Whilst watching TV earlier I heard a sort of crackling sound. I looked
to where the sound was coming from and saw a huge spider running down a
window blind just to the left of me. He then dropped onto the floor,
plonk! He's in hiding now under our black leather sofa and recliners -
not sitting there any more Just goes to show how large these
spiders are to make a noise like that!!

SHUDDER

I'm going out tomorrow to see what I can find for deterring spiders.
May have to send off for it tho as I'm not at all sure any of our local
shops will have such a thing.

How do these huge spiders get into the house anyway? No windows are
open and they always seem to drop from the ceiling!

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"Aries on MacBook" wrote in message
...
Whilst watching TV earlier I heard a sort of crackling sound. I looked to
where the sound was coming from and saw a huge spider running down a
window blind just to the left of me. He then dropped onto the floor,
plonk! He's in hiding now under our black leather sofa and recliners -
not sitting there any more Just goes to show how large these
spiders are to make a noise like that!!

SHUDDER

I'm going out tomorrow to see what I can find for deterring spiders. May
have to send off for it tho as I'm not at all sure any of our local shops
will have such a thing.

How do these huge spiders get into the house anyway? No windows are open
and they always seem to drop from the ceiling!

I had a similar experience. I was reading in bed, it was very silent and I
heard a scratching sort of noise. I thought it might be a mouse, so I was up
and looking for it immediately.
No, it was the biggest spider I ever saw in my life, climbing up the
wallpaper and making that noise.
I am a bit spider phobic, so rather than tackle it, I hid under the
bedclothes.
I'm better with them than I used to be but that one was a step too far.

Tina

On 27/09/2010 23:42, Christina Websell wrote:
"Aries on wrote in message
...
Whilst watching TV earlier I heard a sort of crackling sound. I looked to
where the sound was coming from and saw a huge spider running down a
window blind just to the left of me. He then dropped onto the floor,
plonk! He's in hiding now under our black leather sofa and recliners -
not sitting there any more Just goes to show how large these
spiders are to make a noise like that!!

SHUDDER

I'm going out tomorrow to see what I can find for deterring spiders. May
have to send off for it tho as I'm not at all sure any of our local shops
will have such a thing.

How do these huge spiders get into the house anyway? No windows are open
and they always seem to drop from the ceiling!

I had a similar experience. I was reading in bed, it was very silent and I
heard a scratching sort of noise. I thought it might be a mouse, so I was up
and looking for it immediately.
No, it was the biggest spider I ever saw in my life, climbing up the
wallpaper and making that noise.
I am a bit spider phobic, so rather than tackle it, I hid under the
bedclothes.
I'm better with them than I used to be but that one was a step too far.

Tina

Ooooh errrr! Now mice don't worry me at all.


--

http://www.ariesval.co.uk/val

On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:44:32 +0100, Aries on MacBook
wrote:

On 27/09/2010 23:42, Christina Websell wrote:
"Aries on wrote in message
...
Whilst watching TV earlier I heard a sort of crackling sound. I looked to
where the sound was coming from and saw a huge spider running down a
window blind just to the left of me. He then dropped onto the floor,
plonk! He's in hiding now under our black leather sofa and recliners -
not sitting there any more Just goes to show how large these
spiders are to make a noise like that!!

SHUDDER

I'm going out tomorrow to see what I can find for deterring spiders. May
have to send off for it tho as I'm not at all sure any of our local shops
will have such a thing.

How do these huge spiders get into the house anyway? No windows are open
and they always seem to drop from the ceiling!

I had a similar experience. I was reading in bed, it was very silent and I
heard a scratching sort of noise. I thought it might be a mouse, so I was up
and looking for it immediately.
No, it was the biggest spider I ever saw in my life, climbing up the
wallpaper and making that noise.
I am a bit spider phobic, so rather than tackle it, I hid under the
bedclothes.
I'm better with them than I used to be but that one was a step too far.

Tina

Ooooh errrr! Now mice don't worry me at all.


Having been bitten by one of the things the cat bought in I am very
wary of picking the live ones up.

Spiders I don't mind so much.
--
http://www.bra-and-pants.com
http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk

"Aries on MacBook" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 27/09/2010 23:42, Christina Websell wrote:
"Aries on wrote in
message
...
Whilst watching TV earlier I heard a sort of crackling sound. I looked
to
where the sound was coming from and saw a huge spider running down a
window blind just to the left of me. He then dropped onto the floor,
plonk! He's in hiding now under our black leather sofa and recliners -
not sitting there any more Just goes to show how large these
spiders are to make a noise like that!!

SHUDDER

I'm going out tomorrow to see what I can find for deterring spiders. May
have to send off for it tho as I'm not at all sure any of our local
shops
will have such a thing.

How do these huge spiders get into the house anyway? No windows are
open
and they always seem to drop from the ceiling!

