garetheves Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 We get some fairly big House Spiders like those in the pics. Can get as big as my palm in size a make you jump a bit. My missus is absolutely petrified of spiders, to the point where once she has seen one, she cant move at all. She is scared that if she moves she wont know where its gone and that is worse than seeing one. Just be thankful none of you live in Australia with the Huntsman Spiders. These are rather large and the Aussies actually have them living in their houses as they eat all the smaller, more deadly, spiders. When i was travelling i got chatting to a guy that stayed with a friend of his over there and he put him up in the spare room. He woke up in the middle of the night, looked at the ceiling directly above him and saw 3 of the buggers there. Now bear in mind these things can be the size of dinner plates and you can imagine he didnt get much sleep that night. Another good pic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I saw one today whilst sorting out some stuff in the shed. It was fast, man it was fast. Reckon if it were scaled up it could match anything up to BPU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Another good pic here. OMG, another good pic implies one picture! Theres loads of the buggers on there! I'm afraid to go to bed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I remember seeing a Huntsman in Oz on the wall in the house we were staying. I swear it was probably slightly smaller than my hand While we're talking creepy crawlers, is it me or does there seem to be alot daddy long legs this year so far?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Heres one of the smaller ones from my garden, the big ones sleep all day and come out at dusk to chomp on the equally big moth's;) http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid214/p8e4c81aac1bac4608a37d79fea9d1ad0/ed02b552.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_SWZ Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 he is one ugly spider man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 It was fast, man it was fast. Reckon if it were scaled up it could match anything up to BPU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Remember these? http://z.about.com/d/urbanlegends/1/0/T/1/camel_spider_sm.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 heres one i caught running across my bed towards my face last night. doesnt look that big in the pic but he was a beauty!!! [ATTACH]43925[/ATTACH] Chantelle caught a spider like that one about 3 weeks ago. She also caught it in a glass and put a cloth over the top so that it couldn't get out. She stuck it in the garage, and the bugger is still alive! - How long can these things live for without food and drink? It's a hard b*stard too. If you touch the side of the glass it jumps towards your finger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Remember these? [qimg]http://z.about.com/d/urbanlegends/1/0/T/1/camel_spider_sm.jpg[/qimg] Yeah I remember reading all about those, in Iraq if I remember correctly? The story I read mentioned some people had woken up to find part of their leg/arm/hand missing as the big bugger had chewed on it in the night. People don't wake up because they inject you with novocaine so you feel no pain! Frightening eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Chantelle caught a spider like that one about 3 weeks ago. She also caught it in a glass and put a cloth over the top so that it couldn't get out. She stuck it in the garage, and the bugger is still alive! - How long can these things live for without food and drink? It's a hard b*stard too. If you touch the side of the glass it jumps towards your finger! They can live for weeks without food. I caught one that was literally as big as the palm of my hand (out in the sticks, get some freaky ass creatures round here) and that lived for 2 weeks, before I remembered it was there and chucked the bugger back where it belongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I caught sight of a big bugger of a spider running across our sitting room floor the other night - right towards Lin's comfy chair. I didn't tell her. I just went to the kitchen and came back with a bowl. I told her to get up and get a record sleeve out of the rack. Then she twigged... "Wouldn't a glass be better?" "You didn't see the size of it!" "Where is it then?" "Under your chair." "Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh! You bastard." When we moved the chair it wasn't there. But then Lin spotted it clinging to the underneath. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Scary one: I was in Kansas USA seeing my uncle who lives over in the states, although in Miami now. Anyway, I was in his basement playing his drum kit, and he comes down there and walks towards me, then said "John, stop playing and don't move" I did what any normal person would, and cried like a big girl when I realised the reason he had told me this is because there was a collection )about 6) of brown recluse spiders, not big, but very poisonous on the wall no more than 8-10 inches behind my head I saw my life flash before me, but fortunately these creatures (thus the name) tend to avoid human contact wherever possible so I slowly walked away from the kit and didn't go back down there again for the rest of the holiday. A bite from one of those could kill a human baby no problems apparently, maybe not a fully grown adult though, but I wasn't taking any chances! Here's the bugger - brown recluse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Those Brown Recluse spiders are nasty. When they bite they cause necrosis of the skin. In other words the skin rots My ex wife almost sat on one getting in to bed. She used to normally climb in to bed without putting the lights on. luckily for her she put the light on that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Those Brown Recluse spiders are nasty. When they bite they cause necrosis of the skin. In other words the skin rots My ex wife almost sat on one getting in to bed. She used to normally climb in to bed without putting the lights on. luckily for her she put the light on that night. Yep, but my uncle didn't actually realise he had a slight infestation of them in his basement. Scary thing was they had a 18 month old baby at the time and a bite would probably be fatal for a baby that age. Apparently the wounds can get as big as the size of a human hand - open flesh wound because the flesh literally rots away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 We have HUGE spiders at the mo! The misses told some friends tonight that the reason is because of the climax... she ment climent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 We have HUGE spiders at the mo! The misses told some friends tonight that the reason is because of the climax... she ment climent Probably something to do with the climate too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 GAH! Apologies. Too tired. Been to pick up the bike after the crash. Maybe the crash done something to my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 GAH! Apologies. Too tired. Been to pick up the bike after the crash. Maybe the crash done something to my head Ah no worries, I'll let you off this once, but don't do it again or the grammar police will come down on you like a tonne of bricks Didn't know about the crash fella, hope you're ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 They are getting bigger becuase of climate change. They are living longer because of the warmer weather and the fact that houses in the last 40-50 years are central heated and well insulated. They will be the size of dogs soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 They are getting bigger becuase of climate change. They are living longer because of the warmer weather and the fact that houses in the last 40-50 years are central heated and well insulated. They will be the size of dogs soon! I know I found this one on my drive yesterday http://www.markbsplace.net/creepzone/hall-spider18.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 One just legged it under my sofa, I swear its the size of my hand. What will happen if it comes out when Im asleep and starts chewing on my face?? I hate spiders. look at the facts how supra when a spider walks on us it feels like walking on hot coals as the spider is cold blooded,. so they dont like walking on us,. also spiders actualy herd up any mites and bugs in and around the carpet like a sheepdog does with sheep -to eat them. spiders are ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yup spiders rock imo. Dont get me wrong, i wouldnt go taking them to bed with me but they serve the perpose of eating flys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 look at the facts how supra when a spider walks on us it feels like walking on hot coals as the spider is cold blooded,. so they dont like walking on us,. also spiders actualy herd up any mites and bugs in and around the carpet like a sheepdog does with sheep -to eat them. spiders are ok okay well that makes me feel a lot better, they just freak me out for some reason, they run so quickly, and look really scary. Still I survived the night and I didn't need to participate in any search and destroy missions which is one up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaf Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Heres one of the smaller ones from my garden, the big ones sleep all day and come out at dusk to chomp on the equally big moth's;) [qimg]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid214/p8e4c81aac1bac4608a37d79fea9d1ad0/ed02b552.jpg[/qimg] offerring it a 20 wont make it move away you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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