I hate spiders

milo · Guru

I hate spiders

blaze · Guru

betcha it rains, put it in a bottle and let it go
cheers
blaze

peter and rose · Veteran Member

I don't usually kill spiders but a friend of mine rang one friday arvo to see if I could come over to to send one off he is a chronic arachnaphobic and said "if you can't get here tonight I will go and stay in a hotel!!!!"
I got there just on dusk and was faced with a green huntsman which if you put on a dinner plate the legs would go over the side
Took 10 mins to dispatch it and 3 stubbies to get rid of the shakes. biggest one I have ever seen
I was going to tell him they usually travel in pairs (heh heh) but didn't want to end up staying all night.

DandS · Senior Member

peter and rose wrote:
I don't usually kill spiders but a friend of mine rang one friday arvo to see if I could come over to to send one off he is a chronic arachnaphobic and said "if you can't get here tonight I will go and stay in a hotel!!!!"
I got there just on dusk and was faced with a green huntsman which if you put on a dinner plate the legs would go over the side
Took 10 mins to dispatch it and 3 stubbies to get rid of the shakes. biggest one I have ever seen
I was going to tell him they usually travel in pairs (heh heh) but didn't want to end up staying all night.

I dont blame your friend. I am not fond of any sppppider

I regard all spiders as being deadly. (I could easily have a heart attack)

Daryl

milo · Guru

i prefer not to kill anything, but i have a rule in my house,for the creepy crawlies, if you want to live
stay out side, you can live in my garden,back yard and even under my house , but when you come into my house
its my domain.....

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

I do understand how you feel about spiders (and creepy crawlies) .... but I happen to love 'em.

One of my favourites ....

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Cheers

John

milo · Guru

like i said, i dont mind them , just not in my house biggrin

dropbear68 · Senior Member

Get fong, flatten spider with said fong and give it a good fonging.

Happywanderer · The Master

John, is that an orb spider. Its very pretty. I can handle spiders even if I can't handle snakes.
Milo, I was thinking your spider might have been a huntsman. I've never seen a green one as big as the one Peter and Rose mentioned.
I get a lot of redbacks in my courtyard. They come out of my potplants. I do put my foot on those ones without feeling guilty.

Cruising Granny · Guru

Golden orbs and St Andrews spiders are my favourites. They are everywhere in the Kimberleys and the St. Andrews is common in Broome. They are really beautiful as spiders go.
I'm not a fan, but I've developed a healthy respect for some of them just by watching them in the garden.