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there's an explosion of the little bastards.
It says here that " their average life-span is around 2 weeks ..." ... well, not at my house, it isn't !!
there's an explosion of the little bastards.
It says here that " their average life-span is around 2 weeks ..." ... well, not at my house, it isn't !!
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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Wife is utterly paranoid about daddy L's (one of the kids emptied a jam jar full of them on her face when she was asleep)
years ago). Half of my evening at the moment is hearing shrieks and chasing the little b.s around. Aparently, a plague of spiders is hot on their heels. Great news.
years ago). Half of my evening at the moment is hearing shrieks and chasing the little b.s around. Aparently, a plague of spiders is hot on their heels. Great news.
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Spiders (the large variety, sort of a golf ball with legs) are amazingly fast. Here's how to catch em:
Drop a tumbler over the little b's, whether on the floor or a wall, and then slide a beer mate gently underneath it. Then take it outside and drop it over the fence into your least favourite neighbour's garden. Problem solved...
Drop a tumbler over the little b's, whether on the floor or a wall, and then slide a beer mate gently underneath it. Then take it outside and drop it over the fence into your least favourite neighbour's garden. Problem solved...
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House spiders have a homing sytem and are capable of finfding their way back from over a mile away.TANGODANCER wrote:Spiders (the large variety, sort of a golf ball with legs) are amazingly fast. Here's how to catch em:
Drop a tumbler over the little b's, whether on the floor or a wall, and then slide a beer mate gently underneath it. Then take it outside and drop it over the fence into your least favourite neighbour's garden. Problem solved...
Embrace the Octo-peds!
It's them six legged disease carrying bastards you wanna worry about. Spiders are extremely helpful housemates and in no way dangerous.
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I'm an extremely helpful housemate and in no way dangerous but you still wouldn't want me letting myself into your house uninvited and then climbing up the walls would you?enfieldwhite wrote:House spiders have a homing sytem and are capable of finfding their way back from over a mile away.TANGODANCER wrote:Spiders (the large variety, sort of a golf ball with legs) are amazingly fast. Here's how to catch em:
Drop a tumbler over the little b's, whether on the floor or a wall, and then slide a beer mate gently underneath it. Then take it outside and drop it over the fence into your least favourite neighbour's garden. Problem solved...
Embrace the Octo-peds!
It's them six legged disease carrying bastards you wanna worry about. Spiders are extremely helpful housemates and in no way dangerous.
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That may be OK in the UK but you try telling that to someone who has sat on a Redback Spider on the loo, and lived to tell the tail. They, and the White Back, are related to the Black Widow spider and can make you very ill, Funnel Web spiders are even worse, almost deadly.enfieldwhite wrote:House spiders have a homing sytem and are capable of finfding their way back from over a mile away.TANGODANCER wrote:Spiders (the large variety, sort of a golf ball with legs) are amazingly fast. Here's how to catch em:
Drop a tumbler over the little b's, whether on the floor or a wall, and then slide a beer mate gently underneath it. Then take it outside and drop it over the fence into your least favourite neighbour's garden. Problem solved...
Embrace the Octo-peds!
It's them six legged disease carrying bastards you wanna worry about. Spiders are extremely helpful housemates and in no way dangerous.
Now the Huntsman spider, about the size of the palm of your hand is very friendly and keeps even the cockroaches down! But my wife freaks out when she sees one emerge from behind a painting and start to walk down the wall on its way for its dinner.
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Sat down for lunch with clients yesterday and no sooner did the food arrive than our secluded bit became festooned with houseflys (a good 20 or so). A colleague complained to the bartender/waiter who's response was "yeah, I know. Happens quite often".
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I believe this same process works with Stretford fans.Henrik's fan club wrote:There were millions around our halls of residence...but once it got competetive who could kill the most they disappeared within a few days. Not seen one since
Go on, give it a try. You know it makes sense.
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One reason why you will never see me in Austrialia!!FaninOz wrote:That may be OK in the UK but you try telling that to someone who has sat on a Redback Spider on the loo, and lived to tell the tail. They, and the White Back, are related to the Black Widow spider and can make you very ill, Funnel Web spiders are even worse, almost deadly.enfieldwhite wrote:House spiders have a homing sytem and are capable of finfding their way back from over a mile away.TANGODANCER wrote:Spiders (the large variety, sort of a golf ball with legs) are amazingly fast. Here's how to catch em:
Drop a tumbler over the little b's, whether on the floor or a wall, and then slide a beer mate gently underneath it. Then take it outside and drop it over the fence into your least favourite neighbour's garden. Problem solved...
Embrace the Octo-peds!
It's them six legged disease carrying bastards you wanna worry about. Spiders are extremely helpful housemates and in no way dangerous.
Now the Huntsman spider, about the size of the palm of your hand is very friendly and keeps even the cockroaches down! But my wife freaks out when she sees one emerge from behind a painting and start to walk down the wall on its way for its dinner.
As for Daddy long legs, does anyone have that clip from Ricky Gervais's 'Animals' about them. Hilarious
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my cat used to do thatenfieldwhite wrote:My cat loves 'em. I catch them and bounce them off the wall (which stuns them temporarily) then my cat pounces and eats them.
She did twelve the other evening!
was amusing when i was camping at silverstone a couple of weekends ago, the tent was filled with em, and i was there trying to catch them and get them out without letting more in. quite difficult, but after i while i did it!
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We know what happens when we yell FIRE in a crowded theatre. I gather much the same result can be obtained with a room of Australians by yelling "Redback on the Dunny Seat".FaninOz wrote:
That may be OK in the UK but you try telling that to someone who has sat on a Redback Spider on the loo, and lived to tell the tail. They, and the White Back, are related to the Black Widow spider and can make you very ill, Funnel Web spiders are even worse, almost deadly.
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