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Post by Jane on Feb 18, 2021 6:35:05 GMT -7
I caught another spider. Not a False Widow this time, just an ordinary house spider although quite a distinctive one. I was going to put it in the garden but as I got to the back door the spider went up to the top of the container so I didn't take it out as usually when they do that it is a job to get them to come out.
It is good to have spiders in the house as they get rid of any other insects that might be around so I lay the container on its side down near a corner, thinking that spiders like corners and it would go there.
A bit later it was back out in the middle of the room so I have caught it again.
Jane
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Post by Haz on Feb 18, 2021 14:23:24 GMT -7
When we lived in Montreal, we were within walking distance of a river. We had so many spiders. My sister lived next door and was terrified of spiders. She kept asking me to go over to her place and get rid of them for her.
Haz
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Post by Jane on Feb 19, 2021 2:29:50 GMT -7
I tried taking it outside again and the same thing happened. As soon as I got to the back door it went up to the top of the container but I took it outside this time. It refused to get out of the container. It was cowering up at the top.
Looks like I have got another pet.
Jane
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Post by Justin (z00ropa) on Feb 19, 2021 4:52:59 GMT -7
I don't know. I see a spider and that's it I can't relax. If there is one in my bedroom, I will tear the entire bedroom apart searching for it before I can sleep. In my younger days, any spider would get killed, but I now days I detest killing anything so I do my best to relocate the 8 legged terrors.
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Post by Jane on Feb 20, 2021 5:15:42 GMT -7
I used to be frightened of spiders and Michael would be the one to remove them but after he died I had to face them myself. I think there was a turning point when I found a large one in the bath. Every time I went in to try and catch it it would dash back down the plug hole. This happened all evening and I realised it is true that spiders are afraid of us and just want to quietly get on with their lives. Their survival instinct kicks in and they will either try and run away, scrunch themselves up as small as they can or play dead.
I did eventually catch that one by putting a large transparent plastic box over the area in the bath where it was and pushing the box quickly away from the plughole so the spider couldn't go back down. I then had to find a large piece of card to slide underneath. Before I put it out in the garden I watched it slowly walk all around the interior of the box investigating the edges with its feet. You don't often see a spider walking slowly because they are usually scurrying to get away.
I showed Mitzi the one I caught yesterday and she looked at it and said "000H".
Jane
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Post by Haz on Feb 20, 2021 13:36:25 GMT -7
The only creatures I am afraid of are snakes.
One day I went into the staffroom at work and all the women were standing on chairs. I asked what happened. They all screamed, "a mouse". I did the same as Jane with her spiders. I put a plastic container over it, slid a piece of cardboard under and took it outside. It was so cute. I don't know how people can be afraid of them.
Haz
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Post by Jane on Feb 23, 2021 5:46:25 GMT -7
It has gone out in the garden now. It was all scrunched up and I thought it was dead but as I got to the back door it unscrunched itself.
I told it that it was definitely going out in the garden this time, no more games.
Jane
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