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Jul 3rd 2007 | 5:55 pm

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Whats this then ?

If you've got those on your wall, call 'Green Goblin Exterminators'.... you'll find the number in your local directory.

Jul 3rd 2007 | 5:59 pm

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cool we thought it was a wolf spider again relatively harmless according to our spider chart we have had about 3/4 of these little blighters lol

This is a wolf spider. see the 'Union Jack' flag pattern on the back? And several rows of eyes?

Definite fangs, and the 'U' shape on the abdomen...

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Jul 3rd 2007 | 6:10 pm

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I was told not to touch it, good for catching crooks apparently

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If you've got those on your wall, call 'Green Goblin Exterminators'.... you'll find the number in your local directory.

Jul 3rd 2007 | 6:30 pm

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I was told not to touch it, good for catching crooks apparently

Well I hope he doesn't crawl over your face at night....

Jul 3rd 2007 | 8:34 pm

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Well I hope he doesn't crawl over your face at night....

Hi
Everyone in the U.K. will be watching this and getting more paranoid by the minute lol ooohh the spiders are coming to get ya lol

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Jul 3rd 2007 | 8:46 pm

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Hi
Everyone in the U.K. will be watching this and getting more paranoid by the minute lol ooohh the spiders are coming to get ya lol

Billy

It's ok. It's only happened once in a year so I can cope with that.

Much rather have a huntsman go over my face than a cockroach... given the choice.

Jul 4th 2007 | 1:08 am

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Hi
Everyone in the U.K. will be watching this and getting more paranoid by the minute lol ooohh the spiders are coming to get ya lol

Billy

Yes, that is EXACTLY what I am doing. Spiders on my face, uurrgghhh

Jul 4th 2007 | 1:28 am

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Yes, that is EXACTLY what I am doing. Spiders on my face, uurrgghhh

But of course, you know that statistically, everyone eats a certain amount of spiders in their lifetime, regardless of their country?

What should therefore comfort you is that fact that Australian spiders are too big to swallow.

Jul 4th 2007 | 1:47 am

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Much rather have a huntsman go over my face than a cockroach... given the choice.[/QUOTE]

Well my middle name is huntsman lol

Billy

Jul 4th 2007 | 1:52 am

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Re: What is this Spider

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Huntsman.

Shy and retiring type which are timid and don't get defensive. Move quickly and eat the bad nasties in your house. Prefer these than cockroaches any day ...

Cockroaches are the Devils Spawn