Spiders

[Richland123]

Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes

 

[sissy kathy]

Spiders hold a morbid fascination for me. I don't mind having them in the house, but up here we don't have anything harmful otherwise I might feel differently. I'll see a spider and hope my wife doesn't see it 'cause she'll kill it on the spot. Great thread - here's a pic of supposedly the world's largest spider taking a crap - The Giant Huntsman:

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I hope that's a model toilet; Holy CRAP that's big!

 

[Bassball Fever]

I hope that's a model toilet; Holy CRAP that's big!

No kidding. You wouldn't be able to flush that, it would clog the toilet.

 

[Boom762]

Hairspray and a lighter. The ONLY way to kill that enemy.

Nastiest spider I faced as a kid was the Sun Spider. People where I grew up got them confused with other things though so we all called them "Vinegaroons, babys to the earth, whip tails". I called them Predators because of the mouth. Fast little buggers. If you don't kill them the second you see them, theyll be under your couch in no time.

 

[Bassball Fever]

Again, I say:

 

[markoc]

I work part time as a bicycle mechanic, spiders love living under bike seats. I have an automatic $20 surcharge when I find one.

 

[sissy kathy]

I work part time as a bicycle mechanic, spiders love living under bike seats. I have an automatic $20 surcharge when I find one.

I'm never gon'na ride a bicycle again.

 

[markoc]

I'm never gon'na ride a bicycle again.

just check under the saddle if your bikes been sitting in the garage a while.

 

[bass12]

I've seen lots of those fishing spiders in Vermont. They like to come out from under the deck to sun themselves and can get quite big. They're not aggressive and their venom is harmless to humans.

 

[TBird1958]

Did you ever run a spider over with one of your model railroad cars?

When the layout was in the basement, yes. Not gonna lie, only happened once, I sped up to run him over.

 

[Stewie26]

Black Widow spiders give me the creeps. I have even found a few Black Widows in the house over the years plus we have a lot them outside in my area.
One of my worse nightmares below.

 

[48thStreetCustom]

The word "phobia" gets tossed around a lot - I have a completely unreasonable fear of spiders - I kill them by what ever means necessary when they're in my house - Foot, vacuum and running over with the car have all been used many times........

That's not unreasonable in my book. Evolutionary speaking, the reason humans are ticklish is so that bugs wouldn't crawl on cavemen while they slept. So we are genetically predisposed to be afraid of spiders.

 

[ShredderMaximus]

 

[Boom762]

Black Widow spiders give me the creeps. I have even found a few Black Widows in the house over the years plus we have a lot them outside in my area.
One of my worse nightmares below.

This image just keeps giving me spasms in my spine.

My absolute WORST fears/most hated creatures on the planet (that aren't parasites) are centipedes. I had one crawl into my underwear at a friends house. When I felt something move and realized it wasn't me, I screamed like a little girl and ran in place until it felt out onto the floor. 8 inch centipede. They are the most evil of creatures. Nasty things. They have poison feet. That's like a laser unicorn. It sounds like something a teenage dungeon master would make up.

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[5StringBlues]

 

[RED J]

Supposedly, you are never more than six feet from a spider. Dunno about whether that applies if you are in an airplane or on an orbiting space station, but I believe it everywhere else.

Six feet is fine.

 

[slobake]

We have barking spiders at my house.

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

We have barking spiders at my house.

Me too. My three teenage boys and myself can never seem to contain them.

 

[bachlover]

This image just keeps giving me spasms in my spine.

My absolute WORST fears/most hated creatures on the planet (that aren't parasites) are centipedes. I had one crawl into my underwear at a friends house. When I felt something move and realized it wasn't me, I screamed like a little girl and ran in place until it felt out onto the floor. 8 inch centipede. They are the most evil of creatures. Nasty things. They have poison feet. That's like a laser unicorn. It sounds like something a teenage dungeon master would make up.

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Scolopendra Gigantea, another of my faves. What a beauty!

 

[sissy kathy]

We have barking spiders at my house.

That's ruff