julibee


Nah, you're safe.  The biggest glass I have is a Pint. 

i've got a little video, i'll try to post in the morning.

huge, this thing.

i'd say, body as big as a dime, leg span as wide as a silver dollar.

julibee


I usually try to rescue spiders from my house... The old trap them in a glass and slide a piece of paper under trick.  Not that they want to be put outside, mind you, but I don't want them in the house. This applies to most species...

Except Black Widows. They die immediately.

They are everywhere here, although lately, I've been reading about BROWN Widows (somewhat less poisonous to humans) taking over the territory.  It's been said that you are more likely to see a brown widow than a black widow now.  Except that I keep seeing Black ones.  Those dead biotches.

Do the brown ones have a psychedelically colored hour-glass on them?
 
(Just askin'...)

My habit is to capture spiders I find in the house and carefully transport them outdoors. I can then feel good about not harming another living thing who's just trying to survive, just like me.

However, I do know at some level the truth: I am merely condemning the poor creature to a slow horrible death, either by starvation or becoming something else's dinner. As long as it's out of my bathroom sink.

Do you guys know of any pets that will keep your house spider free?
 
Snakes?

Zonno


Do you guys know of any pets that will keep your house spider free?
 
Snakes?

Lizards, scorpions, frogs, some birds, even some cats have been known to find the spider a particularly tasty snack.

Ours used to, but just like his owner, he's grown too fat & lazy.

Bristol_Jonesey

Zonno


Do you guys know of any pets that will keep your house spider free?

Snakes?

Lizards, scorpions, frogs, some birds, even some cats have been known to find the spider a particularly tasty snack.

Ours used to, but just like his owner, he's grown too fat & lazy.

Your what?  Your lizard?  Scorpion?  Frog?  Bird? 
 
(Just curious...)

Now I read somewhere in another thread that bapu has a spare snake....

My habit is to capture spiders I find in the house and carefully transport them outdoors. I can then feel good about not harming another living thing who's just trying to survive, just like me.

Several years ago we had a fairly involved construction project going on at the house (in NJ) that lasted several months.  As a result, I had to deal with mice.  To keep them from getting into the “porous” area around the house I went out and bought a bunch of these traps called the “Tin Cat”, essentially a have a heart style trap giving you the option of releasing or drowning the mice.

I caught 4 mice (determined that after I let them go) and brought the trap to a field away from any houses to let them go.  I opened up the trap and shook them out … it was at that point I wish I had brought a video camera … in a matter of seconds, several small birds came swooping down and grabbed them (I think a couple of the birds were cardinals and I think robins … is that possible?).  For a moment in time I just watched 4 mice flying away in the talons of these birds thinking to myself … man, what an idiot I am … but, of all the stupid things I’ve done, it does rank up there (at least visually) on the hysterically funny scale.

RobertB


Better you than me.
I am decidedly arachnaphobic. Unfortunately, my lines of work bring me into constant contact with the things.
Nothing makes my skin crawl more than that uniquely schitzoid web of the black widow.

I'm with Bob on this.  I am not a fan of spiders.  sorry to say, but if they're in my house they're going to have to die. 
 
I've been lucky, we haven't seen any black widows in our house - some outside the house, but not inside.  I have several friends who find tarantulas in their houses and garages, tho.  that would pretty much creep me out completely!