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Spiders - what the hell is this in my garden ???
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cafcfan said:
I've got a plan for these. You know those bonkers false eyelashes girls wear? I want to get hold of some uncut ones, self adhesive, long enough to go around the wing mirrors. I reckon they would be flexible enough to stop the little bleeders getting into the mirror housings.blackpool72 said:I Always seem to have cobwebs in my wing mirrors.
It makes no difference how many times I wipe them away the buggers Always return
This time next year I could be a millionaire.
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Forget spiders. Let's talk about the elephant in the room.ForeverAddickted said:This one terrified me the other day
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Came downstairs this morning and this was on the blind. Gave me a fright, I can tell you.
Any ideas on the species?
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Do you keep Asian Hornet eradication gear in your van? If so, where was your protective suit?Gribbo said:
I got attacked by a load of Asian Hornets when I disturbed their nest in our electric meter box, after a storm in France. It was only a couple of weeks after my kidney transplant. Reckon I was done about 10 to 15 times around the ankles and head / neck. Managed to get my gear out the van and treat the nest before collapsing on the drive. Seems I was lucky to get away with 2 weeks of fever and the obvious pain of the stings as some of the local farmers reckon that 5 stings would kill a Limousin cow.Stig said:Yep OP is definitely a Garden Spider. Just like this one I got the other day.
Talking of Hornets (bog standard, not Asian) I got stung the other day. I saw a nest when I was out and about and got too close for their comfort. It was worth it though to get some cool pics.
This all sounds very dramatic. Why didn't you just hide in the car?0 -
Gribbo said:
I got attacked by a load of Asian Hornets when I disturbed their nest in our electric meter box, after a storm in France. It was only a couple of weeks after my kidney transplant. Reckon I was done about 10 to 15 times around the ankles and head / neck. Managed to get my gear out the van and treat the nest before collapsing on the drive. Seems I was lucky to get away with 2 weeks of fever and the obvious pain of the stings as some of the local farmers reckon that 5 stings would kill a Limousin cow.Stig said:Yep OP is definitely a Garden Spider. Just like this one I got the other day.
Talking of Hornets (bog standard, not Asian) I got stung the other day. I saw a nest when I was out and about and got too close for their comfort. It was worth it though to get some cool pics.
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Looks like arachnid plasticus to me. Very common this time of year.Macronate said:Came downstairs this morning and this was on the blind. Gave me a fright, I can tell you.
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Spider experts what is this? Lifted a hydrant cover to be greeted by this arachnid beast, it's abdomen was as big round as my thumb.
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Talking of finding creepy stuff around the house, opened up the fridge the other day and this was inside:
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Sorry, just read this. Yeah I had all the gear (including a veil) in my van because I ran a pest control business in France, and I needed to get rid of the nest so I could turn the power back on. Luckily the fuckers had calmed down and died off enough so I could manage to turn the main switch back on before the real pain and fever set in about 20 minutes later. Yeah, I can confirm it was very dramatic indeedjimmymelrose said:
Do you keep Asian Hornet eradication gear in your van? If so, where was your protective suit?Gribbo said:
I got attacked by a load of Asian Hornets when I disturbed their nest in our electric meter box, after a storm in France. It was only a couple of weeks after my kidney transplant. Reckon I was done about 10 to 15 times around the ankles and head / neck. Managed to get my gear out the van and treat the nest before collapsing on the drive. Seems I was lucky to get away with 2 weeks of fever and the obvious pain of the stings as some of the local farmers reckon that 5 stings would kill a Limousin cow.Stig said:Yep OP is definitely a Garden Spider. Just like this one I got the other day.
Talking of Hornets (bog standard, not Asian) I got stung the other day. I saw a nest when I was out and about and got too close for their comfort. It was worth it though to get some cool pics.
