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This guy is one of about 4 we’ve found in our house in the last week. We’ve been releasing them outside but I’m beginning to worry they’re getting back in…
(Frankly, they’re so big I wouldn’t be surprised if they just walked back to the door and knocked :o)
NO.
No, no, no, no, no.
“Giant House Spider” should not be a thing, and they certainly should not be in a house.
I [del]recommend[/del] demand they all be erased from existence by the end of the year, then we all go down to Total Recall and get new memories without any memory or mention of such a creature ever existing.
Oh, but they are a thing. They are definitely a thing.
And they live in houses.
Maybe even your house! :eek:
Personally, I always look forward to Autumn when I can catch them and let them go outside. (Near the house, though, so they can find their way underneath and eat all the nasty things.) I wonder if the new cat will find any and get to them before I do? That would be unfortunate for the GHSs, but probably fun for the cat.
Whatever you say, Woody.
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Well, at least this one wasn’t in the house. I’m pretty sure if I ever need a parachute, a replacement heart valve, or a winch I’d like this spider to be in charge of design and manufacture. I’ve never seen a garden spider this big before in my life, and I can’t believe it stopped a cicada. http://i.imgur.com/VJIFwAX.jpg
Did you want me to capture and rehabilitate him?
Met a girl, something about a bath, burning a house down. Was this what John Lennon was singing about?
Nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Now that’s a thing that sure can sweep you off your feet…
♩ Burning down the house ♬
Unacceptable.
But spiders are supposed to be good luck! (I don’t believe in superstitions at all, but I grew up with the notion that one should never kill a spider, and I just leave them alone. Then again, I’ve never seen spiders anywhere near those sizes in my house.)
Kill 'em hell, I paid them off.
I think you misunderstood. I believe the phrase means that the spider is the size of a giant house.
Pleasant dreams!
I captured a huge wolf spider in our garage a few years ago. I told my gf I had to go have sex with Beverly, but she thought that was overreacting.
Inflation is getting out of hand.
You guys are wimps. Come back when you find something like this in your tub. (seen at the May Natural History Museum)
So I told myself that I wouldn’t click on the link in the OP and then I did anyway, damn it.
I’m proud to say I ignored the rest of your links, though.
I feel like I should vacuum or something…
♪ ♪
*Be kind to your eight-legged friends!
That spider is somebody’s mother
Each mommy lays thousands of eggs
Think of all those crawly legs!
When you see cobwebs on the ceiling
Remember a spider has been there
Dropping down from above your head
While you’re asleep in bed
Keeping your home free of bugs
Lovely spiders!
Lovely spiders!
Eight-legged hugs!*
♪ ♪
Aaaaggggh! Stop posting! I’m not really all that creeped out by spiders, but your pics have my skin crawling…yeesh.
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