25-09-2009, 03:44 PM
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Watch out! watch out! there's a spider about!
It appears there may be an abundance of spiders around this winter due to the weather and favourable breeding conditions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8273960.stm
It's bad enough now when I keep walking into well hidden spider's webs in the garden ........ there have also been more of the critters appearing in the bath!
I feel sorry for the spider haters amongst us here but just thought I'd give you the warning!
25-09-2009, 03:54 PM
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Re: Watch out! watch out! there's a spider about!
There are webs all over the garden here too. I've been sitting watching one spider for ages - fascinating! Fortunately I'm not an arachnaphobe - in fact I've been spider monitor in many places I've worked; just pick 'em up and put 'em out .. then stand back for admiring glances!
As a balance (the 'other end of the stick' to having lots of spiders) - there will be lots of good food for the birds, so hopefully there will be good survival through the winter
25-09-2009, 05:56 PM
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Re: Watch out! watch out! there's a spider about!
Originally Posted by nero
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Funny you should say that Mags, I wakened on Monday to a huge one on the ceiling above the bed, it was 3 inches across from leg tip to leg tip.
I hope you don't sleep with your mouth open, Nero
25-09-2009, 08:45 PM
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Re: Watch out! watch out! there's a spider about!
Originally Posted by Mags
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I feel sorry for the spider haters amongst us here but just thought I'd give you the warning!
Now its going colder they are all coming indoors for a warm-was a great big one in my bath this morning-one of my neices told me to do spray it with hairspray so it 'freezes' on the spot then I can clobber it-how cruel is that
(but I did it just the same )
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