Michelle Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 I'm South of the river - I'll see what I can arrange.. maybe some little boats for them? Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 I'm South of the river - I'll see what I can arrange.. maybe some little boats for them? They're probably making their way across all the bridges as we speak Quote
muggle not Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 I was looking out our kitchen window today and saw a spider web that goes from the top of the screen porch to a dogwood tree that is about 15 feet away from the house. How do they do those things. Quote
poppy Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 I was looking out our kitchen window today and saw a spider web that goes from the top of the screen porch to a dogwood tree that is about 15 feet away from the house. How do they do those things. They sure are amazing little critters. I think they catch the breeze and throw out a life-line as they sail through the air I know everyone here is going to want to slap me, but I'm rather fond of spiders. But I certainly have a healthy respect for the ones that can bite. Quote
bookmonkey Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 My uncle lives in Perth (Australia). He said you can go out for half an hour, come back and the webs stretch across the road between the power poles. They weren't there when he left. They can work pretty fast. Quote
pontalba Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 On the north side of the house there is a row of crepe myrtle trees, and more pines (or course!) Pine country around here. Anyhow, we don't walk that side very often, and a spider will string across an intricate, and very large web across, between the house and the closest trees. It's a huge thing, I believe the local name for it is "banana spider", it's several inches long with long legs. Quite pretty actually, and from what locals have told me, poisonous. But I leave him alone, live and let live. But one kept weaving a web on the path to the carport, and after three times taking it down, it gave up. Awwwww....(not!) Quote
Kreader Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Someone recently drew my attention to an article saying that there has been an increase in the numbers of false widows spotted in the south east England. I hadn't heard of them before. Apparently they're poisonous. I tend to just let spiders be since I'll mostly come across them outdoors. I'll give them a day or two grace if found in my home then I turf them out. I don't want to play hosts to any future mini spiders if they're leaving an egg sack this time of the year. If they want to live in the coves just outside my windows then that's fine. They can catch anything that attempts to fly in through the windows. I did have a nervous moment when I was at a bus stop. I'd put my book I was going to read down on the bustop bench for a second. I picked up the book and began to open it only to discover the largest daddy long legs I've ever seen on the book and it began putting its legs on my chest. Its leg span was the size of my hand, each leg long as one of my fingers and fine like thread. I calmly dropped the book which took the spider down with it. The long legged one, scampered away with me watching it in disbelief. Quote
poppyshake Posted September 30, 2013 Posted September 30, 2013 On the north side of the house there is a row of crepe myrtle trees, and more pines (or course!) Pine country around here. Anyhow, we don't walk that side very often, and a spider will string across an intricate, and very large web across, between the house and the closest trees. It's a huge thing, I believe the local name for it is "banana spider", it's several inches long with long legs. Quite pretty actually, and from what locals have told me, poisonous. But I leave him alone, live and let live. But one kept weaving a web on the path to the carport, and after three times taking it down, it gave up. Awwwww....(not!) ... ohhhh!!! ... I'm having flashbacks of Frodo and Shelob again Quote
pontalba Posted September 30, 2013 Posted September 30, 2013 ... ohhhh!!! ... I'm having flashbacks of Frodo and Shelob again I had to google Frodo and Shelob ............... Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 I had to google Frodo and Shelob ............... Quote
muggle not Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) Beware of the Brown Recluse spider Edited October 1, 2013 by muggle not Quote
pontalba Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I was bitten once by some spider, of unknown type. I was told by the doc that it was not a Brown Recluse, but it did swell to about a 2 inch diameter, and I ran a low fever for about 3 days. Had to take an antibiotic. Just felt generally miserable. Edited October 1, 2013 by pontalba Quote
Rachel56789 Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 Not a fan of spiders here. It's weird, I'm even jumpy around the non poisonous spiders, like the Daddy Long Leg. Quote
Janet Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 You have a spider in the US called a Daddy Long Legs? Over here we refer to Crane flies as Daddy Long Legs! Quote
Rachel56789 Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 You have a spider in the US called a Daddy Long Legs? Over here we refer to Crane flies as Daddy Long Legs! Wow, cool Neat fact. I never knew that. Quote
Kreader Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) You have a spider in the US called a Daddy Long Legs? Over here we refer to Crane flies as Daddy Long Legs! Well Cranes look like flying Daddy Long Legs When I first saw them I was confused, I thought surely they aren't some giant sort of mosquito? Edited October 8, 2013 by Kreader Quote
bookmonkey Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 We have a spider called a Daddy Long legs in New Zealand too. My Australian step mother called them Jenny Long Legs. Quote
chesilbeach Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Spiders I can live with, Daddy Long Legs I cannot. They dive bomb me at night when I'm lying in bed and I'm always freaked out that they might crawl in my ear for some reason. Illogical, but true. Quote
muggle not Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 At dusk tonight I took a photo of a spider at the top corner of our screen porch......enjoy. Quote
Rachel56789 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) At dusk tonight I took a photo of a spider at the top corner of our screen porch......enjoy. Whoa, I almost dropped my iPad looking at these. Thanks a lot Muggle Lol. Edited October 12, 2013 by Rachel56789 Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Saw on the news today that a school near the Forest of Dean was forced to close due to an infestation of False Widow spiders Beware spider pictures in the following: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-24623652 Quote
vodkafan Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I have to confess something I am not proud of.....well you know how kids are sometimes curious and a bit cruel...when I was 9 or 10 I found this huge huge hairy brown house spider. Just to see what would happen I sellotaped it to my chest of drawers and wired it up to one of those big 9 volt batteries you don't get anymore and electric shocked him. I hope chaliepud is not reading this. Quote
poppy Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) If anyone wants to see a biggish spider, this one is circulating Facebook. Claims to be an Angolan Witch Spider in Texas, which lives primarily on cats and dogs. Took several gunshots to kill it. But don't believe everything you read or see. Not for arachnophobes http://www.hoax-slayer.com/images/Sure-You-Want-To-Move-To-Florida.jpg Edited October 23, 2013 by poppy Quote
Michelle Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Next time Michelle, listen when they say 'Not for arachnophobes'! Please tell me that was proven to be a hoax! Quote
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