So - whats your spider story?

[beth]

People keep saying that you dont really see them or your learn to live with them.

Whats your spider story then? When i went to oz one came out the air vent in my car, gruesome!

[Ryan T. Lion]

The only gruesome thing I've seen with 8 legs recently was the 4 boganettes stood on Oaklands platform on the way home tonight.

[stringfellows]

I have been here 8 months and not seen one yet.Pretty sure I will pass out when I do though!!!!

[xzibit]

The only gruesome thing I've seen with 8 legs recently was the 4 boganettes stood on Oaklands platform on the way home tonight.

Think I was on the same train lol!!

Most of the spiders crawl over you at night as they're attracted by the co2 in your breath. So you'll never know.

[loopylisa]

When I was a kid I nagged and nagged and NAAAGGED my mum for a valance. No not Holly from neighbours but those things that go around the bottom of your bed to cover the pattern and make it look pretty. She explained to me that creepy crawlies would make there way up them but I wasnt having any of it! I got my valance and the next night woke up with a very large spider under my chin. Valance was off. Mother said I told you so.

[demewoods]

I am petrified of spiders and in my first week of being here a red back crawled past on it's thread a cm in front of my face.

I then bought a house in March and on the first day there was a huge wolf spider on the front door and then tonight a huge wolf spider on my out house window frame in camouflage against the frame. After much screaming and brooming I managed to get it.

Also when I visited Aus a few years ago I got off the plane at Sydney was too early to book in tp my room so went for a walk and a spider fell out of a tree on me and bit me....

Don't panic though, I'm sure this is not normal human spider connection ratio.....

[essess]

Here in the UK my Aussie husband still can't get used to the idea of our spiders being "ok". Last week I spotted a big un (by British Standards) on the wall above our coat rack and called hubby to reach up and remove it. After trying to squish it with a shoe it fell down into the coats. Then we had to remove and shake each coat, and I heard an almight scream and hubby could have auditioned for the Morris Dancers. The spider had dropped onto his leg and was crawling up his shorts. No amount of telling him it was ok would do, and he just said "only good spider is a dead spider" LOL....I remember when we lived in Adelaide a huntsman was in my washing up glove and wrapped itself around my finger. Boy, did I move!

[HEAPS GOOD !!!]

I have been bitten a few times and hospitalised twice...the first time i was sent home with an IV in my arm had to take the week off work whilst the rdn came to top my drugs up morning and night...the other time i had to have a fix of drugs whilst i was in couldn't drive as was feeling a little high...lol...

apart from that its all good.....lol

HG

[nickcoumbe]

I had a nightmare about spiders the other night which woke me up and I was unable to get back to sleep. It was 5am. I went downstairs to make a coffee and go to the loo and what should be in the bath but a big hairy spider the size of the palm of my hand. I nearly died of shock. I chucked him out of the window, but he was back by lunchtime. So I just keep throwing him out. He is getting better at hiding though.

A few months prior I found one crawling over my sons toys late one evening. This one was nearly the size of my hand and was definitely not scared of me in anyway. I got him in a tupperware container, put him into the toilet bowl and flushed. Unfortunately that didn't work and when I lifted the lid he was able standing with his legs on the side of the bowl with his belly over the water. When saw the light he sort of half jumped, half scrambled to get out. I slammed down the lid, got the brush and then quickly dealt with him, flushing several more times and then putting bleach down the loo.

BTW I live in Reading in the UK. You are just as likely to come into contact with them here. I know that they are bigger and scarier in Oz, but the thing is the spiders don't know it.

Anyway, aren't there those amazing bug bomb type things that you can use every few months?

[Daisy Duke]

Lol!!!!! I came home from work this morning to be greeted by a Huntsman on my front door! Cheeky bugger. If it thought it was coming in, it had another thing coming. I've seen 4 of them over the space of a few months. One at work, one in the house, one on the house (yesterday) and one crawled out of wing mirror on car! They defo got shock factor, and I wouldn't kill them (despite the fact they are a like something out of Jurassic Park) as they do a good job eating all the other stuff. They can continue the good work outside my house though rather than in it.