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HelenTD May 14th 2011 4:54 am
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Please put a danger/warning in the title in threads like these, so that us arachnophobes know not to delve in:scaredhair:.

Kapri May 14th 2011 4:59 am
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9363964)
Mortein the b*****d.
Nooooooooo!
Spiders are our friends. they eat nasty disease carrying insects :D

suzanne7575 May 14th 2011 7:51 am
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i hate spiders, but this is one is rather pretty

im making all the spider pics as big as possible in an effort to desensitise myself before we get there (it's not working :rofl:)

Alfresco May 14th 2011 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by HelenTD (Post 9364331)
Please put a danger/warning in the title in threads like these, so that us arachnophobes know not to delve in:scaredhair:.
No Don't! It's fun to see peoples reactions. http://britishexpats.com/blogs/uploa...resco/5527.gif

HelenTD May 14th 2011 1:57 pm
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It's a garden orbweaver, says my 9 year old (I had to get him to look at the picture). They are harmless and won't hurt you, he says (wonder if he knows how to revive a mum who's fainted:rofl:).

deb68 May 14th 2011 10:38 pm
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ALERT - NEW SPIDER PICTURE:D

Anyone?
this was a tiny spider that could jump like a cricket?

brissybee May 15th 2011 12:36 am
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Originally Posted by deb68 (Post 9365260)
For Helen
ALERT - NEW SPIDER PICTURE:D

Anyone?
this was a tiny spider that could jump like a cricket?
I hate the jumpy suckers. They're unpredictable. This seems to have the same body shape as a white tail spider. Their bite causes quite nasty skin ulceration which can be slow to heal. :thumbdown:

Pollyana May 15th 2011 4:17 am
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Originally Posted by HelenTD (Post 9364331)
Please put a danger/warning in the title in threads like these, so that us arachnophobes know not to delve in:scaredhair:.
done :)

smidsy May 15th 2011 4:54 am
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Originally Posted by mvagusta (Post 9363952)
After researching, it looks like a Garden Orb spider.

"Garden Orb Weaving Spiders are common in gardens during summer. They build their webs in the evening and before daylight will sometimes eat the web, then hide all day.

They are non-aggressive and low risk to humans but walking into a web at night can cause panic, especially if the spider is on your face."
Had to laugh when reading this. Im not scared of spiders, but anyone would be frightened to bits with spider webs up their nose & a large hairy creature crawling around your eyes.

Pollyana May 15th 2011 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by smidsy (Post 9365715)
Had to laugh when reading this. Im not scared of spiders, but anyone would be frightened to bits with spider webs up their nose & a large hairy creature crawling around your eyes.
Its quite weird when you walk into a huge web, don't know if you've evr done it? I did it the other night coming home in the dark, it must have been right across the driveway. Just feels like lots of sticky strands of silk across your face, took me a while to work out what it was :eek: Never saw the spider though......

Bernieboy May 15th 2011 5:17 am
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Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 9365743)
Its quite weird when you walk into a huge web, don't know if you've evr done it? I did it the other night coming home in the dark, it must have been right across the driveway. Just feels like lots of sticky strands of silk across your face, took me a while to work out what it was :eek: Never saw the spider though......
That spider sure got lucky that night

Pollyana May 15th 2011 6:13 am
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Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 9365755)
That spider sure got lucky that night
Naaa, I broke free, his web wasn't strong enough :p probably have a reinforced one up by next week, ready for a second go at capturing me - I'd keep the local spider population well fed for weeks :rofl:

Kapri May 15th 2011 9:18 am
Re: Anybody?
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 9365743)
Never saw the spider though......
Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing :ohmy:

Pollyana May 15th 2011 9:28 am
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Originally Posted by Kapri (Post 9366079)
Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing :ohmy:
I've been trying not to think that :lol: I know there are a lot of Golden orb spiders out there so I'm sure it was just one of them...... :fingerscrossed:...must've thought a months dinners had all come at once when I walked into the web though :blink:

Dreamy May 15th 2011 9:50 am
Re: Anybody?
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 9365743)
Its quite weird when you walk into a huge web, don't know if you've evr done it? I did it the other night coming home in the dark, it must have been right across the driveway. Just feels like lots of sticky strands of silk across your face, took me a while to work out what it was :eek: Never saw the spider though......
We do the WebWalk on a morning, walking down the driveway to the car.

I find that walking like a stunted duck whilst waving my purse in front of my face gives the neighbours a good laugh.


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