Giant Spider season. It begins again...

Archeron

Was sitting watching the telly last night, and heard what sounded like a small horse walking across the wooden floor in the living room. Looked down and saw this huge fecking brown freak of a spider moving about like he owns the place. I went over to him while considering my options, and he just stopped, turned around and started staring at me like he wanted a fight!
This is the third time now that I've had this experience with these big feckers, (the two previous were in the garage so it didnt bother me that much).

I trapped him in a big plastic popcorn bowl and put him out the back garden, and started to check online. If I had to guess, I'd say it seems it was a Giant House Spider

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_house_spider

Now that I know that these yokes are quite common in houses, and there could be more lurking around, I feel itchy all over and have a horrible sense of many eyes peering at me from dark places. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Oh, and these ones can bite humans too. Nice.

So anyone else started seeing the cast of 8 legged freaks beginning to appear around their houses? Is it just me, or do they genuinely seem to be getting bigger every year?

mackg

Was staying in a room that was a converted attic before and woke up with a huge spider on my face just might have been one of them, can't say for certain good few years ago now. Not too bothered by spiders but have to say i didn't like that.

Paco Rodriguez

Dont think big ones have a season. All year round for them.
If you only put him in garden chances are hell be back inside already.

Johro

Best sleep with your mouth closed.

mackg

Paco Rodriguez wrote: »

Dont think big ones have a season. All year round for them.
If you only put him in garden chances are hell be back inside already.

Probably try to beat you back inside and lock you out.

GetWithIt

When you're having sex they all come out and watch. That's their thing.

Fact.

Shryke

This!

http://www.imfdb.org/w/images/thumb/4/4f/Thing11.JPG/600px-Thing11.JPG

Bluch! Ugly spindly bastards with their horrible alien consciousness and their millions of ****ing eggs. Spray citrus everywhere and get a cat if they're really giving you the creeps and you don't want to burn your house down.
I destroy them. Splat. They're getting bigger. I noticed it last year and the year before. Everything else got smaller when I grew up. Spiders be on steroids yo.

Cork boy 55

Maybe he likes you, males can often be seen wandering around houses during the summer and early autumn looking for a mate.

Snake Plisken

noticed freaking ants starting to appear as well so attacked on both sides tis the season of Giant Spiders and Ant Attack

Hootanany

It's when they lay their eggs in your ear is what I don't like

kryogen

Why didnt you dance on his face when you saw him? letting him leave means he will tell all his friends your weak and they will all move in a **** your **** up homes

ManTheSam

OP these spiders can lay eggs in your ears while you sleep. To make matters worse it's probably got a nest set up too.

holystungun9

Johro wrote: »

Best sleep with your mouth closed.

And back to the wall too. Both rules that I live my life by.

senordingdong

holystungun9 wrote: »

And back to the wall too. Both rules that I live my life by.

Are we still talking about spiders?

RichieC

killing spiderbro is bad karma, don't do that ****. They're harmless little buggers and they keep the flies away.

Babybuff

ah fcuk no. dog was creeping around the room last night in spider hunting mode, pouncing on invisible things in the corner. I still haven't looked to see what size it was but it was too close to the bed for comfort.

Wattle

The really creepy thing about them apart from their size is how fcuking still they are. They can stay in the exact same place for days on end without moving at all. Then when you decide to crush them underfoot - zap! they're out of the gate like Usain Bolt

cocoshovel

I have seen a few bigger than my hand a few times, but only outside and in really rural settings. But yeah, those somewhat big ones we see in our houses so often terrify me. I think they're called hobo spiders, and I have many a battle with them every year.

Last summer, one ran across my room towards me (cue me jumping and running a mile). By the time I got back upstairs with the hoover ready he scuttled into my printer :eek:. Good thing I watched eight legged freaks, and knew spiders hate strong smells! Blasted the printer with a bit of lynx and he was out like a shot! Sucked the fúcker up. :cool:

I also once woke my father up at 3am to get a spider off the wall above my bed. I was 18 at the time , and Im male.

one thing I have noted is that they start to appear inside around a day - 12hours before it rains.