This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank goodness
neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every morning there
are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all coming from? It
is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do. Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders but
I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:33:11 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank goodness
neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every morning there
are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all coming from? It
is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do. Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders but
I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina

I prefer the glass and card trick. with a towel, tissue etc I cannot
see where the spider is, with the glass I can.

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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:33:11 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank goodness
neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every morning there
are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all coming from? It
is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do. Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders but
I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina

I prefer the glass and card trick. with a towel, tissue etc I cannot
see where the spider is, with the glass I can.

+1

With the towel method there's always the chance it will run back up
the towel, over your hand, up your arm and into your hair

quick, nurse; the smelling salts

Janet

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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:33:11 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness
neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every morning
there
are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all coming from?
It
is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do.
Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders
but
I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina

I prefer the glass and card trick. with a towel, tissue etc I cannot
see where the spider is, with the glass I can.

+1

With the towel method there's always the chance it will run back up
the towel, over your hand, up your arm and into your hair

quick, nurse; the smelling salts

Janet

Absolutely not.Just get the spider into the middle of the Bigfluffytowel
and take hold carefully. You will never know it's there. Then just flap it
outside. It's the only way I've been able to do it. Never had one escape
from the towel and no spiders were harmed in this process as far as I know.

"Janet" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:33:11 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness
neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every morning
there
are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all coming from?
It
is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do.
Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders
but
I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina

I prefer the glass and card trick. with a towel, tissue etc I cannot
see where the spider is, with the glass I can.

+1

With the towel method there's always the chance it will run back up
the towel, over your hand, up your arm and into your hair

quick, nurse; the smelling salts

Janet

Not if you flap the towel outside. I can't do the glass thing because it
runs up the glass and then I drop it because I can see it. Fluffy towel
doesn't hurt them and works for me.

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank goodness
neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every morning
there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all coming
from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do. Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders
but I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina


Much better to just slap them with a newspaper!

Alan

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each
morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do. Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders
but I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina


Much better to just slap them with a newspaper!

Slipper.

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
news
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Broadback" wrote in message
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This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each
morning.

It's spider breeding season. The boys are on the march after the girls.
Please do not flush them down the plughole, they will die if you do. Get
them in a towel and put them outside. I was once very afraid of spiders
but I've progressed to "scoop up in fluffy towel and flap outside"
I can't do the glass/cardboard thing. The minute the spider runs up the
glass, I drop it.

Tina


Much better to just slap them with a newspaper!

Alan

so you're in favour of killing them? Explain why.

On 10/10/2015 11:44, Broadback wrote:
This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.
look at this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGGX2k36YQ

Malcolm

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 11:44:12 +0100, Broadback
wrote:

This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

Don't flush the spiders away they have just fallen into the bath and
can't climb out. Catch them in a glass and put them out. Don't catch
them in your hand as some UK species pack a bite which you probably
won't feel but may react to. They can be quite dangerous. About ten
years ago my wife developed a large red swelling on her arm. The
doctor immediately diagnosed it as a spider bite. Apparently it's due
a spider that comes for Madeira spreading north over the warmer parts
of the UK. We live in Cheshire so it's definitely been around here for
over ten years.

Steve

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On 11/10/2015 10:12, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 11:44:12 +0100, Broadback
wrote:

This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

Don't flush the spiders away they have just fallen into the bath and
can't climb out. Catch them in a glass and put them out. Don't catch
them in your hand as some UK species pack a bite which you probably
won't feel but may react to. They can be quite dangerous. About ten
years ago my wife developed a large red swelling on her arm. The
doctor immediately diagnosed it as a spider bite. Apparently it's due
a spider that comes for Madeira spreading north over the warmer parts
of the UK. We live in Cheshire so it's definitely been around here for
over ten years.

Steve

Are you sure that the spiders will survive outdoors, or may they die a
slow death?

On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 14:53:16 +0100, Broadback
wrote:

On 11/10/2015 10:12, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 11:44:12 +0100, Broadback
wrote:

This year our house has been inundated with large spiders. Thank
goodness neither myself of my wife a frightened by them. Almost every
morning there are one, and sometimes 2, in the bath. Where are they all
coming from? It is not the same one as they are flushed away each morning.

Don't flush the spiders away they have just fallen into the bath and
can't climb out. Catch them in a glass and put them out. Don't catch
them in your hand as some UK species pack a bite which you probably
won't feel but may react to. They can be quite dangerous. About ten
years ago my wife developed a large red swelling on her arm. The
doctor immediately diagnosed it as a spider bite. Apparently it's due
a spider that comes for Madeira spreading north over the warmer parts
of the UK. We live in Cheshire so it's definitely been around here for
over ten years.

Steve

Are you sure that the spiders will survive outdoors, or may they die a
slow death?

Some spiders live outdoors already. I don't know how long individual
spiders live but they always seem to produce a new generation.

Steve

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Broadback wrote:

Are you sure that the spiders will survive outdoors, or may they die a
slow death?

They've managed for the 4 billion years before we started molishing houses,
and the 4000 years before central heating.

On 11/10/2015 16:27, Robert Harvey wrote:
Broadback wrote:

Are you sure that the spiders will survive outdoors, or may they die a
slow death?

They've managed for the 4 billion years before we started molishing houses,
and the 4000 years before central heating.


I think that is a specious argument, as all creatures evolve, so perhaps
these will not do well "in the wild". I simply wondered if these very
large "house" spiders are likely to survive outside. Is there a spider
expert here who knows? Personally I have never seen the very large
spiders outside that we have in the house. However having said that who
would believe the number there are, it is only after a foggy night and
their webs become evident that one realises how many spiders there are
out there.