This all sounds very dramatic. Why didn't you just hide in the car?1 -
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Very difficult to say with any certainty. My first thought was Barn Funnel Weaver, Tegenaria domestica, but there are lots of similar looking species and there are some things about the photo that don't match my experience of that species: less hairy than I'd expect (though that could just be photo quality), darker femurs, high contrast shades on abdominal and carapace patterns (again that could be photo processing). I think the best we can say really is that it's probably some sort of funnel weaver and assuming this was in the UK that probably suggests that it's most likely (but not necessarily) from genus Eratigena or Tegenaria. I could be wrong though, even at that level.cfgs said:Spider experts what is this? Lifted a hydrant cover to be greeted by this arachnid beast, it's abdomen was as big round as my thumb.0 -
It was lurking in The Weald of Kent. Probably snuck off to slaughter a cow of something.Stig said:
Very difficult to say with any certainty. My first thought was Barn Funnel Weaver, Tegenaria domestica, but there are lots of similar looking species and there are some things about the photo that don't match my experience of that species: less hairy than I'd expect (though that could just be photo quality), darker femurs, high contrast shades on abdominal and carapace patterns (again that could be photo processing). I think the best we can say really is that it's probably some sort of funnel weaver and assuming this was in the UK that probably suggests that it's most likely (but not necessarily) from genus Eratigena or Tegenaria. I could be wrong though, even at that level.cfgs said:Spider experts what is this? Lifted a hydrant cover to be greeted by this arachnid beast, it's abdomen was as big round as my thumb.0 -
Wait, your wife is still at school?StAlf198 said:They found some Asian hornets at my Mrs' school in Maidstone. They trapped it and then the official people give it some sugar. The hornets are let go and then fly straight back to their nest to report food. Do this a few times and they can triangulate the position of the nest. They found the nest and destroyed it.3 -
I've just learnt that spider blood is blue.2
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I got bitten or stabbed by some little fkr the other day while moving a bird box. Didn't see what it but it was bloody painful and my finger was swollen for about 4 days and itched like hell. Too early for a wasp, wasn't a bee but something lurking just inside the nestbox and I still have the mark on my finger. Little shitbag.
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School holidays so it could have been a youth in a hoodie?man_at_milletts said:I got bitten or stabbed by some little fkr the other day while moving a bird box. Didn't see what it but it was bloody painful and my finger was swollen for about 4 days and itched like hell. Too early for a wasp, wasn't a bee but something lurking just inside the nestbox and I still have the mark on my finger. Little shitbag.2 -
MrWalker said:
School holidays so it could have been a youth in a hoodie?man_at_milletts said:I got bitten or stabbed by some little fkr the other day while moving a bird box. Didn't see what it but it was bloody painful and my finger was swollen for about 4 days and itched like hell. Too early for a wasp, wasn't a bee but something lurking just inside the nestbox and I still have the mark on my finger. Little shitbag.Yep, it could have been. It's a fucking big bird box.1 -
That last sentence reminds me of an ex girlfriend.man_at_milletts said:MrWalker said:
School holidays so it could have been a youth in a hoodie?man_at_milletts said:I got bitten or stabbed by some little fkr the other day while moving a bird box. Didn't see what it but it was bloody painful and my finger was swollen for about 4 days and itched like hell. Too early for a wasp, wasn't a bee but something lurking just inside the nestbox and I still have the mark on my finger. Little shitbag.Yep, it could have been. It's a fucking big bird box.
She was a larger lady.2 -
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It's been a long time since I posted any spider pics, so I thought I'd share these with you. Both are Long-bodied Cellar Spiders. The first is a beautiful maternal moment of a mother caring for her eggs. The second is another spid (possibly the mate of the first one, it was quite close) with a shrink-wrapped Garden Spider. It just shows how brilliant this spids are. They may look like long gangly streaks of piss, but they are amongst Britain's Hardest Arachnids. Spider season is coming up soon. Enjoy these wonderful creatures and remember, they are no harm to us!
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Pure David Attenborough.Stig said:It's been a long time since I posted any spider pics, so I thought I'd share these with you. Both are Long-bodied Cellar Spiders. The first is a beautiful maternal moment of a mother caring for her eggs. The second is another spid (possibly the mate of the first one, it was quite close) with a shrink-wrapped Garden Spider. It just shows how brilliant this spids are. They may look like long gangly streaks of piss, but they are amongst Britain's Hardest Arachnids. Spider season is coming up soon. Enjoy these wonderful creatures and remember, they are no harm to us! 3 -
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Spider season coming soon = fire up the flame thrower3
