AAARRRRGGGHH I hate spiders...

[MatthewB.]

I actually killed two black widows in the past week (one this past weekend who made a web on the cieling of my balcony and the other this morning (a baby BW in the corner of my shower).

When I was a teenager one of the coolest "fights" I ever saw was between a scorpion and a tarantula. My folks live in Tucson where both are common and my folks have a sliding glass door next to the kitchen, so one night, I was eating a snack and glanced outside just as the two were approaching each other. Called the whole family in and money was laid down. The fight took about 15 minutes and the scorpion won after pinning two of it's legs with its pinchers and quickly stung the tarantula three times in rapid succession (I mean it was lightening quick) the scorpion held onto it for a few more minutes till the tarantula was paralyzed, then the scorpion just carted off the paralyzed spider. The tarantula was about 3 times the size of the scorpion mind you. But was very cool to watch in person. BTW I lost, I though the spider would win and it held off the pinchers with it's legs for awhile.

 

[Alex2507]

Maybe the scorpion wants to sleep on Jamie's face tomorrow night.

 

[MatthewB.]

Working in a hospital for over 20 years, I have seen my share of spider bites and their effects (I worked in Pathology) where we would get the "remnants" of the infected wound. If given the choice between being bitten by a Black Widow and a Brown Recluse, i would choose the black widow every time. Brown recluse bites will just deteriote the skin and have it fluff off leaving a gaping whole, while a black widow will just leave a painful bump and a quarter size redness around the bite that itches like crazy (don't scratch it ever).

Actually one of the most poisonous spiders known to man is the "Daddy Long Legs" but it's pinchers aren't strong enough to penetrate skin, so we don't worry about it. If you do a search on the net asking for infected wounds of brown recluse spiders, you will see some of the nastiest pictures you can imagine.

 

[Rickster71]

Hey Jamie, I have a feeling you're going to have a hard time falling asleep tonight.

 

[jamie2112]

Hey Jamie, I have a feeling you're going to have a hard time falling asleep tonight.

I am going out to home epot to but spider traps.My neighbor says they work great and are fairly cheap.I will be sleeping just fine Rick tonight as I will have my floor covered in traps.....

 

[MatthewB.]

Jaime the floor is all fine and dandy, but you do know they crawl along walls and ceilings. Bwaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaa.

Nothing like waking up and seeing an eight legged arichnid hanging just inches from your face. Hmmm reminds me of that old story about the lady with the Marge Simpson, bee hive hairdo who never washed it (to keep it's shape) and a spider crawled in while she slept and laid it's eggs and soon enough the hundreds of babies came crawling out. Sleep tight.

 

[MatthewB.]

They're so cute when they grow up (yes that's the actual size of a spider on a dinner plate.)

and here's one eating a bird.

 

[jostenmeat]

Matt, can you please kindly pass the salt and pepper?

 

[MatthewB.]

Josten, I hear they taste like chicken.

 

[apaulsen2830]

Raid works well... for spiders... but best of all put moth balls under your bed and in closets... they cannot stand them... Oh, and yeah... I wear birkenstocks, and I am not a lesbian... that ninja mike dude is a loser!

 

[CraigV]

I am going out to home epot to but spider traps.My neighbor says they work great and are fairly cheap.I will be sleeping just fine Rick tonight as I will have my floor covered in traps.....

Just buy several thousand, some epoxy, and think “boy in the bubble”

 

[j_garcia]

I don't like them in my house, or at least not where I can SEE them, but overall I don't really mind them. Without spiders, we would all be inundated with a lot of other more annoying pests. We get a lot of black widows here, but they are mainly outside.

 

[speakerman39]

"Hey, I've got this puss-filled crater in my leg. Wanna smell it?"

"I thought you'd never ask!"

Adam, this is one time I will have to pass my friend.........Lmao......Yuk! I am sure you understand.



Cheers,

Phil

 

[jcilforever]

Goats and spiders oh my http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/07/17/funny-pictures-spider-wuz-huge/

 

[jamie2112]

Goats and spiders oh my http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/07/17/funny-pictures-spider-wuz-huge/

I am not even going to open it.......

 

[Sheep]

They're so cute when they grow up (yes that's the actual size of a spider on a dinner plate.)

and here's one eating a bird.

Just so people know, the lower spider is the Golden Orb Weaver, one of the biggest in the world, next to the Goliath Bird Eater.

SheepStar

 

[Davemcc]

I am not even going to open it.......

It's nothing.

 

[jamie2112]

I opened it anyway.......

 

[MatthewB.]

It's all fun and games till the arachnid comes in contact with some nuclear waste and starts to dry hump your single wide.

 

[CraigV]

The real reason gas prices are so high