Arrrggghhh!! Spiders!!
December 3rd 2008 03:13
spinning on my top was the last thing it ever did…
spider and sacs
So as someone who is more accustomed to seeing spiders outdoors, this was a sight that made the hairs on the back of my neck and everywhere else stand on end:
above the kitchen window
Nothing heralds the arrival of summer quite like an explosion in the spider population. The warm weather had brought these baby spiders indoors over night. Shown above is about a quarter of the number that greeted me in the kitchen when I went to make breakfast.
After the initial horror (and after a few pictures), I thought the quickest and most mess-free way to get rid of all those spiders would be to use sticky tape. It would’ve been a good plan had the paint not come off with the spiders. Plan B was a wet cloth and rubber gloves.
As I was cleaning the spider smears off the cornices, walls and ceiling, it occurred to me that I had neglected to consider the fastest and least traumatic option: vacuuming, wrapping the bag in plastic, and then throwing it away. *groan*
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Comment by Mountain Fog
Infognito
Screen Trek
QUOTE ME NO QUOTES!
think about it... not all spiders are dangerous to us, all have benefits, some, like the red back and funnel web, (in Oz) you need to have removed from the house or garden, especially if you have kids, the rest, are ok, and will leave you alone, if you leave them alone!
It does pay, however, to check your shoes beofre you put your foot into them, just tap them upside down on the floor, to dislodge any temporary lodger!
cheers
fog
Comment by The Rusty Can
Everything
Yikes! That's a discomforting thought.
And good tip about the shoes - I'm a regular shoe tapper myself.
Thanks for your comments, fog