20-10-2003, 10:42 PM
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Help with spiders, please!
From: "limey"
Like many of us, I'm sure, we're always inundated at this time of year with
outside spiders making nests, spinning big cobwebs, messing up the siding,
etc. They usually collect under the overhang and on the porch.
I take a broom and sweep them down, but is there any type of spider
repellent available so that the little critters don't stop at our house and
adopt us in the first place?
I've never heard of any. Since I figure their food supply is other
insects, the key may be preventing *them*. Spiders are interesting
enough to provide some intellectual(?) stimulation, and they *do*
capture other small critters. However, it's no fun to walk down the
sidewalk near a tree and have to pick spiderweb from one's hair for
the next 2 blocks. With some well-advertised exceptions, they're
pretty harmless to people. Many spiders (Free Fact) spin new webs
every day. When your power is out for days, and there's no TV,
watching a spider is pretty cheap entertainment. :-)
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