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Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

Holy Jumpin' Spiders!

Lady Strange · 80's Rock Chick

Did you really?
Was he/she outside or inside?

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

Ok, this'll make you dislike me even more LS.

Here's my theory on spiders and all insects.

If they're outside, the only way to make sure they never come inside is for them to be dead.

Also, if they're dead, they don't reproduce.

I Sprayed him down good and he rolled over and flailed all eight little legs in the air.

It's the cycle of life LS. Some spiders get eaten by birds, some get killed by a big can of raid

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

OH, and I'd like to point out. I feel NOOOOOOOOOOOOO guilt

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

I'm with you Riggs... Mema don't like spiders and snakes.

Lady Strange · 80's Rock Chick

Jeremy Riggs wrote:
Ok, this'll make you dislike me even more LS. Here's my theory on spiders and all insects. If they're outside, the only way to make sure they never come inside is for them to be dead. Also, if they're dead, they don't reproduce. I Sprayed him down good and he rolled over and flailed all eight little legs in the air. It's the cycle of life LS. Some spiders get eaten by birds, some get killed by a big can of raid

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

When it comes to things like mosquitoes, I have no problem with that philosophy. But I like spiders, they kill the bad bugs.

CP · Lord of the Lair

I like spiders. Here in the desert we have many.

I had a Black Widow problem, but the terminix man took care of it. My daughter screamed because I let a very big black widow crawl on my are.

they are absolutely beautiful spiders. I love that red hour glass. They don't bother you if you don't bother them.

I like snakes too. I used to catch them in the mountains and bring them home, I liked listening to my wife scream as I entered the house with the snake wrapped around my arm. (I was holding it by the base of the head though) I had no idea what kind it was or if it was poisonous.

I do stay away from sting rays.

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

KILL EM'! KILL EM' ALL I SAY!!!!

Insects are evil! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIL!!!!

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

Spiders are ewwwie!

WebGuy · Doesn't Do Windows

Oh hey, this reminds me . . . I need to spray some "Tempo" around our house again.

I sprayed around mom-in-law's house this spring with that stuff and in all this moving and packing, we've not seen ONE live bug in the house. That stuff works good.

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

I do that too Web. I spray all my windows and doors, and then the entire base of the apartment to keep em' out.

It's worked pretty well. I've had very few insects in here in three months. The few that were in here were usually dead within a foot of the door. I think they made it past the barrier but probably got enough on em' that they couldn't survive long once they came in.

Three times I've woken up in the morning to find a dead bug about a foot from my back door.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

they come to your house to die. smile

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

MzHartz wrote:
But I like spiders, they kill the bad bugs.

Finally, someone who agrees with me. I have a few friends that freak out, and I mean freak out when they see a spider, no matter what kind it is. I didn't know guys could be such wimps. I try to tell them spiders are okay, they eat the other bugs. But they do not listen to me. Boys, hmmmp.

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

confuzzed wrote:

MzHartz wrote:
But I like spiders, they kill the bad bugs.
Finally, someone who agrees with me. I have a few friends that freak out, and I mean freak out when they see a spider, no matter what kind it is. I didn't know guys could be such wimps. I try to tell them spiders are okay, they eat the other bugs. But they do not listen to me. Boys, hmmmp.

Thank you Fuzzy! We need to form the spider alliance. Maybe I can find a big hairy spider to put in our signature lines....

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

the only spiders that don't freak me out are Daddy Longlegs. I do not kill/ or have spiders killed unless they are in my house/apt

Pambo · Waiting To Be Widowed

MzHartz wrote:
confuzzed wrote:

MzHartz wrote:
But I like spiders, they kill the bad bugs.
Finally, someone who agrees with me. I have a few friends that freak out, and I mean freak out when they see a spider, no matter what kind it is. I didn't know guys could be such wimps. I try to tell them spiders are okay, they eat the other bugs. But they do not listen to me. Boys, hmmmp.

Thank you Fuzzy! We need to form the spider alliance. Maybe I can find a big hairy spider to put in our signature lines....

My daughter goes MENTAL when she sees spiders. Absolutely MENTAL. Her oldest son does the same because he's seen her do it. It's a shame.

I don't LOVE spiders but I like them way better than I like mosquitos. They eat mosquitos therefore they must be good.

I leave spiders alone...they don't bother me either.

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

Spiders love me and have been known to crawl into bed with me and bite me. Never bite my husband- just me. Therefore I do not wish them in my house

Pambo · Waiting To Be Widowed

Woo Hoo wrote:
Spiders love me and have been known to crawl into bed with me and bite me. Never bite my husband- just me. Therefore I do not wish them in my house

I'm the same way with mosquitos. I walk outside for 10 minutes & I come back all vampired. My husband? Never.

We must have sweet blood, Woo.

