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Spider Rescuers Ho!

2010-01-13, 2:51 AM #41

Greenboy

No they aren't!

Posts: 3,364

my cats actively hunt and kill any spiders or other creepy crawlies in the house.

which is awesome

o.0

2010-01-13, 10:19 AM #42

llibja

RotM_igotissues

Posts: 2,005

I just tried to gather one from my wall and knocked him back to the floor. Sorry fella

"Honey, you got real ugly."

2010-01-13, 10:07 PM #43

Anakin9012

The humor went right over his head

Posts: 1,274

Originally posted by Deadman:

Yes, and I have never seen one in my life, and chances are I'll never see one.
Also you're mention of the funnel webs got me interested in just how deadly they are, I did a quick google, there are a total of 13 recorded deaths from funnel webs in history, and all were before the creation of the antivenmo created in 1980.
HOWEVER, that being said, they still sound pretty damn scary, they're venom has killed people in under 15 minutes, as opposed to the next deadliest spiders lazy 2 hours.

The person killed in 15 minutes was a small child according to Wikipedia.

The scariest part, to me, is this:

Originally posted by Wikipedia:

It is also known that because of their large fangs, the victim has to pull the spider from the area of insertion (eg: Finger). They will not detach if you shake that area.

That means I would actually have to touch the large creature.

2010-01-13, 10:18 PM #44

Antony

(Still) On 13 week vacation
LAWL

Posts: 10,289

We have Brown Recluse spiders around here. It is advisable to kill them.

>>untie shoes

2010-01-13, 10:29 PM #45

Rogue Leader

I've got about 78¢. Is that enough?

Posts: 1,548

Any and all bugs found in my house are ruthlessly eradicated. If possible with fire, if not with a shoe.

Life is beautiful.

2010-01-14, 9:28 AM #46

TheCarpKing

Registered ~~User~~ Sex Offender

Posts: 1,044

When I was a kid i'd take spiders and other creatures outside and release them. Nowadays I just ignore them, unless they're in the bathtub or something, in which case I move them to another area of the house.

Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse?

2010-01-14, 9:56 AM #47

Mentat

Human Computer

Posts: 2,844

I too rescue animals/insects of all types. I've rescued various insects as well as dogs, a rabbit, snakes, turtles & even an owl. I don't purposely kill anything unless there's a reason to do so & that's quite rare.

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