# Creepy Crawlies, Ugh. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 25, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761 "2000-08-25T20:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761/21 "2000-08-26T21:49:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neenah \* > \*\*Yeah, it’s just damn lucky I happened to be outside at the time. \*\* Okay. You shot a little bitty spider outside with a shotgun. .410 or .00 buck 12ga ? Is there a season on them? Do you need a license? ---
**Author:** ![Neenah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/958977/32.png) [@Neenah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neenah)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761/22 "2000-08-26T22:02:24Z")
It was a 12 gauge, but that’s all I had. And it wasn’t a little bitty spider. It was huge, and it was evil, and there was no way I could sleep at night knowing creatures like that roamed free just a few hundred yards from camp. Bears and mountain lions and evil brake-line-chewing packrats I can handle, but no damn spiders. There’s no special season or licensing requirements, just kill on sight. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761/23 "2000-08-26T23:10:05Z")
They make that little .410/.22 over and under, the snake charmer. Less noisy and easier to carry. Cheaper ammo. ---
**Author:** ![Neenah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/958977/32.png) [@Neenah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neenah)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761/24 "2000-08-26T23:16:57Z")
I’ve got one of those, too. For when Raid just won’t do. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761/25 "2000-08-27T05:52:20Z")
Pierre’s legacy lives on. Currently there is a spider that decided to take up residency in Pierre’s vacant home. I am convinced Pierre was indeed Pierrette. ---
**Author:** ![Brunetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2000, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761/26 "2000-08-27T07:12:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neenah \* > \*\*… it wasn’t a little bitty spider. It was huge, and it was evil, and there was no way I could sleep at night knowing creatures like that roamed free just a few hundred yards from camp. \*\* Nice to meet someone who feels the same way I do about God’s greatest mistake, Neenah … if I hear \*\* one more person \*\* tell me "It’s just a \* spider \* while I’m screaming hysterically and going into epileptic fits at the sight of the thing, I will not be held legally responsible for my actions … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies-ugh/30761.md?page=1)