came with a shoe in hand (hehe) and looked at it and mentioned how fat it was. He then thumps it with the shoe and it explodes (oh god just thinking about it makes me want to puke) . Yup. Then like a thousand little dots start running around. Baby spiders, thousands of them running!!! The momma spider walks off all skinny while her babies are running in circles. Even my husband screamed!! It was so disgusting.
And I just puked a bit in my mouth.
Kill the damn widow.1 -
*shudder*
Since some were talking about spider eggs.. i have a freaky spider story to add.
Once in my old home there was a spider in the foyer. It was super FAT. Of course I screamed and called for the man. He came with a shoe in hand (hehe) and looked at it and mentioned how fat it was. He then thumps it with the shoe and it explodes (oh god just thinking about it makes me want to puke) . Yup. Then like a thousand little dots start running around. Baby spiders, thousands of them running!!! The momma spider walks off all skinny while her babies are running in circles. Even my husband screamed!! It was so disgusting.
And I just puked a bit in my mouth.
Kill the damn widow.
so did i. oh god that's awful.0 -
I am not a fan of spiders! So I would have sent her to spider hell!
I once woke up and found a brown recluse crawling up my neck. Every since then I kill any spider I find hahah0 -
You really are brave! I couldn't do it!0
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SWEET GRANDMOTHERS SPATULA!!!!!!!!!
This has freaked me out............. thank F**k I live in the UK.0 -
SWEET GRANDMOTHERS SPATULA!!!!!!!!!
That's hilarious, I may have to use that. :laugh:0 -
SWEET GRANDMOTHERS SPATULA!!!!!!!!!
That's hilarious, I may have to use that.
Tis' from Anchorman....... wish it was my own.0 -
I think that widow is smaller than the one I found in my BED a few years ago. I called my dad to kill it, normally I kill spiders myself but that one was special, you know? LOL They're beautiful but creepy as could be and I do kill them if they are in my house, or yard, as I don't need one biting my little 14 pound demonic weiner-dog.
Last year I had a big ol' spiky orb weaver on my back porch, that was a cool spider. Every evening, she'd come out and weave a gorgeous, perfect web, all sparkling and lacy, nab all the little bugs that were drawn to the porch light, and just hang out. In the morning, she'd tear down the whole web, and then crawl into the gap between the rails on the steps. About the same size as your black widow, but heavy bodied, butter yellow with cream and beige fiddles on her belly, and studded with badass spines in two rows down her back. My mom kept saying to kill her, but I was like, why? She's not a dangerous spider, she's keeping some of the bugs out of my house, and she's outside. I think I kind of considered her a pet. LOL0 -
Come live in Oklahoma, guys. Tarantulas. Brown recluse. Rattlesnakes. Scorpions.
There is nothing more fun than walking out of your house and seeing a tarantula hanging out. It hasn't happened to me since I relocated to the eastern part of the state, but they're all over SW Oklahoma. *Shudders*
Not to mention floods, tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, fires, hail, tropical storms, and Garth Brooks.0 -
Come live in Oklahoma, guys. Tarantulas. Brown recluse. Rattlesnakes. Scorpions.
There is nothing more fun than walking out of your house and seeing a tarantula hanging out. It hasn't happened to me since I relocated to the eastern part of the state, but they're all over SW Oklahoma. *Shudders*
Not to mention floods, tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, fires, hail, tropical storms, and Garth Brooks.
I can deal with everything but Garth0 -
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I was in Mexico last week. Brings back memories.0 -
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They know where we are at our weakest!1
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