Spiders in the Garden

[BRIGHT ON Q]

There's a joke in there but too tired to work it out

Ha,did think I might get rabbled when I posted that!

 

[RandyWanger]

Poor misunderstood spiders

 

[Box of Frogs]

You know if you catch a spider in your house and release it within 25m of your house it'll go straight back to where you found it, right?

What? F**ckers!!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I was taking a log out of the log basket, to put on the fire, recently, and one of those *******s ran up my arm. I shrieked like a girl.

 

[PWA]

Please tell me your on a wind up. I won't sleep properly if that is on the prowl.

Same here.

 

[vegster]

Spiders are fabulous, don't really get what people have against them. They look pretty cool and they help to keep the house clean.

edit: although I don't live in an area with the kickboxing spiders.

Only if you get the ones that never spin webs otherwise they make the house dirtier. I have nothing against almost any other insects, I have never been frightened by a Fly, Bees are usually inherently good and as such I will get them out of the house humanely.Wasps just want a ruck and will happily swing from side to side threateningly while you line up a good swing with a handy racket. Nothing else is as sneaky, hairy,overlegged and downright evil as a Spider.

 

[soistes]

was outside smoking last night and saw this beast of a spider and took a photo. biggest i have ever seen wild in this country. only on later inspection of the photo's i took did i see the other adult in the crack of the brickwork and the baby just underneath the big one on the left. could anyone on here who knows a little about arachnids please tell me the species.

What were you smoking?

 

[spongy]

It's alright finding them outside. At least it wasn't here.......

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

It's alright finding them outside. At least it wasn't here.......

I hate to mention this but it is estimated that you will EAT eight spiders in your sleep over a lifetime.

Sleep tight arachnaphobes!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I hate to mention this but it is estimated that you will EAT eight spiders in your sleep over a lifetime.

Sleep tight arachnaphobes!

absolute myth!

spiders have much better things to do than to crawl into your mouth

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

absolute myth!

spiders have much better things to do than to crawl into your mouth

Not if you stick flies on your teeth at bedtime like me!

Anyway, cheers for mucking up my jolly jape TL! I wanted all the little girls on here to run off screaming like the pansies they are.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I ****ing HATE flies so big up the spider crew insiiiiiiiiiiiiide

 

[spongy]

I hate to mention this but it is estimated that you will EAT eight spiders in your sleep over a lifetime.

Sleep tight arachnaphobes!

I like spiders, help keep the garden in good health, only posted it to get some reaction from the haters but no one bit.

 

[BBassic]

Incidentally, when you see a spider scuttling across the floor and then it suddenly stops, as if someone has pressed the pause button, it's because it has used up all the oxygen in its blood. When it stops it's actually breathing through its KNEES to re- oxygenate then off it goes again.

That is genuinely interesting. I'd always thought it was down to them being spotted and trying to figure the quickest way to get the **** outta dodge.

 

[Albumen]

Cute.

Leave them alone.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I ****ing HATE flies so big up the spider crew insiiiiiiiiiiiiide

I hate wasps and spiders eat them too! So I join you in giving a ridiculously massive shoutout to ma spiderz cru.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

imagine if all animals caught their prey in the same way as spiders....terrifying

just casually walking along the street and getting caught in a BEARS WEB....or going for a swim only to find yourself trapped in a ORCAS WEB

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I hate wasps and spiders eat them too! So I join you in giving a ridiculously massive shoutout to ma spiderz cru.

i've only seen a wasp caught in a spiders web once, and it was one of the most enthralling things i've ever witnessed...i genuinely watched the encounter for about an hour

the wasp was going absolutely APESHIT, the spider seemed pretty chilled out, every now and again testing the resolve of its future meal with a timely lunge of intent...only to be met with a stinger swipe from the wasp

eventually, and predictably, the wasp grew tired, and the spider went in for the final blow...i didn't witness the murder, as i thought the spider deserved to enjoy its meal in peace

 

[Leighgull]

i've only seen a wasp caught in a spiders web once, and it was one of the most enthralling things i've ever witnessed...i genuinely watched the encounter for about an hour

the wasp was going absolutely APESHIT, the spider seemed pretty chilled out, every now and again testing the resolve of its future meal with a timely lunge of intent...only to be met with a stinger swipe from the wasp

eventually, and predictably, the wasp grew tired, and the spider went in for the final blow...i didn't witness the murder, as i thought the spider deserved to enjoy its meal in peace

As a grubby child I used to catch wasps and put them up against other insects like spiders, red ants, etc. to see who'd win.

The wasps usually met a grisly end but they put up a hell of a fight. Sort of like bear baiting for 8 year olds.

 

[vegster]

i've only seen a wasp caught in a spiders web once, and it was one of the most enthralling things i've ever witnessed...i genuinely watched the encounter for about an hour

the wasp was going absolutely APESHIT, the spider seemed pretty chilled out, every now and again testing the resolve of its future meal with a timely lunge of intent...only to be met with a stinger swipe from the wasp

eventually, and predictably, the wasp grew tired, and the spider went in for the final blow...i didn't witness the murder, as i thought the spider deserved to enjoy its meal in peace

The genesis of The World's Hardest Creature threads.. ?