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Christmas Dynasnow · 30-08-2021, 04:50 PM

Approximately ten species of Irish spiders have fangs large enough to bite through human skin

Homes set to be invaded by thousands of spiders — including the pain-inducing
false widow — as mating season kicks off across the UK

Mating season for our eight-legged friends begins in early September each year
Running to early October, the time will see more spiders come out into the open
Male spiders are the ones most commonly spotted as they look for females
Arachnophobes fear not, mind — most of the UK's spiders are quite harmless
However, there exceptions, notably the so-called 'noble false widow spider'
On the rise in the UK, this arachnid's bite can cause serious pain and swellin

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...-kicks-UK.html

Rustic bauble · 30-08-2021, 05:06 PM

Its Spider season fast approaching....put your conkers on your window ledges

user104658 · 30-08-2021, 07:15 PM

There was a huge one here last week that was SO FAST, I’ve never seen anything like it. I caught the bigger in a glass and it was going crazy, running backwards and forwards bouncing off the edges. Ugh. I try not to kill them these days, take them way down to the end of the garden and fling tae *******.

Christmas Dynasnow · 30-08-2021, 07:50 PM

never kill them

same as killing a human

Rustic bauble · 30-08-2021, 08:02 PM

My husband catches them and throws them into the garden…if he is not around sadly there is only one outcome….

Christmas Dynasnow · 30-08-2021, 08:09 PM

ChristmasNeeve · 30-08-2021, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

never kill them

same as killing a human

Well I guess I'm a serial killer

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In the Drunk Tank · 30-08-2021, 08:58 PM

Evil creatures, nothing wrong with killing them

Candy Annie Cane · 30-08-2021, 09:03 PM

I never kill spiders....we actually have a "pet" one called Boris.....he's huge, I can hear him walking on the walls if he makes an appearance....I think he is related to Aragog.....my son loves him because he is so massive. I hate flies far more than spiders so the odd one in the house is a welcome house guest

smudgie · 30-08-2021, 10:18 PM

We have always had spider house guests.
Mammy spider has her babies underneath my bedside cabinet.
I see the little ones venturing up the walls now and then but they don’t go far.
Mammy..or daddy spider pokes it’s legs out from under the cabinet when I go to bed.
I simply say goodnight, leave me alone and you and your family are safe.:laugh

Rustic bauble · 30-08-2021, 10:53 PM

Spiders are my worst nightmare…they freak me out.

thesheriff443 · 30-08-2021, 11:16 PM

Being semi rural my house is always full of spiders of all shapes and sizes
Me and the hoover go on a killing spree regularly

user104658 · 31-08-2021, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

never kill them

same as killing a human

I mean realistically it’s not is it…

…however they do basically stop us (humans) from being pretty much wiped out by other bugs so I’ve come to accept that they have a purpose and they can continue to do that. But not in my house. So they get a glass over them, cardboard slid underneath, then yeeted across the garden as far as I can from the door.

In the Drunk Tank · 31-08-2021, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AnnieK

I never kill spiders....we actually have a "pet" one called Boris.....he's huge, I can hear him walking on the walls if he makes an appearance....I think he is related to Aragog.....my son loves him because he is so massive. I hate flies far more than spiders so the odd one in the house is a welcome house guest

I feel traumatised just reading that

user104658 · 31-08-2021, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MTVN

I feel traumatised just reading that

I can handle that one but Smudgie’s spider-family that lives IN THE BEDROOM and pokes it’s legs out to say hello is just a step too far for me.

Parmy · 31-08-2021, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I can handle that one but Smudgie’s spider-family that lives IN THE BEDROOM and pokes it’s legs out to say hello is just a step too far for me.

Its not saying hello, its drying its socks.

user104658 · 31-08-2021, 08:44 AM

I'm convinced I've had a spider bite before as well. Was at the park with the kids, came home and my leg was really itchy, rolled up my trouser leg and there was a little purple patch with two dots in the middle. Half an hour later it was a much larger patch and a bit like a swollen lump and literally the itchiest thing I've ever experienced. Woke in the night with my entire lower leg feeling like it was hot/burning

. It was OK by morning though, back to just the really itchy patch, then that faded to nothing within a couple of days.

Google Images of spider bites look a lot like it though. Yuck. Luckily my skin didn't all fall off like some of the pictures

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bots · 31-08-2021, 09:05 AM

women are definitely in charge in the spider kingdom

thesheriff443 · 31-08-2021, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

women are definitely in charge in the spider kingdom

Well I’d agree when it comes to the black widow spider
The female is a lot bigger than the male and after it mates it eats the male spider

Christmas Dynasnow · 31-08-2021, 09:51 AM

arista · 31-08-2021, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

There was a huge one here last week that was SO FAST, I’ve never seen anything like it. I caught the bigger in a glass and it was going crazy, running backwards and forwards bouncing off the edges. Ugh. I try not to kill them these days, take them way down to the end of the garden and fling tae *******.

Must be related to me