Random Weirdness - Web of Terror Edition

[unbridled_b]

Have I ever mentioned that I'm wildly arachnophobic? And that ever since we've moved here I've had to deal with a horrifying collection of eight-legged monsters bent on my destruction? First there was a giant wolf spider on the door of the storage shed. Then there were two (not one, TWO) black widows, one on the front porch and one on the propane

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[diebirchen]

There's a kind of insect poison called "Sure Shot," I think. Maybe there are several brands, but to to a yard and garden center and ask or even Home Depot. IT allows one to stand waaaaaaaay back while it shoots a stream from a large distance to kill unwanted creepy crawlies. I used it to get rid of some wasps that were setting up house in a corner of my smallish front porch. These are not just sprays, so that one must be close, but they shoot a thin stream a long distance. Kill the beast!

[unbridled_b]

Ooh, thank you. I'll let hubby know about "Sure Shot." I know he'd much rather have a long range weapon during the battle. As big as it is, this thing moves fast.

[slaymesoftly]

Can't see it well enough to tell you what it is, but the size would indicate some kind of orb weaver spider - possibly a female barn spider. I know it won't matter if you're afraid of them, but it's highly unlikely that it has any interest in biting you (you're too big to eat) and probably doesn't have venom that's dangerous to humans anyway. Either way, it's still way smaller than you are. Can't one of you just whack it with a rolled up magazine?

[unbridled_b]

It does have a very similar body shape to a barn spider, but it's a greyish color. All the barn spiders around here seem to be brown with stripes on their legs, and they usually don't show up until around September. If this thing is a barn spider, it's definitely the largest, meanest looking one I've ever seen. It's bigger than the field mouse my cat brought in yesterday morning. o.O

When I say I'm arachnophobic, I'm not being facetious. Spiders have been known to give me full blown panic attacks. I hate scorpions and centipedes, but I can kill them without a problem. Spiders are something else altogether. They terrify me.

I'm actually surprised hubby didn't smash it. He's the designated spider killer in the house, while it's my job to shoo away snakes (I won't kill snakes on principal). But when he saw the size of this thing, he opted for bug spray. Clearly, even he has his limits.

[slaymesoftly]

Hee! Clearly. I don't kill spiders (or snakes, for that matter) on principle. They eat tons of insects. I'm cautious where I put my hands, but I don't try to kill or remove spiders unless they are black widows or something else potentially dangerous.

[unbridled_b]

My principles only go so far. I'm sure I'm racking up bad Karma, but that doesn't change the fact that I want those web-spinning bastards dead. ;)

[goldenusagi]

Ewwwwwwwwwwww. DNW.

[unbridled_b]

Neither do I. This thing is evil.

[myownmuggle]

Hairspray and some sort of flame creating device. Homemade torch will do the trick from a distance!

[unbridled_b]

lol. Something tells me my hubby wouldn't appreciate it if I torched the house while he was at work. Although killing that monstrosity would almost make it worthwhile.

[unbridled_b]

That's precisely how I feel about it. Our five acres are mostly wooded, so there's no shortage of spiders outside. If they're just hanging out on the trees, I'll go out of my way to avoid them but I won't call for their deaths. However, if one is crawling around in a place that makes it unavoidable (house, porch, shed, whatever) that warrants capital punishment.

Hubby was late coming home last night and it was too dark for spider killing. :( Tonight, we're going to see Deathly Hallows, but this marks the end of the reprieve. Tomorrow morning, the spider will die.

[jacobs_muse]

There are spiders in the movie, btw. Briefly, but I had to cover my eyes.