I had a similar experience. I was reading in bed, it was very silent and
I
heard a scratching sort of noise. I thought it might be a mouse, so I was
up
and looking for it immediately.
No, it was the biggest spider I ever saw in my life, climbing up the
wallpaper and making that noise.
I am a bit spider phobic, so rather than tackle it, I hid under the
bedclothes.
I'm better with them than I used to be but that one was a step too far.

Tina

Ooooh errrr! Now mice don't worry me at all.

Mice don't worry me either, but I don't want one fossicking around in my
bedroom. Spiders, big ones, I do have a problem with those. I've told
myself they cannot hurt me, I know that but it doesn't work. They horrify
me for some reason.
Tina

http://www.ariesval.co.uk/val

On 28/09/2010 23:15, Christina Websell wrote:
Mice don't worry me either, but I don't want one fossicking around in my
bedroom. Spiders, big ones, I do have a problem with those. I've told
myself they cannot hurt me, I know that but it doesn't work. They horrify
me for some reason.
Tina

they can bite tho - not poisonous but can cause an itchy spot or
allergic reaction. My father was bitten by one once so I do know that.

--

http://www.ariesval.co.uk/val

In article ,
Aries on MacBook wrote:
On 28/09/2010 23:15, Christina Websell wrote:
Mice don't worry me either, but I don't want one fossicking around in my
bedroom. Spiders, big ones, I do have a problem with those. I've told
myself they cannot hurt me, I know that but it doesn't work. They horrify
me for some reason.
Tina

they can bite tho - not poisonous but can cause an itchy spot or
allergic reaction. My father was bitten by one once so I do know that.

They are poisonous, but aren't dangerous to any animal above the
size of a large fly - we are, er, quite a bit larger. The itchy
spot is probably the response to the poison, which shows how minor
it is.

The main allergic reaction is to the hair of tarantulas and relatives,
but I don't know if any UK spiders shed hairs. Anyway, they cause
very, very few reactions so aren't a significant problem.

None of this applies in South America or Australia.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 29/09/2010 08:59, Aries on MacBook wrote:
On 28/09/2010 23:15, Christina Websell wrote:
Mice don't worry me either, but I don't want one fossicking around in my
bedroom. Spiders, big ones, I do have a problem with those. I've told
myself they cannot hurt me, I know that but it doesn't work. They horrify
me for some reason.
Tina

they can bite tho - not poisonous


No, they're not poisonous. You can eat as many as you like! :~} ....


but can cause an itchy spot or
allergic reaction. My father was bitten by one once so I do know that



..... most spiders are *venomous*, although few are harmful to man.
Spiders native to this country which have been known to bite man (IME)
a Tegenaria gigantea, Dysdera crocata, Amaurobius spp., larger
Theridiids ... just in case you want to look them up. I dare say a few
other people in urg could add to this list.

Alas, the American Black Widow Spider (a larger Theridiid) which is
famed for the strength of its venom, now resides in local populations in
this country.

Oh yes, while I'm here, let's have a little less beastliness to my
friends :~). They're doing sterling work gobbling insects both inside
and outide your home.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 29/09/2010 09:26, Sacha wrote:
On 2010-09-29 08:59:13 +0100, Aries on MacBook
said:

On 28/09/2010 23:15, Christina Websell wrote:
Mice don't worry me either, but I don't want one fossicking around in my
bedroom. Spiders, big ones, I do have a problem with those. I've told
myself they cannot hurt me, I know that but it doesn't work. They
horrify
me for some reason.
Tina

they can bite tho - not poisonous but can cause an itchy spot or
allergic reaction. My father was bitten by one once so I do know that.

Ray's lip swelled alarmingly when he was bitten by a spider a year or so
back. He didn't see it or feel it but when the nurse examined it she
could see the two mandible marks. shudder! He'd been working at a
potting bench and of course nice warm, slightly humid glasshouses are
spider heaven.


Eeeeeeekkkkk!

--

http://www.ariesval.co.uk/val

"Aries on MacBook" wrote
Whilst watching TV earlier I heard a sort of crackling sound. I looked to
where the sound was coming from and saw a huge spider running down a
window blind just to the left of me. He then dropped onto the floor,
plonk! He's in hiding now under our black leather sofa and recliners -
not sitting there any more Just goes to show how large these
spiders are to make a noise like that!!

SHUDDER

I'm going out tomorrow to see what I can find for deterring spiders. May
have to send off for it tho as I'm not at all sure any of our local shops
will have such a thing.

How do these huge spiders get into the house anyway? No windows are open
and they always seem to drop from the ceiling!

The first time I went to Australia I arrived on my own in Port Douglas
tropical Queensland at our apartment and as it was getting dark pulled the
curtains. The biggest spider I have ever seen outside of a zoo fell to the
floor and laid there upside down not moving. Must be dead I thought so I
went to pick it up and it jumped a foot in the air, I jumped 6ft, it was
tropical Australia after all. I had to get a large pudding basin to cover
it, catch it and put it outside.
Later found out it was a harmless Huntsman.
Later that same day, after my wife had arrived having travelled another
route, whilst shutting the front door behind me, a large bright green frog
landed on my chest with a thump and stuck there. Another welcome to the
tropics!