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

Pambo wrote:

My daughter goes MENTAL when she sees spiders. Absolutely MENTAL. Her oldest son does the same because he's seen her do it. It's a shame.

Then you understand what I mean. To see these guys (47 and 42 years old) act like complete idiots is entertaining. One of them has a five year old that, thankfully only at times, acts like his father. You should hear the stoires I have heard about them driving and a spider on the outside of the windshield. Oye.

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

Pambo wrote:

Woo Hoo wrote:
Spiders love me and have been known to crawl into bed with me and bite me. Never bite my husband- just me. Therefore I do not wish them in my house

I'm the same way with mosquitos. I walk outside for 10 minutes & I come back all vampired. My husband? Never.

We must have sweet blood, Woo.

yep it's the same with mosquitos too. My husband always looks at me like what's my problem? because he isn't getting bit. hmm

Lady Strange · 80's Rock Chick

confuzzed wrote:

MzHartz wrote:
But I like spiders, they kill the bad bugs.
Finally, someone who agrees with me. I have a few friends that freak out, and I mean freak out when they see a spider, no matter what kind it is. I didn't know guys could be such wimps. I try to tell them spiders are okay, they eat the other bugs. But they do not listen to me. Boys, hmmmp.

YEAH! Boys, hmmmp!

Lady Strange · 80's Rock Chick

Woo Hoo wrote:

Pambo wrote:
Woo Hoo wrote:
Spiders love me and have been known to crawl into bed with me and bite me. Never bite my husband- just me. Therefore I do not wish them in my house

I'm the same way with mosquitos. I walk outside for 10 minutes & I come back all vampired. My husband? Never.

We must have sweet blood, Woo.
yep it's the same with mosquitos too. My husband always looks at me like what's my problem? because he isn't getting bit.

This is something I've always been curious about, and on Yahoo front page maybe 3 weeks ago, there was a report about it. There really are scientifc reasons why some people attract more mosquitos. From memory, a few are:

Sweating
Sweet smelling products in the hair, etc.
Dark haired people are more likely than light haired people (My thoughts are maybe because it's a camoflague type of thing?)
Women at a certain point in their cycle, because certain hormones attract the female mosquitos

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

Pambo and I live in brown recluse country. I don't care what kind of other bugs those might eat, they are arachnida-non-grata. My cat Eddie found one the other day and was trying to play with it. I have no clue if they are poisonous to cats, but they are to people. Sorry, but brown and leggy had to die!

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

Yeah, poisonous spiders have special do-kill rules. It's a survival thing.

Mosquitoes love me too.

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

Generally I go with the rule of "if it's not messing with me, I'm not messing with it", but I do interpret being inside my house as "messing with me", but that applies pretty much to any living thing that is not me, my cats, or invited guests. Spiders, flies, wasps... they all get a death sentence if they are in my house.

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

I agree that some spiders have to go. I don't get too many in the house, so I am pretty good. I kind of do what Web does. Every other month or so I spray around the base of the house, windows, doors, lighting fixtures and garage.

Yes, I said lighting fixtures. It keeps the bugs that are attracted to the light away. I can't stand trying to get into the house when the porch light is on and there are bugs all over the place. That is actually on my list of things to do this weekend too.

Note to self: may sure spraying the house in on the list of things to do.

Woo Hoo · The Chosen Woo

if we stay here then we definitely need to do that to the light! It is gross how many flock to our light! Then they crawl all over the door! bleh

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

I'll leave em' alone as long as their not in the house and not within a 4 foot "no-crawl" zone AROUND the house. If they wander onto my property they will pay the price however.

I figure when I'm dead I'll be defenseless and they can have their revenge. Until then, all creepy crawlies must die.

Fuzzy, you think I'm bad, you should watch Ghost hunters on Sci-Fi. One of the Ghost Hunters, Steve, is covered neck to toe in tattoos, would seem to be a real bad-a**, but he suffers from multiple phobias, spiders one of the biggest. The guy runs screaming like a little girl from them

He actually has taken cans of bug spray with him when he goes into a house hunting ghosts.

Not afraid of spirits from the other side, but a spider sends him running

Jeremy Riggs · 2011 Super Bowl Champions!

confuzzed wrote:

I agree that some spiders have to go. I don't get too many in the house, so I am pretty good. I kind of do what Web does. Every other month or so I spray around the base of the house, windows, doors, lighting fixtures and garage.

Yes, I said lighting fixtures. It keeps the bugs that are attracted to the light away. I can't stand trying to get into the house when the porch light is on and there are bugs all over the place. That is actually on my list of things to do this weekend too.

Note to self: may sure spraying the house in on the list of things to do.

Those yellow bug lights work really well too Fuzzy. They've improved a lot since the days when they were too dim to really light the area well.

In fact, I have one that's flourescent out on my back deck and it's as bright as a white light, but no bugs flock to it.