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20-10-2017, 02:38 PM
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Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

Where are all the Daddy Longlegs coming from?
I keep finding them everywhere in my home! Are you getting them in your home too?
At least they don’t bite!
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20-10-2017, 03:03 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

No, none of these but there does seem to be a lot of spiders around the now. If I don't put the plug in the sink at night there's several scrabbling about in there in the morning..
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20-10-2017, 03:15 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

None here so far.

I do know that they try and come inside after it's been ☔
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20-10-2017, 03:15 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

Originally Posted by Artangel ->
Where are all the Daddy Longlegs coming from?
I keep finding them everywhere in my home! Are you getting them in your home too?
At least they don’t bite!
Angel darlin' - any trees anywhere near your home, in particular sycamore trees??? If so, that is where the little sods are coming from. George and Dragon lived in a house with a sodding great sycamore out on the grass verge
in front of the house. Every Autumn we were inundated with the little sods and whose job was it to swat them???
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20-10-2017, 03:17 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

Art I was only thinking the other day I hadn't seen many this year.
Usually when I take Chloe for her late night walk the DLLs fly in the moment I open the door even with the light turned off.

I know now they have all emigrated to Artland
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20-10-2017, 03:21 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

Originally Posted by Meg ->
Art I was only thinking the other day I hadn't seen many this year.
Usually when I take Chloe for her late night walk the DLLs fly in the moment I open the door even with the light turned off.

I know now they have all emigrated to Artland
I haven't seen any either this year, but they have been reducing in numbers over the last few years.
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20-10-2017, 03:24 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

Originally Posted by Twink55 ->
I haven't seen any either this year, but they have been reducing in numbers over the last few years.
Twink I had lots last year, a real invasion and spent ages trying to catch them before I went to bed.
I didn't like the idea of them lurking on the landing and anyway Chloe swallows them if given a chance then chokes on them.
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20-10-2017, 03:30 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

No one else seen any? Oh dear! I feel a bit of a fraud now!

In answer to UJ..... Any trees near my home?
Yes, loads! My garden is surrounded by lots of trees, including Sycamores!
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20-10-2017, 03:42 PM
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No sign of any Daddy Longlegs here ..... only Mr Mags when he's putting an icepack on his knee
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20-10-2017, 03:43 PM
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Re: Are You Being Invaded By Lots Of Daddy Longlegs?

Originally Posted by Artangel ->
No one else seen any? Oh dear! I feel a bit of a fraud now!

In answer to UJ..... Any trees near my home?
Yes, loads! My garden is surrounded by lots of trees, including Sycamores!

Then you need a couple of cans of 'Raid' fly spray and dustpan and brush (the latter to sweep up the dead bodies).
 
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