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A spider just dropped off the ceiling onto my keyboard. Thank a gracious God it didn't land on ME or this might be a postmortem note from my husband. "Jeniwren loved Hatrack, so I'm sure she'd like you to know that an unfortunate incident with a falling spider led to her untimely demise."
Now that I'm done screaming, how do I get rid of the serious willies I have? *walks off shuddering*
It does not help at all that this is the second day in a row this has happened. Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001
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We have wolf spiders all over the place and a very large orb weaver of some sort (bright red, too) keeps building a web directly over my lawn mower, wherever I park it, causing me to fear Death From Above everytime I pull it out.
Edit: I guess my only helpful advice is "you'll get used to it eventually"?
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quote:Originally posted by Miriya: I prefer the vacuum approach. That way I avoid both webs sticking to the broom and falling webs (eek!).
Unless your vacuum has a very long wand/hose, not always practical.
And Lisa, for SHAME! What would David haMelech say!?
Besides, I let spiders stay in my place (as opposed to insects, who give up all rights to life the moment they enter my home). They eat the bugs! But I will remove their webs if I don't apprecaite the location.
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Jim-Me, I don't think it's possible for me to get used to it eventually. Death would be far preferable, even more so than moving, which would also solve the problem. My son likes to initiate conversations about bugs just to see my flesh start to crawl. It's very entertaining for him, I'm sure, but I must say he looks very nice with duct tape over his mouth. So now he just starts these conversations in the car where my ability to retaliate is limited to screaming hysterically.
I only have one of those big garage push brooms. I may have to see if the vacuum wand will extend to the ceiling. I think I'm sorry we got a house with 12' ceilings. Thing is, I can't see any webs up there.
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In fact, not all insects are bugs. Although most of the ones you're likely to find in your house are.
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KQ, you may not want to visit me, then. We have two acres of land and I would say, between 50-100 wolf spiders running around the yard, based on the frequency with which I see them sprinting away from the lawnmower...
Jeni, I understand the death before moving thought Posts: 3846 | Registered: Apr 2004
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quote:Originally posted by jeniwren: rivka, if it's not a tree but has more limbs than I do, it's a bug. That's the technical definition, I'm just sure of it.
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Imagine the spider's feelings. I mean, here he tries to commit suicide two days in a row and fails both times.
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quote:Originally posted by jeniwren: rivka, if it's not a tree but has more limbs than I do, it's a bug. That's the technical definition, I'm just sure of it.
The vacuum wand DOES reach the ceiling, so I'm just going to sweep the whole damn thing.
What about cute doggies and kitties? Are they bugs too? Posts: 1214 | Registered: Aug 2005
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I have been bitten by more dogs than spiders. And as far as spiders go, I do not bother them if I do not have to. If I am sweeping away cobwebs, that is the spider's loss. But generally, I leave them alone.
Jim, I have this flippin HUGE spider that lives in the furnace room. I have these Culligan filters I change once a month, and I USUALLY check for the blasted thing. But every once in a while, it catches me off guard and I get a little squicked, shudder, then move on. Your lawnmower story reminded me of that...
I also live in the country and have 3 different sliding-glass doors. There is a veritable smorgasboard of bugs that cram themselves in the framework of the door and fall out every time it is opened, sometimes raining all sorts of insects upon the unsuspecting passerby...
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quote:I don't get it. Spiders are cute. And they eat bugs.
What's the problem?
...they bite.
There is a huge bird-eating spider on TV right now. The Crocodile Hunter is playing with it or something. And I'm not looking until it's gone.
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quote:Originally posted by jeniwren: rivka, if it's not a tree but has more limbs than I do, it's a bug. That's the technical definition, I'm just sure of it.
The vacuum wand DOES reach the ceiling, so I'm just going to sweep the whole damn thing.
What about cute doggies and kitties? Are they bugs too?
Sorry, I was thinking legs not limbs. I had a friend who once told me that he thought anything with more than four legs or less than two was gross...except for Daddy Long Legs because you could pull four of the legs off and then they looked really cool.
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Somehow, you've got to obtain some radioactive experiment equipment. Preferably equipment that involved radioactive laser beams. Set it up over your head. Let spiders keep dropping on you. Let one bite you.
Then commence your life of angst-ridden super-heroism.
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*gasp* The Goddess Lolth Queen of Spiders will be very angry with most of you. (for those that understand the reference).
Otherwise what I generally do I remove them from the premesis and place them outside since I don't like them touching me, I don't mind looking at them but touching them?
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I think that particular deity would have as a starting position 'pissed off' at humanity anyway.
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I have a reaction to just about every bite, including like mosquito ones, so I can't be around spiders, once my foot doubled in size from a little clear one.
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Unreasonable fears are completely unreasonable. I realize that bugs, spiders included, are generally self centered little creatures that have no interest whatsoever in me, save what my house can provide them in terms of shelter and food. They can even stay. As long as they don't establish the appalling habit of dropping off the ceiling onto my desk. Or me. And especially not my bed. THAT thought makes my skin want to take up residence elsewhere.
Tante, that's a very good picture. Pretty close, actually, except that the spider is much bigger and my hair is a little longer. And I don't really like curds and whey. But other than that, it's an exact likeness. (totally unrelated aside, we had that nursery rhyme painted on the wall of my daughter's room in our old house. It was my second favorite one, just after 'There was a little girl who had a little curl...', which is very accurate for the little girl in question.)
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I used to pick up grandaddy long-legs and throw them at other kids on the playground when I was little. Now I absolutely can't stand spiders. If they're in my room or bathroom, they die. For instance, the day before yesterday a grandaddy long-legs climbed onto my bed and was coming at me with its freaking huge legs so I knocked it off the bed. But then I couldn't find it to kill it. Then a few minutes later it CAME BACK. So then it died by being smashed with a videotape.
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Amputee bugs are still bugs, but ones to be laughed and jeered at before being smooshed out of existence. It's almost fun to see a four legged spider, if all their legs are only one one side. Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001
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