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Old 1st June 2020, 07:22   #1
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I'm not too bothered by spiders, I am aware that there is very little chance of anything venomous doing any damage here in England. I knew that I had company in the lounge and had seen the bigger hairy ruddy coloured beastie lurking behind one of the curtains the other day. It does trouble me when I get a face full of web so this morning thought that "she" had to go. My method is to wrap a piece of loo roll round it as I catch, though this one was worth taking a picture of, so I had a jar ready for the transfer. In an awkward position up in the cornice area, I set up my climbing chair onto the arm of the sofa.

Got into position, wrapped the tissue round it and applied light pressure to then receive more than a light bite (I suspect) in my finger, and shocked I dropped the beast and since then have had a strong tingling in my finger. Oh shock horror. Half an hour and still have the sensation of pin NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- (oh, that word used in this context is not rude) irritation and so far, nothing more. I will be searching more for the spider later, but this time with the vacuum cleaner, it's days are numbered.
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Old 1st June 2020, 08:02   #2
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I'm not too bothered by spiders, I am aware that there is very little chance of anything venomous doing any damage here in England. I knew that I had company in the lounge and had seen the bigger hairy ruddy coloured beastie lurking behind one of the curtains the other day. It does trouble me when I get a face full of web so this morning thought that "she" had to go. My method is to wrap a piece of loo roll round it as I catch, though this one was worth taking a picture of, so I had a jar ready for the transfer. In an awkward position up in the cornice area, I set up my climbing chair onto the arm of the sofa.

Got into position, wrapped the tissue round it and applied light pressure to then receive more than a light bite (I suspect) in my finger, and shocked I dropped the beast and since then have had a strong tingling in my finger. Oh shock horror. Half an hour and still have the sensation of pin NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- (oh, that word used in this context is not rude) irritation and so far, nothing more. I will be searching more for the spider later, but this time with the vacuum cleaner, it's days are numbered.
Should have used a wet dish cloth.
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Old 1st June 2020, 08:18   #3
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I'm not too bothered by spiders, I am aware that there is very little chance of anything venomous doing any damage here in England. I knew that I had company in the lounge and had seen the bigger hairy ruddy coloured beastie lurking behind one of the curtains the other day. It does trouble me when I get a face full of web so this morning thought that "she" had to go. My method is to wrap a piece of loo roll round it as I catch, though this one was worth taking a picture of, so I had a jar ready for the transfer. In an awkward position up in the cornice area, I set up my climbing chair onto the arm of the sofa.

Got into position, wrapped the tissue round it and applied light pressure to then receive more than a light bite (I suspect) in my finger, and shocked I dropped the beast and since then have had a strong tingling in my finger. Oh shock horror. Half an hour and still have the sensation of pin NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- (oh, that word used in this context is not rude) irritation and so far, nothing more. I will be searching more for the spider later, but this time with the vacuum cleaner, it's days are numbered.
Good morning Fred, bad luck with the spider bite. Are you allergic to bee stings?
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Old 1st June 2020, 08:37   #4
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My method is to trap the little beggars in a large Coca-Cola glass, then slide a piece of card over the mouth of the glass, then eject the critters into the garden...where they should be. I don't kill them.
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I'm not too bothered by spiders, I am aware that there is very little chance of anything venomous doing any damage here in England. I knew that I had company in the lounge and had seen the bigger hairy ruddy coloured beastie lurking behind one of the curtains the other day. It does trouble me when I get a face full of web so this morning thought that "she" had to go. My method is to wrap a piece of loo roll round it as I catch, though this one was worth taking a picture of, so I had a jar ready for the transfer. In an awkward position up in the cornice area, I set up my climbing chair onto the arm of the sofa.

Got into position, wrapped the tissue round it and applied light pressure to then receive more than a light bite (I suspect) in my finger, and shocked I dropped the beast and since then have had a strong tingling in my finger. Oh shock horror. Half an hour and still have the sensation of pin NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- (oh, that word used in this context is not rude) irritation and so far, nothing more. I will be searching more for the spider later, but this time with the vacuum cleaner, it's days are numbered.
Vacuum cleaner every time. No mess, no fuss. Even good for flies if you put a funnel on the end of the pipe. ( The suction holds it in place. ) Much better than breathing in any of that flyspray stuff. I bet that kills off some of your own molecules when you breath it in.






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Old 1st June 2020, 09:34   #6
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Phil, no, I am not allergic to stings.

I've just washed the car and luckily, the sensations have subsided and there is now no reddening, so I am happy that it will not react.

I do realize that spiders are territorial, so when I do launch them outside, they always land more than forty feet from my home.

This beastie is a reddy brown colour and I suspect, only about a one and a half inch span, not enormous.

I really don't have a problem with spiders, and my daughter noticed a change in expression when I was on the Whatsapp with her the other evening. She is terrified of them, so I did not say what it was, but it was bigger than this mornings, and I did manage to get that one quickly with the card and jar manoeuvre. I don't like to damage them, they don't know what we are, and they were here before we were.
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No pesky sprays, no vacuum cleaners, do it right, do it once!



Just dont do what THIS guy did though.

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I was bitten by a false widow whilst sat on my garden seat. Felt a slight NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- and thought nothing of ot. A few hours later I was feeling ill, shivering and body aches and my hand had swollen up and was very painful.

I'm not allergic to bites etc. usually but that one! A search on the web (no pun intended) found a number of stories and warnings and horrific pictures of false widow bites. Be careful.

This filters a bit strong isn't it? I never knew the description of the sensation of an injection was a naughty word.

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My method is to trap the little beggars in a large Coca-Cola glass, then slide a piece of card over the mouth of the glass, then eject the critters into the garden...where they should be. I don't kill them.
Which is the way any reasonably sane person would do it!
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Make sure it wasn't a false widow, these have made their way into England. There is a least one case of someone loosing his foot. Have a look at an image and make sure it was of another type.
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