[Shasown]

Most UK spiders species are harmless, their fangs wont penetrate human skin. 80% of accidrntal spider bites dont have venom injected anyway. Spider bites are no more painful than bee stings to most people, they sting and then itch over a couple of days.

While its true some more dangerous spiders do come in from overseas with shipments of bananas etc, these cases are very rare. Scorpions also find their way to the uk via this same route, rule of thumb with scorpions is the smaller the pincers the more dangerous the sting.

Use a glass to capture your spider and a piece of paper or card to slide under the glass to move the spider out of the house if you want to. Fly spray will kill them in the same way it does with flies.

[setanta]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Most UK spiders species are harmless, their fangs wont penetrate human skin. 80% of accidrntal spider bites dont have venom injected anyway. Spider bites are no more painful than bee stings to most people, they sting and then itch over a couple of days.

While its true some more dangerous spiders do come in from overseas with shipments of bananas etc, these cases are very rare. Scorpions also find their way to the uk via this same route, rule of thumb with scorpions is the smaller the pincers the more dangerous the sting.

Use a glass to capture your spider and a piece of paper or card to slide under the glass to move the spider out of the house if you want to. Fly spray will kill them in the same way it does with flies.

you're too butch for that carry on Terry: you either stub them with the toe of your army boots or you eat them for energy while on a mission behind enemy lines. Don't play dumb with me baby.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by setanta

you're too butch for that carry on Terry: you either stub them with the toe of your army boots or you eat them for energy while on a mission behind enemy lines. Don't play dumb with me baby.

Nah never kill spiders, I like them, my eldest daughter used to have a couple of tarantulas as pets, brought back (accidentally, of course a scorpion from Central America a few years ago, son kept that as a pet) try not to kill flies, wasps or bees either, becoming a pansy in my old age.

[setanta]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Nah never kill spiders, I like them, my eldest daughter used to have a couple of tarantulas as pets, brought back (accidentally, of course a scorpion from Central America a few years ago, son kept that as a pet) try not to kill flies, wasps or bees either, becoming a pansy in my old age.

Doubt it!

But yeah, I love all god's creatures in the choir, some sing low and some sing higher. We're just the conducter at this stage. Unfortunately most of us think we're the Terminator.