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McKayMachina
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Hey, I warned you. I'll warn you again. Below is a picture of a spider I just caught outside. It's big and scary and nasty.
SPIDER AHEAD!!!
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If you keep scrolling, I can't take the blame for it being all freaky and spidery!
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This is a black widow that has been living on my patio for a couple of weeks. She only comes out at night and I saw the huge, red hourglass print on her tummy which is how I knew what she was. I kept meaning to relocate her out in the desert but I didn't know how to catch her as spiders freak me right the eff out.
Well, tonight I found the balls to jar her. I feel awful because I accidentally broke one of her legs in the process and now she's writhing around in pain. I didn't mean to hurt her. But I knew if I left her there she'd eventually sting me and, my spider knowledge is pretty basic, but can't that venom kill you or make you really sick or something? No thanks.
Plus, I run around at night with my dogs and if one of them got bit, I could never forgive myself.
So, without further ado, here's she is:
Eek! Where's a big, strong man when you need him?
SPIDER AHEAD!!!
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This is a black widow that has been living on my patio for a couple of weeks. She only comes out at night and I saw the huge, red hourglass print on her tummy which is how I knew what she was. I kept meaning to relocate her out in the desert but I didn't know how to catch her as spiders freak me right the eff out.
Well, tonight I found the balls to jar her. I feel awful because I accidentally broke one of her legs in the process and now she's writhing around in pain. I didn't mean to hurt her. But I knew if I left her there she'd eventually sting me and, my spider knowledge is pretty basic, but can't that venom kill you or make you really sick or something? No thanks.
Plus, I run around at night with my dogs and if one of them got bit, I could never forgive myself.
So, without further ado, here's she is:
Eek! Where's a big, strong man when you need him?
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eeeeeewwwww i so dont do spiders...yuk!!0
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your so brave eeeeek just looking at it freaks me out0
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WHY ARE YOU HOLDING HER??? If she gets pissed bc you took off one of her legs, and stings you, it could kill you! Eeek scary0
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what a beauty! but i wouldnt want to get bitten by one, we dont get black widows here. I used to have a redrump tarantula but she was a pet -- she was quite vicious sometimes.0
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WHY ARE YOU HOLDING HER??? If she gets pissed bc you took off one of her legs, and stings you, it could kill you! Eeek scary
Umm the spider's in a jar1 -
How many calories in that?0
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WHY ARE YOU HOLDING HER??? If she gets pissed bc you took off one of her legs, and stings you, it could kill you! Eeek scary
I think the spider is in a glass! Is he going back into the wilds, McKay?
I love spiders - they're so cool...even the bitey ones! One of my friends has loads as pets, and I have to say that his tarantulas are gorgeous...so velvety and soft. I love stroking them! He also has lizards and snakes, which are also fab. The snakes tend to wrap themselves around our arms and then fall asleep! :laugh:0 -
Yup, she's in a jar.
And I'm going to relocate her tomorrow. She'll be much happier out in the desert. XD0 -
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.
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your nice doll. I would have smashed the crap out of her with a book or magazine and felt bad but safe.0
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i dont mind spiders in general, but i think if i had a seriously poisonous bitey one living in/ near my house, id be more likely to hit it with a shoe than attempt to catch and relocate.0
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How many calories in that?
Or
As dinner??
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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.
Bruce0 -
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
:laugh: Well, I'm moving 3000 miles away in 2 months so I'm not worried about black widows here. haha
Though, I will have a whole new slew of critters to defend myself and my pup against there! :ohwell:
Anyone ever heard of "chiggers"? Yeah, me neither til last week. lol0 -
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:0 -
I am scared of spiders but would never kill one - I don't think anything deserves to die. So you are my hero of the day allowing spider to keep her life x:flowerforyou:0
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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.0 -
I am scared of spiders but would never kill one - I don't think anything deserves to die. So you are my hero of the day allowing spider to keep her life x:flowerforyou:
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Great signature quote, too.0 -
i am so glad that the most harm ive got to worry about from wildlife in the UK is probably a bee sting1
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OMG amazing! Do you have a better picture? Black widows are gorgeous. I've seen a few of them and they are just so pretty. My husband ended up with a bunch of them crawling over his arms at work one day (by accident!)- luckily, he had gloves on and they didn't get under them; he managed to survive, LOL. So glad to hear that you caught her and are going to relocate her; I'd do the same thing. :flowerforyou:0
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OMG amazing! Do you have a better picture? Black widows are gorgeous. I've seen a few of them and they are just so pretty. My husband ended up with a bunch of them crawling over his arms at work one day (by accident!)- luckily, he had gloves on and they didn't get under them; he managed to survive, LOL. So glad to hear that you caught her and are going to relocate her; I'd do the same thing. :flowerforyou:
My camera is dead, so only a cell-phone pic for now. But she's pretty standard. Glossy black with a bright red hourglass.
I'm digging all the spider love...er...tolerance anyway. Spiders keep the little swarmy bugs away!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.1
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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.
:::insert karma/reincarnation joke here::
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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.
Of course! I have a fundamental respect for all forms of life, and I believe that everything has its part to play. I *don't* believe that I have the right to deprive something of its life just because I happen to not like it, or it gives me the wibblies. Obviously if it were a case of survival, or putting something out of its misery, then I'd do what was necessary, without hesitation...but I'd get no satisfaction from it. I think it's a great shame that some people cannot see the benefits that critters bring us - they only see something to be destroyed.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.
:::insert karma/reincarnation joke here::
And of course, Raid is soooo ecologically sound too. :ohwell: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:0 -
I don't agree with killing insects, even wasps and stuff, but when it comes to one of the deadliest spiders in the world I probably wouldn't mess about trying to relese it - you know one bite from a black widow is pretty much guarenteed to kill you? Risking your life for a spider is probably taking things a bit far0
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I don't agree with killing insects, even wasps and stuff, but when it comes to one of the deadliest spiders in the world I probably wouldn't mess about trying to relese it - you know one bite from a black widow is pretty much guarenteed to kill you? Risking your life for a spider is probably taking things a bit far
Oh, no doubt. I would never risk my life for it. :laugh:0 -
WHY ARE YOU HOLDING HER??? If she gets pissed bc you took off one of her legs, and stings you, it could kill you! Eeek scary
Umm the spider's in a jar
hahaha I'm such a ditz... and really tired lol. Sorry So did not see the jar!0 -
Yup, she's in a jar.
And I'm going to relocate her tomorrow. She'll be much happier out in the desert. XD
i dont know how you did that. i always try to release bugs and such. but a deadly spider? i freaked the other day trying to release a moth when it almost touched me. I've now trained my dog. Whenever I scream, he runs and usually eats the bug lol. It's odd how he's recognized my bug scream haha. But I do try to release them, if I can get the courage, and get to them before my dog. lol0
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