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So hey, I have a spider tale to tell. 

 

In Amsterdam we stayed in a house boat. The house boat had not been tenanted for quite a while. So it was dusty and all the windows were closed. And there were spiders EVERYWHERE. 

 

We managed to free ourselves of the inside spiders. That left the outside ones, several of which were ENORMOUS. And lots and lots of mosquitoes, which would come in because there were no window screens. So we did various things to keep out the mosquitoes.

 

But here's the thing. By the fourth or fifth day, the outside spiders had all respun their webs across the windows. Like a vile sort of natural screen. And we had many fewer mosquitoes inside. 

 

Makes you think, doesn't it?

 

I would rather have spiders than mosquitoes any day. 

 

Gee, I look at this thread and all I think of is "cool." I guess that what a degree in biology does for you. I can't count the number of times I was bitten doing field research as an undergrad. If recently I was bitten on a finger (I don't know when or by what) and it swelled up quite grandly and my husband made me go to the doctor. The doctor agreed that I had a spider bite and that was it. I think my husband was expecting something more to come of it. LOL

 

I love spiders and I'm not afraid of them one bit, and I have nothing like your excuse. :P

 

I was a bug kid, though. I was the one who always picked up little creepy crawlies and let them walk across my hands. Spiders, caterpillars, beetles, bumblebees, you name it. If it lives in Scandinavia, odds are I've handled it, or at the very least watched it in fascination. I should obviously have become an entomologist.

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You're taking a shower.

It's warm. Pleasant.

Nice and steamy :)

So you can't see too good.


Then you notice something...

In the corner.

Something black...


No, that's not quite right...

...you notice something black... and HAIRY


So you poke it...

...and suddenly...... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrghhhh!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlF6qrnq4nc



We don't know what happened next...

 

 

 

 

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You're taking a shower.

 

It's warm. Pleasant.

 

Nice and steamy :)

 

So you can't see too good.

 

 

Then you notice something...

 

In the corner.

 

Something black...

 

 

No, that's not quite right...

 

...you notice something black... and HAIRY

 

 

So you poke it...

 

...and suddenly...... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrghhhh!!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlF6qrnq4nc

 

We don't know what happened next...

 

 

 

 

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Omg! I would totally poke it too!! :P

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Spiders can be fun sometimes, like this dog in a spider costume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guess I should include a real spider too!

 

Scary-Spider-Cameron-Highlands-Malaysia-

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Here is a nice article :)

 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/goliath-encounter-puppy-sized-spider-surprises-scientist-rainforest-125720953.html

 

sends a plane ticket to Zombie to Guyana

 

"nice" - such an un-threatening word

 

reassuring even

 

but if you were too nervous to click Steve's link... here's what you missed :)

 

piotr_naskrec_goliath_bird_eating_spider

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Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again! :):P

 

There once was a time when scary spiders lived in other countries, places like Australia and Brazil. Not any more. Just like us, spiders have learned about foreign travel. And now they live in places like ... Britain. Or anywhere with an airport :devil:

 

And this is the time of year when spiders come indoors where it's nice and warm. Like into your home. Like under you bed. Or maybe in your hair at night, when you're sleeping. Or, if you sleep with you mouth open, inside you :evil::lol:

 Camel spiders -- wicked! ! !

 

They may walk in through an open door, or climb in through a window. Or they may be hiding in that bunch of bananas you just bought from the supermarket ...

"A mother of two and her family were forced to flee their home after dozens of the world's deadliest spiders hatched from a banana she was eating. Consi Taylor saw the spiders drop off the banana she was halfway through eating after she inspected strange white spots on the fruit's skin. The creatures fell on to her kitchen table before dozens of them started running off across the carpet."brazilian_wandering_spider_by_professort

Brazillian Wandering Spider

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html

Or lurking in your garden waiting to bite you ... "If you leave them alone ... there is no reason at all why they should attack you". Well that's reasuring - but how do we know spiders act all reasonable when they spot a biting opportunity?0_485f7e446d0224dff8176e36dbab760f.jpg

Tube Web Green Fanged Wall Spider - yes those fangs really are green, and they can bite through skin as easy as pie :P

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/10404819/False-widow-spider-Meet-the-incy-wincy-terror-whose-range-and-reputation-is-swelling.html

Or nesting at your local school - and biting your children ..._70637197_70637194.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-24623652

And next time you go on holiday to some exotic location keep an eye open for Camel spiders - truly these are the stuff of nightmares :oc4178a_279518.jpg

Camel Spiders - they get bigger than this and they eat animals ... maybe people too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIeCS8k_Vyc

Sweet dreams :)

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I know this is slightly off topic, but recently I was sitting in a Doctors office and the TV was turned to a talk show called The Doctors. It had to be their Halloween show as they showed video of a guy that had a live cricket in one ear for a week and then a woman who had a leech up her nose for a month.

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I don't want to alarm you, because I know some of you reading this thread are a little nervous of spiders

 

 

 

...but there could be a SPIDER LIVING IN YOUR EAR!

 

Katie Melua's spider infested ear horror!

 

 

Right now.

 

Warm and cozy.

 

Maybe laying some eggs.

 

Anyway, just thought I'd share with you all.

 

Have a nice day :)

 

I couldn't resist :pinch: It took me a few hours but I had to click on the link :lol:scared-smiley-emoticon.gif Evil Dr Zombie :lol:

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And onto a spider that might have a 'positive' side effect of being bitten by a spider :unsure: :

 

https://ca.screen.yahoo.com/encounter-huge-aggressive-spider-bolivia-150000586.html

 

They are especially dreaded for their aggressiveness and the painful symptoms of their neurotoxic venom.” “A toxin found in the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer, PnTx2-6, is known to lead to a spontaneous erection of the penis. Some researchers believe that this toxin could lead to a new cure for erectile dysfunction and even replace viagra in the future.”

 

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And onto a spider that might have a 'positive' side effect of being bitten by a spider :unsure: :

 

https://ca.screen.yahoo.com/encounter-huge-aggressive-spider-bolivia-150000586.html

Thank you so much for sharing :lol:

 

Eww !!!! :unsure:

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