Too many spiders

dandy-candy

tanith wrote: »

Are you serious? :rotfl:

Absolutely!! I'm hoping they don't recognise my house and deliberately head for it :rotfl:

purple.sarah wrote: »

They could cross roads but will probably just go the nearest place of shelter so taking them further away reduces the odds of them running right back into your house. Good for you letting them out not killing them.

I can't kill anything at all tbh. I will get a glass for wasps,bees etc but i'm petrified of spider. DH squashes mossies but I can't do that (although I don't mind him doing it) Nothing else gets squished tho in the household.

KitKat00 wrote: »

I never kill spiders if I can help it, I have a soft spot for them. But they won't come straight back to your house, they will choose the nearest one they find. I doubt they are that smart

Phew I hope so. Opposite us is an overgrown alleyway so they hopefully dive for the hedge.

Nottoobadyet

Install a little pedestrian light at about 2 inches off the ground, on your side of the road. Just paint the little red man on and they'll eventually tire of waiting for it to turn green and will go elsewhere.

craigywv

dandy-candy wrote: »

Slightly odd title I know, but if ever I find a spider in the house I (besides having a fit) get the kids to put them outside. They used to throw them in the front garden but after seeing one turn and run straight back towards the house, I now get them to take them over the road (it's a quiet street and my kids are all teens btw).
My DH reckons that won't make a difference - do they cross roads to come back do you think?

:rotfl:excellent!!!! i know you are being serious but thats hysterical i just had visions of a spider charging back to your house after being evicted........but can they cross roads .......PRICELESS:rotfl:

System

dandy-candy wrote: »

do they cross roads to come back do you think?

Of course they do, they got the instructions on how to do it from the web :rotfl:

Fruball

thistledome wrote: »

I'm frightened of them too and if I knew a neighbour was deliberately releasing them on my side of the road so they come to my house rather than hers, I'd be fuming.

purple.sarah is probably right though, they'll make for the nearest shelter as they're quite vulnerable to predators (i.e. birds) when they're in open country (good!). Can't you chuck them into the nearest woods or something if you don't want them killed?

Sorry, but I don't have any empathy at all with these things as they scare me rigid. This thread has actually made my heart race.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Can you imagine knocking on their door to complain :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I hate them too - if one finds itself in my house, it soon meets it's maker i'm afraid as I am petrified of the little !!!!!!.

KitKat00 wrote: »

They look scary but they eat all the flies and annoying insects so although I wouldn't keep one as a pet, I'm still a little fond of them

They don't really though do they? If they were effective at keeping the fly population under control then I might have a bit more sympathy and not kill them but I can't imagine they dent the fly population that much, and besides, there are no way enough flies in my house to keep one spider alive, let alone many so what the heck are they eating :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I feel all shivery now

Byatt

I actually think they can, seriously. I also believe they know I am terrified of them, why else do they cross the ceiling to hover above my head, or throw themselves at me when I'm trying to get as far away from them as possible. I don't buy the fly argument either, I have never seen a reduction in the flies in my house. Spiders don't have qualms about killing, so why should I? I do try and capture and release, but sometime those big ones just have to go. :eek:

edit, they also kill butterflies, bees and moths or anything that has the misfortune to get trapped in their webs and what a horrible way to go. So I don't understand the lovey dovey affection for them. At least when I batter them with a shoe, it's instant.
And they eat each other. _pale_

Greenqueen_2

I`ve just seen one in my bathroom! It`s about 1.5 inches across! :eek: tried to catch it with a plastic tumbler but it quickly retreated behind the loo into an inaccessible spot. I`ll leave the cup out until I catch him in the open then he is going outside whatever the weather.

KitKat00

Byatt wrote: »

edit, they also kill butterflies and moths or anything that has the misfortune to get trapped in their webs and what a horrible way to go. So I don't understand the lovey dovey affection for them. At least when I batter them with a shoe, it's instant.
And they eat each other. _pale_

Thats nature:D

Byatt

KitKat00 wrote: »

Thats nature:D

:rotfl:and I'm part of nature too...:cool:

thistledome

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

Install a little pedestrian light at about 2 inches off the ground, on your side of the road. Just paint the little red man on and they'll eventually tire of waiting for it to turn green and will go elsewhere.

That's so cute :rotfl:

Not often I find something to laugh at on a spider thread! :T