What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
Feb 7th 2006, 10:39 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
Originally Posted by 2foot
Hi all,
We have a lodger, well a free-loader! If we got charged rent by weight, I think it would pay more than my wife!
Anyway its quite cute but seems bigger than many huntsmen also here!
What is it????
J and G
www.widdi.co.uk
We have a lodger, well a free-loader! If we got charged rent by weight, I think it would pay more than my wife!
Anyway its quite cute but seems bigger than many huntsmen also here!
What is it????
J and G
www.widdi.co.uk
OMG!!! not seen one like that
GROSS!!Sue x
Feb 8th 2006, 10:28 am
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
Redbacks have long ugly webs.
They usually hide under nooks and crannies -
Be very careful with those campsite powerpoints - I had 3 crawl up my arm in 6 months!
They usually hide under nooks and crannies -
Be very careful with those campsite powerpoints - I had 3 crawl up my arm in 6 months!
Feb 8th 2006, 11:27 am
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
Originally Posted by 2foot
Hi all,
We have a lodger, well a free-loader! If we got charged rent by weight, I think it would pay more than my wife!
Anyway its quite cute but seems bigger than many huntsmen also here!
What is it???? :
J and G
www.widdi.co.uk
We have a lodger, well a free-loader! If we got charged rent by weight, I think it would pay more than my wife!
Anyway its quite cute but seems bigger than many huntsmen also here!
What is it???? :
J and G
www.widdi.co.uk
Please can someone tell me how to deal with one when you see it......I would be inclined to bash it with a shovel
......but i would hate to clean the shovel afterwards 
Would a pet help keep them at bay or is there house fumigating thingies that we can plug in.
Feb 8th 2006, 12:16 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
Originally Posted by Mctree
Hey, the website says you can spot them driving vehicles :scared:
right turn clyde!!!
Sonic x
Feb 8th 2006, 9:50 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
I do hate all creepy crawlies and really worried about what to do when I arrive in Australia, until I worked out what to do!
Every second day at work I find a picture and description of a really creepy spider on the net (or on this site of course - I have already mailed the picture of the orb spider to myself at work), I then print it out in colour and hang it on my notice board right in front of me. Th his way I get used to looking at the spiders and the plan is that I will be completely de-sensitized by the time we get to Aus and see them for the real. That's the plan anyway, I am not sure if it will work, at the moment all it does is giving me bad dreams and freaking out my colleagues! But I won't give up, and will let you all know if it works!
Every second day at work I find a picture and description of a really creepy spider on the net (or on this site of course - I have already mailed the picture of the orb spider to myself at work), I then print it out in colour and hang it on my notice board right in front of me. Th his way I get used to looking at the spiders and the plan is that I will be completely de-sensitized by the time we get to Aus and see them for the real. That's the plan anyway, I am not sure if it will work, at the moment all it does is giving me bad dreams and freaking out my colleagues! But I won't give up, and will let you all know if it works!
Feb 8th 2006, 11:47 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
Originally Posted by 2foot
Hi all,
We have a lodger, well a free-loader! If we got charged rent by weight, I think it would pay more than my wife!
Anyway its quite cute but seems bigger than many huntsmen also here!
What is it????
J and G
www.widdi.co.uk
We have a lodger, well a free-loader! If we got charged rent by weight, I think it would pay more than my wife!
Anyway its quite cute but seems bigger than many huntsmen also here!
What is it????
J and G
www.widdi.co.uk
Feb 23rd 2007, 12:03 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
I am so scared of spiders i really think i am insane to want to go to Perth ...
Please can someone tell me how to deal with one when you see it......I would be inclined to bash it with a shovel ......but i would hate to clean the shovel afterwards
Would a pet help keep them at bay or is there house fumigating thingies that we can plug in.
Please can someone tell me how to deal with one when you see it......I would be inclined to bash it with a shovel
......but i would hate to clean the shovel afterwards Would a pet help keep them at bay or is there house fumigating thingies that we can plug in.
Of course the OP may justb have a very very small hand
Feb 24th 2007, 9:11 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
I am so scared of spiders i really think i am insane to want to go to Perth ...
Please can someone tell me how to deal with one when you see it......I would be inclined to bash it with a shovel ......but i would hate to clean the shovel afterwards
Would a pet help keep them at bay or is there house fumigating thingies that we can plug in.
Please can someone tell me how to deal with one when you see it......I would be inclined to bash it with a shovel
......but i would hate to clean the shovel afterwards Would a pet help keep them at bay or is there house fumigating thingies that we can plug in.
