Spider Talk

[makefigure8s]

I'd much rather have the spiders than roaches, earwigs, or mosquitos....

http://www.bayeradvanced.com/articles/sp...about-them

Spiders are among the most prevalent household pests, crawling their way into two out of three American homes. At the same time, the most common creature-based phobia in the world is arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. So when most homeowners spot a spider, they tend to employ the nearest form of DIY pest control – a vacuum or shoe.

But a few fearless folks adopt a live-and-let-live motto, hoping to enjoy some of the good that spiders do. If seeing one dangling in a web or scurrying across the floor doesn’t make you shudder, you might want to share your home with a few spiders.

One word of caution: It’s always best to avoid touching a spider. While spiders never actively seek human contact, they will bite if they feel threatened or endangered. Spider venom causes reactions that differ from spider to spider and person to person. Symptoms of a spider bite may include a stinging sensation, red mark, localized swelling or an injury requiring hospitalization. Consult your doctor if you have a concern.

Before you squish the next spider you see, consider how this eight-legged wonder might improve your life.

3 Ways Spiders Help Indoors
1. Spiders eat pests. Spiders feed on common indoor pests, such as roaches, earwigs, mosquitoes, flies and clothes moths. If left alone, spiders will consume most of the insects in your home, providing effective home pest control.

2. Spiders kill other spiders. When spiders come into contact with one another, a gladiator-like competition frequently unfolds – and the winner eats the loser. If your basement hosts common long-legged cellar spiders, this is why the population occasionally shifts from numerous smaller spiders to fewer, larger spiders. That long-legged cellar spider, by the way, is known to kill black widow spiders, making it a powerful ally.

3. Spiders help curtail disease spread. Spiders feast on many household pests that can transmit disease to humans –mosquitoes, fleas, flies, cockroaches and a host of other disease-carrying critters.

[john]

Organic pest control. Embrace the spider.

[My Alter Ego]

^^However, if you're trying to get rid of spiders, what this man used is not the best approach:

Man using spray paint, lighter to kill spider sets house on fire
Posted by Colleen Wright
PHUONG LE
Associated Press

A man who used a can of spray paint and a lighter as a makeshift blowtorch to kill a spider in his laundry room started a blaze that caused $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials said Wednesday.

The man and his mother got out of the house, and no injuries were reported in the fire that broke out in the West Seattle home Tuesday night, said Kyle Moore, a spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department.

Moore said the man used the spray paint and lighter as “a self-made blowtorch to kill a spider in the laundry room” of a rental house.

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014...e-on-fire/

More (with pictures):

http://westseattleblog.com/2014/07/fire-...heights-2/

I'm going to hazard a guess that it was not a huntsman spider that he was trying to kill.

[john]

The fact that this is it's own thread right now is hilarious LMFAO

Miguel moved it off another thread. Spider talk is not for everyone.

[mercfan3]

I dunno, I bet the Spider is dead.