Spiders

[Makbawehuh]

I don't care for spiders either... I saw Arachnophobia at a very young age, it killed any long term good relations we might have had. Generally speaking, though, I have a deal with the spiders wherever I'm at....


As long as they stay out of arm's reach, I don't kill them. They can have all the corners, all the unused shelves, all the windows I never open anyways. They are to keep my house bug-free otherwise. If I find them on a wall low enough where I can reach them, in my clothing, bedding, or anywhere else I find disturbing, they die. End of story.

And you know what? It works out very well. Everyone else I know has to stock up on flyswatters, and I've never needed one. I think the spiders are all psychic or something, because any time I move, it doesn't take long for old rules of order to apply themselves again. I usually find one or two in bed (ALWAYS one in my fricken hair! EW!) and then the rest do their thing in the corners like good little arachnids.

[athena]

My first full time job was at a kindergarten and my first job of the day was to go around the facility killing the red-back spiders. They are are big "problem" here in Eastern Australia where I live.

I never really had any feeling one way or the other about spiders as they are such a big part of daily life here. One day I squished a "big momma" Redback (they are rather like a Black Widow) and the sight of her baby-making innards made me ill. Can't explain it, I have very strong innards myself - it just did and I have not killed another Redback in the 18 years since.

I was bitten by a Redback some years later and it was not pleasant I can tell you (was quite ill for a while), but still have not been inclined to kill spiders. I move quite a few of them and have photographed MANY in their natural habitat. I don't love them, don't hate them, just agree to share their space I guess.

I did accidentally boil a Huntsman spider in my kettle once and the taste of my morning brew was terrifically AWFUL ...

...NEVER DRINK A SPIDER...

SNAKES are in great abundance here too...It's not all hopping Kangaroos and furry Koalas, I can tell you !


Blessings,

Athena