Reply to: Jumping spiders

[Halcyon]

I once removed a 7 legged spider from a holiday rental in France. The thing was so vast it had to fold its knees up to fit inside a pint glass. My manly other half sat hugging himself and squeaking.

I wonder how the thing lost a leg...?

Probably being captured in a pint glass

[Pogle]

Whiled away a few minutes watching Mr Spider getting his wooing technique rather wrong.

She ate him.

I know some women like that

[RichardCranium]

I once removed a 7 legged spider from a holiday rental in France. The thing was so vast it had to fold its knees up to fit inside a pint glass. My manly other half sat hugging himself and squeaking.

That's me, that is.

[Zippy]

We shall be doing a spider survey this weekend

http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolve...spiderhunt.htm

Good lass.
Have got a modest sized Boris in my bathroom. She seems to like the bit between an old gas tap and the shower rail. Keep trying not to splash her when I'm in there.

There are loads of webs in the garden.

[Pogle]

We shall be doing a spider survey this weekend

http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolve...spiderhunt.htm

[suityou01]

But the little jumping spiders are quite cute. I like the way they turn to look at you.

You should have yourself checked.

HTH

[NotAllThere]

I'm not a big fan of your average house spider, though not afraid of them. But the little jumping spiders are quite cute. I like the way they turn to look at you.

[wobbegong]

Bad news I'm afraid . . .

I don't mind getting rid of spiders. Do it all the time. But the little fliper I just trapped in a tumbler was JUMPING up and down like a mental case.

Had to get suityou02 to get rid of in the end.

Phew.

"Britain Braced For Huge Spider Invasion."

[Petal]

I once removed a 7 legged spider from a holiday rental in France. The thing was so vast it had to fold its knees up to fit inside a pint glass. My manly other half sat hugging himself and squeaking.

I wonder how the thing lost a leg...?

[hyperD]

Why would an arachnophobe take a close look at a spider?

They could suffer from scopophobia as well and be trying to outstare it?

[TimberWolf]

Why would an arachnophobe take a close look at a spider?

Quite. They can learn about their worst fears on the Internet.

[d000hg]

Why would an arachnophobe take a close look at a spider?

[TimberWolf]

We've got loads of jumping spiders in our garden - if you feel up to find out more here...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfact...iles/350.shtml

Zebra spiders belong to the family Salticidae (also known as jumping spiders) who are believed to have the best eyesight of any arthropod. If you take a close look at one of these spiders it will often turn its head to look straight back at you.

That must be the stuff of nightmares for arachnophobics

[Pogle]

I don't mind getting rid of spiders. Do it all the time. But the little fliper I just trapped in a tumbler was JUMPING up and down like a mental case.

Had to get suityou02 to get rid of in the end.

Phew.

We've got loads of jumping spiders in our garden - if you feel up to find out more here...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfact...iles/350.shtml

[Pogle]

It gets a bit freaky when they track you as you move around the glass you've got them trapped in, aggressive little ****ers.

At least they're small unlike the giant house spiders I'm getting invaded with at this time of year.

Yeah Pogle I know...