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

On 28/09/2010 08:52, Bob Hobden wrote:
The first time I went to Australia I arrived on my own in Port Douglas
tropical Queensland at our apartment and as it was getting dark pulled
the curtains. The biggest spider I have ever seen outside of a zoo fell
to the floor and laid there upside down not moving. Must be dead I
thought so I went to pick it up and it jumped a foot in the air, I
jumped 6ft, it was tropical Australia after all. I had to get a large
pudding basin to cover it, catch it and put it outside.
Later found out it was a harmless Huntsman.
Later that same day, after my wife had arrived having travelled another
route, whilst shutting the front door behind me, a large bright green
frog landed on my chest with a thump and stuck there. Another welcome to
the tropics!


NOT a very nice experience!

--

http://www.ariesval.co.uk/val

Aries on MacBook wrote:
On 28/09/2010 08:52, Bob Hobden wrote:
The first time I went to Australia I arrived on my own in Port Douglas
tropical Queensland at our apartment and as it was getting dark pulled
the curtains. The biggest spider I have ever seen outside of a zoo fell
to the floor and laid there upside down not moving. Must be dead I
thought so I went to pick it up and it jumped a foot in the air, I
jumped 6ft, it was tropical Australia after all. I had to get a large
pudding basin to cover it, catch it and put it outside.
Later found out it was a harmless Huntsman.
Later that same day, after my wife had arrived having travelled another
route, whilst shutting the front door behind me, a large bright green
frog landed on my chest with a thump and stuck there. Another welcome to
the tropics!


NOT a very nice experience!

Now I would have welcomed both experiences.

The spider might have become a favoured guest...

--
Rusty

"Rusty Hinge" wrote...
Aries on MacBook wrote:
On 28/09/2010 08:52, Bob Hobden wrote:
The first time I went to Australia I arrived on my own in Port Douglas
tropical Queensland at our apartment and as it was getting dark pulled
the curtains. The biggest spider I have ever seen outside of a zoo fell
to the floor and laid there upside down not moving. Must be dead I
thought so I went to pick it up and it jumped a foot in the air, I
jumped 6ft, it was tropical Australia after all. I had to get a large
pudding basin to cover it, catch it and put it outside.
Later found out it was a harmless Huntsman.
Later that same day, after my wife had arrived having travelled another
route, whilst shutting the front door behind me, a large bright green
frog landed on my chest with a thump and stuck there. Another welcome to
the tropics!


NOT a very nice experience!

Now I would have welcomed both experiences.

The spider might have become a favoured guest...

I can assure you that you too would have had a fright, unless you recognised
the Huntsman immediately, and the large green frog landing on ones chest in
the dark an hour or so later and sticking there wouldn't do your nerves much
good either. :-)

Then on the same trip there was the Ozzy shouting "Don't step back" at me as
my head was 6inches from a "Funnel Web", and my cousin in Adelaide saying
"If you go in the garage don't put your hand on anything unless you look
well first, there are Red Backs in there"!
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Bob Hobden wrote:
"Rusty Hinge" wrote...
Aries on MacBook wrote:
On 28/09/2010 08:52, Bob Hobden wrote:
The first time I went to Australia I arrived on my own in Port
Douglas tropical Queensland at our apartment and as it was getting
dark pulled the curtains. The biggest spider I have ever seen
outside of a zoo fell to the floor and laid there upside down not
moving. Must be dead I thought so I went to pick it up and it
jumped a foot in the air, I jumped 6ft, it was tropical Australia
after all. I had to get a large pudding basin to cover it, catch
it and put it outside. Later found out it was a harmless Huntsman.
Later that same day, after my wife had arrived having travelled
another route, whilst shutting the front door behind me, a large
bright green frog landed on my chest with a thump and stuck there.
Another welcome to the tropics!


NOT a very nice experience!

Now I would have welcomed both experiences.

The spider might have become a favoured guest...

Especially to the frog, I imagine.


I can assure you that you too would have had a fright, unless you
recognised the Huntsman immediately, and the large green frog landing
on ones chest in the dark an hour or so later and sticking there
wouldn't do your nerves much good either. :-)

Then on the same trip there was the Ozzy shouting "Don't step back"
at me as my head was 6inches from a "Funnel Web", and my cousin in
Adelaide saying "If you go in the garage don't put your hand on
anything unless you look well first, there are Red Backs in there"!

As kids we often used to form interested little circles crouching round
redbacks and such-like, poking them about with pieces of dry grass,
saying things like "That's a redback! It can kill yer!"

--
Mike.

Bob Hobden wrote:

Then on the same trip there was the Ozzy shouting "Don't step back" at
me as my head was 6inches from a "Funnel Web", and my cousin in Adelaide
saying "If you go in the garage don't put your hand on anything unless
you look well first, there are Red Backs in there"!

And be careful if you go in The Shed - there are rednecks loose.

Or loose rednecks.

Or both.
--
Rusty