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I just saw the craziest thing today.
I came out of the pool and went inside to get changed. and Out of nowhere
A small spider, a Funnel Weaver for those interested, came out RUNNING

But I don't mean just, crawl fast from one corner to the other.
I mean that thing was spasticly running around the floor in every single direction, stopping, turning, sprinting across in another like a Roomba that lost control.
At some point it disappeared in the corridor.

3 seconds later it walked over my naked foot.

That was a mistake. it cost the spider dearly.

I had a (literal) knee-jerk reaction and kick-catapulted the spider onto the wall. where it died.

May this status update serve as a PSA to all spiders in the house.

  1. Bombastinator

    Bombastinator

    Most pesticides are nerve toxins.  They do that.  With enough toxins it rips the muscles off the inside of their shells and they bleed to death internally. It’s actually pretty awful.  You may have done the poor thing a favor. 
     

    I like spiders myself.  I’m mean they’re vicious predators but most of the things they viciously predate on are things I like even less.

  2. Windows7ge

    Windows7ge

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    I like spiders myself.

    I hate spiders but I hate mosquitos even more and we have way more of the latter so I show restrain when I find spiders crawling around. So long as they stay out of my bedroom (where I find most of them actually).

  3. Bombastinator

    Bombastinator

    The true mosquito terrors are martins and dragonflies.  Spiders aren’t awesome at mosquitos generally. They do it but it’s not their specialty.  The wacky ones are those long legged centipedes.  They absolutely love silverfish.  If you like old books love long legged centipedes

  4. Windows7ge

    Windows7ge

    We lack all of those in my area. That would actually explain the high mosquito population.

  5. Bombastinator

    Bombastinator

    There’s probably something that eats em a local biologist would know.  Small bats like em too.

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