Oh sod that ... i'd throw the flippin shovel away !!!
Feb 24th 2007, 10:01 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
I do hate all creepy crawlies and really worried about what to do when I arrive in Australia, until I worked out what to do!
Every second day at work I find a picture and description of a really creepy spider on the net (or on this site of course - I have already mailed the picture of the orb spider to myself at work), I then print it out in colour and hang it on my notice board right in front of me. Th his way I get used to looking at the spiders and the plan is that I will be completely de-sensitized by the time we get to Aus and see them for the real. That's the plan anyway, I am not sure if it will work, at the moment all it does is giving me bad dreams and freaking out my colleagues! But I won't give up, and will let you all know if it works!
Every second day at work I find a picture and description of a really creepy spider on the net (or on this site of course - I have already mailed the picture of the orb spider to myself at work), I then print it out in colour and hang it on my notice board right in front of me. Th his way I get used to looking at the spiders and the plan is that I will be completely de-sensitized by the time we get to Aus and see them for the real. That's the plan anyway, I am not sure if it will work, at the moment all it does is giving me bad dreams and freaking out my colleagues! But I won't give up, and will let you all know if it works!
hey good idea! i am printing that pic out now. Spiders dont really worry me too much but need some intensive de sensitising for the kids LOL
Feb 24th 2007, 10:29 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
This is IMHO the worst STH AUST spider they like to get in the filter box of the pool, and when you reach in to get the leaves out they escape by running up yer ARM
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Feb 25th 2007, 12:23 am
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Feb 25th 2007, 2:37 am
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
You can assume that if you like, but you would be wrong
We get them (or at least some other type of orb spider) here. I do not mind them really, except when I am on the ride on mower and go between a fence and a tree and find myself going through the web. By the time I feel the web across my face it is usually too late to stop and on a couple of occasions the spider has ended up on my head
To be honest, I am not sure who ends up more surprised I usually just reach up and get them to climb onto my hand and put them back on the remains of their web. If I see them in time, I either duck under the web (if I can) or gently break the lower portion till I can get through. Spiders eat flies and mossies - I know which I would rather have in and around my house.
I will try and take some pics sometime, to help with everyone's therapy.
Cheers,
DagBoy
We get them (or at least some other type of orb spider) here. I do not mind them really, except when I am on the ride on mower and go between a fence and a tree and find myself going through the web. By the time I feel the web across my face it is usually too late to stop and on a couple of occasions the spider has ended up on my head
To be honest, I am not sure who ends up more surprised
I usually just reach up and get them to climb onto my hand and put them back on the remains of their web. If I see them in time, I either duck under the web (if I can) or gently break the lower portion till I can get through. Spiders eat flies and mossies - I know which I would rather have in and around my house.I will try and take some pics sometime, to help with everyone's therapy.
Cheers,
DagBoy
Feb 25th 2007, 9:07 pm
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Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?
You can assume that if you like, but you would be wrong
We get them (or at least some other type of orb spider) here. I do not mind them really, except when I am on the ride on mower and go between a fence and a tree and find myself going through the web. By the time I feel the web across my face it is usually too late to stop and on a couple of occasions the spider has ended up on my head
To be honest, I am not sure who ends up more surprised I usually just reach up and get them to climb onto my hand and put them back on the remains of their web. If I see them in time, I either duck under the web (if I can) or gently break the lower portion till I can get through. Spiders eat flies and mossies - I know which I would rather have in and around my house.
I will try and take some pics sometime, to help with everyone's therapy.
Cheers,
DagBoy
We get them (or at least some other type of orb spider) here. I do not mind them really, except when I am on the ride on mower and go between a fence and a tree and find myself going through the web. By the time I feel the web across my face it is usually too late to stop and on a couple of occasions the spider has ended up on my head
To be honest, I am not sure who ends up more surprised
I usually just reach up and get them to climb onto my hand and put them back on the remains of their web. If I see them in time, I either duck under the web (if I can) or gently break the lower portion till I can get through. Spiders eat flies and mossies - I know which I would rather have in and around my house.I will try and take some pics sometime, to help with everyone's therapy.
Cheers,
DagBoy
Oh you see ... now thats just completely killed any ideas i had of trying out a ride on mower !! I'd be running round the garden hitting my head like a complete loon and the ride on mower would have driven half way round the garden on its own, mown down the boundry fence and be on its way to the neighbours pool before i'd be anywhere near to being calm !!!
M J
