Can't Spiders Shift

Post by **saint-spoon** » 13 Jul 2008, 12:27

I was hanging some washing on the line yesterday and couldnâ€™t help but notice dozens of spiders (the ones with the pale bums) sun bathing on the patio. As I approached they all scarpered at an impressive rate; they must be the cheetahs of the back yard microcosm.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » 13 Jul 2008, 13:45

saint-spoon wrote:I was hanging some washing on the line yesterday

sorry to hear the wifes not well
hope she gets back on her feet soon )j;

chickenchaser · Post by **chickenchaser** » 13 Jul 2008, 13:56

Hi Dave, I see you have made a full recovery

Post by **wendy** » 13 Jul 2008, 14:57

I bet they didn't have pale bums long, in that sunshine.
Wendy

Dave · Post by **Dave** » 13 Jul 2008, 15:01

chickenchaser wrote:Hi Dave, I see you have made a full recovery

yes much better thank you :-D

spudley · Post by **spudley** » 13 Jul 2008, 15:03

I really hate spiders. I dont care that they eat the bugs blah blah, all I jnow is that if one touches me i am sacred enough to have an accident. Even looking at pictures of them gives me goose bumps, i have to do a spider check at noght before the lights are turned out

and yes

you are right they can shift when they want to, lazily creaping over the ceiling and down the wall, then when someone finally gets a glass they scurry off into the corner faster than the speed of ligh-they know what they are doing )de:

Dave · Post by **Dave** » 13 Jul 2008, 15:27

i have heard that if you put a conker on all your windowsills you
will not get spiders in the house

this is not a wind-up
but i have not tried it
so do not blame me if it does not work

chickenchaser · Post by **chickenchaser** » 13 Jul 2008, 15:28

I don't mind spiders at all, I think they're fascinating with all the different types.

Not too keen on the giant ones that crawl across the floor when I'm watching a spooky film with the lights off but I never worry about them as they eat the flying things that bite me when I'm asleep.

Also, my mum used to say that if you killed a spider it rained, so I never have (f+

Post by **wendy** » 13 Jul 2008, 16:44

My Mum used to say if you killed a spider you wouldn't go to Heaven. I am not risking it.

I don't mind spiders. Worse thing is when one walks across the hall while I am taking my classes. Everyone seems to flip, stand on chairs, taking the dogs with them !!! When I go an pick it up to put it out the window, everyone screams.
Right, a spider is going to kill me. Not. LOL
Wendy

Post by Mo » 15 Jul 2008, 13:54

saint-spoon wrote: dozens of spiders (the ones with the pale bums).

Do you mean the ones that carry white balls of eggs around with them? I think they are called wolf spiders. And when they hatch the look all knobbly with the babies riding on their back.

Wendy, my Mum used to say
"If you want to live and thrive
let a spider run alive"

I like them; I was that annoying kid with the toy ones to scare people.

chickenchaser · Post by **chickenchaser** » 15 Jul 2008, 18:59

I was the annoying(to spiders)kid that stuck my finger in a ball of spiderlings to watch them skidaddle in all directions then came back and did it again an hour later when they were back in a ball :oops:

LOL I still do it !! (f+

Post by **saint-spoon** » 16 Jul 2008, 10:56

Mo wrote:
saint-spoon wrote: dozens of spiders (the ones with the pale bums).

Do you mean the ones that carry white balls of eggs around with them? I think they are called wolf spiders. And when they hatch the look all knobbly with the babies riding on their back.

I canâ€™t remember what theyâ€™re called but they have got very pale abdomens and reddish thorax and legs, they eat woodlice almost exclusively I remembered that bit) and millions of them live on our patio. I'll have to look them up in my hongkong book of kung-fu.
^b:

seahorse · Post by **seahorse** » 16 Jul 2008, 21:44

spiderman is kind of nice, and he can shift tooo!!!! yike*