Spiders (Off-Topic Phobias) How to deal with them?
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Pacific_Loner
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Take a glass and a piece of paper, cage the spider in the glass, insert the piece of paper between the wall/floor and the glass. Now you can take the glass and the spider off the wall/floor without being scared it escape from the glass and you can throw it outside.
Lea
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Good advice, I am usually grabbing them in a tissue, trying to do it gently so that they are not harmed. As long as it is not a big tarantula of course..
mikebird
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Good spiders around the house to get rid of annoying flies
Cockroaches are worse. Last sight was a good 10 years ago
Like an assertive cat which puts the claws down and doesn't want to go out.
But good to have an elderly car prone to problems when you're on a tight budget. Rewarding to give the machine attention and not leave it for too long unused. It can bootstrap itself when there's just enough juice to spin and refuel the battery with petrol when the alternator is still stable
Cockroaches are worse. Last sight was a good 10 years ago
Like an assertive cat which puts the claws down and doesn't want to go out.
But good to have an elderly car prone to problems when you're on a tight budget. Rewarding to give the machine attention and not leave it for too long unused. It can bootstrap itself when there's just enough juice to spin and refuel the battery with petrol when the alternator is still stable
mixedupgirl
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Lmao I have sprayed spiders with air freshner and hair spray... just as bad lol :bigsmile: Oh and it doesn't do jack haha
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GraybeardGhost
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Lmao I have sprayed spiders with air freshner and hair spray... just as bad lol :bigsmile: Oh and it doesn't do jack haha
It makes them smell nice, doesn't it?
BlueDays
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Lmao I have sprayed spiders with air freshner and hair spray... just as bad lol :bigsmile: Oh and it doesn't do jack haha
I sprayed a huge Huntsman with this once and it killed it quicker then pest spray!
Opaline
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*holds candlelit vigil in honor of all the dead spiders*
I hope you all know you have blood on your hands! BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS!!!
I've killed plenty of spiders but lately I feel kind of bad about it. I don't have a phobia but they're creepy enough for me to feel compelled to squish them rather than try to transport them to the outdoors. No thank you... :/
Think OP's question's already been answered, so won't bother with that.
I hope you all know you have blood on your hands! BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS!!!
I've killed plenty of spiders but lately I feel kind of bad about it. I don't have a phobia but they're creepy enough for me to feel compelled to squish them rather than try to transport them to the outdoors. No thank you... :/
Think OP's question's already been answered, so won't bother with that.
cowboyup
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yup I am a murderer of spiders, cockroaches, maggots, scorpions, flies, earwigs, and other creepy crawlies. The Southwest desert is notorious for them.
I have good luck with pure rubbing alcohol, 91%
I keep a spray bottle handy in the kitchen...and whenever I see an uninvited guest, I spray away.
and the house smells like a hospital :sarcastic:
I've been bitten by a black widow....man, did that hurt! the little b*stard!
I have good luck with pure rubbing alcohol, 91%
I keep a spray bottle handy in the kitchen...and whenever I see an uninvited guest, I spray away.
and the house smells like a hospital :sarcastic:
I've been bitten by a black widow....man, did that hurt! the little b*stard!
At work I spray kerosene or paint thinner on them and their nest thingy and light em up :sarcastic: I carry a zippo lighter just to do that. At home I just smash em with any random object. One of the wife's flip flops works pretty good. I've never let a spider I see live to see another day after seeing that movie Arachniphobia.
squidgee
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Lmao I have sprayed spiders with air freshner and hair spray... just as bad lol :bigsmile: Oh and it doesn't do jack haha
Lol I also try air freshener or deodorant on them, like that's gonna do anything. As a kind of last resort weapon, I grab the vacuum cleaner. I don't mind jumping spiders though and I don't know why.
mixedupgirl
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Lmao yeah I suppose they just think they're gettin pampered haha....so no harm done....Phew! I'm not a killer after all.
mixedupgirl
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I sprayed a huge Huntsman with this once and it killed it quicker then pest spray!
Wow, never heard of it....it must be powerful stuff....well you discovered it's got another use then eh
mixedupgirl
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Lmao....yeah we are off to hell people :bigsmile:
mixedupgirl
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Lol I vacuumed a HUGE spider up....and 2 days later I went to empty the vac and it crawled outta the vac bag while I was cleaning the filters arrrgghh! They are tough cookies!
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