Spiders, bugs and critters

[OldTymeToys]

I can't tell how big that is; I need some context. Could you pick it up next time?

I just got chills thinking about that.

 

[maxnew40]

Well I guess I spoke a little too soon.

I was working on an old cab that I put a MAME system in about 10 years ago, converting it over to a 520 in 1 Jamma board and I found some old spider web in the top of the cab behind the marquee. No living bugs, but a few old webs.

-Max

 

[Tornadoboy]

Ugh I hate these. They look so disgusting.

I have these and I still have spiders. LOL

They're completely harmless but BOY are those MF's ugly, they look like something that wants to launch themselves in the air at you and grab your face. I used to live in a condo that had them and I did everything but go Ripley on them with a flame thrower, I just COULD NOT get rid of them, mostly because the neighboring units had them and the occupants didn't give a shit. I got up on morning, grabbed a mug for coffee and found a huge one in it

Oh, and as far as spiders go...

 

[demogo]

I found a freaking huge one in my laundry room about 10 years ago.

It was big; bigger than any I'd ever run into before.

So I figured I'd actually save this one and throw it outside instead of just killing it like I normally do. I grab a piece of paper and a big cup and move to put the cup over the spider (and then I'd slide the paper underneath and carry it outside).

Things didn't quite work out that way. When I got close, the spider appeared to explode -- turns out it was a momma spider that was carrying hundreds and hundreds of its young and they scattered in every direction all over the floor. So now I had a big spider and 500 tiny spiders running everywhere on the floor to deal with. Disgusting!

I ended up taking newspaper and throwing it over the baby spiders and walking all over them to crush them. That was one of the most disturbing things I've ever done. Blech!

 

[Mitkraft]

I learned about baby spiders in a similar way. I must have been about 6 or 7 and I picked up a toy that had been on the floor for a while and it had a spider egg sack on it. I broke the egg sack (can't remember if it was with my hand or what) and before I knew it there were tiny white spiders EVERYWHERE and many of them were crawling on me! Totally creeped me out but it happened so fast I don't even think I screamed or anything. Twice as an adult I've found a spider with a bunch of babies in the house or garage. Once I just tried to step on it before they scattered and then jumped all around trying to catch stragglers. The second time I sprayed a big circle of insectiside around the spider before dousing the spider itself. Not killing a lone spider is one thing, but I'm not about to knowingly loose hundreds of them in my house or garage at once!

I found a freaking huge one in my laundry room about 10 years ago.

It was big; bigger than any I'd ever run into before.

So I figured I'd actually save this one and throw it outside instead of just killing it like I normally do. I grab a piece of paper and a big cup and move to put the cup over the spider (and then I'd slide the paper underneath and carry it outside).

Things didn't quite work out that way. When I got close, the spider appeared to explode -- turns out it was a momma spider that was carrying hundreds and hundreds of its young and they scattered in every direction all over the floor. So now I had a big spider and 500 tiny spiders running everywhere on the floor to deal with. Disgusting!

I ended up taking newspaper and throwing it over the baby spiders and walking all over them to crush them. That was one of the most disturbing things I've ever done. Blech!