[amazon10x]

Ok, one day I was in my room (i live in basement) and saw this not so big spider. So i got a boot and smashed it. The next day I was on my couch and stood up to open my blind. I looked over and had my hand next to a freaking huge spider with what looked like orange and black legs and such. So I got my bro to kill this ( i have arachnaphobia). The next day I came across another very small spider on my wall and killed it. Today I was walking upstairs and saw a moderate spider on the wall and killed it. When I came back down in my room about an hour or two later I saw the same spider on the wall and killed it. These two spiders look like elarged versions of that really small one. I noticed that that big spider probably got in from my windows because my mom had it open, now I keep it closed. Could I have a spider nest under my bed? It seems very probably with the small spider and the two same larger ones.

If I were to find a spider nest under my bed. What would it look like? And if I did find one should I call an exterminator.

Also, isn't there some bomb thing I can get done to my house that kills all the bugs (mainly spiders) in it? How much does that cost if it does exist?

EDIT: And how long does it take for one spider to build a nest?

[twump]

you can't really get rid of spiders.

about all you can do is make sure you have screens on your windows and doors and try not to let bugs in your house. and also clean up spider webs

there are something like 50,000 spiders in every acre of land.

no need to call an exterminator for spiders unless you know you have venomous spiders. a spider "nest" isn't really a nest. they makes webs which is their nest.

[XunknownX]

It's 5am and my mind is wandering and I think I have a good idea. Wouldn't it be cool if we had an IRC channel just for OC forum members and lurkers? Ops could be the moderators and members could get the little + next to there name. Let me know what you guys think.

*EDIT* No wonder I couldn't find this post later on when I went to check replies. Can a mod please just go ahead and delete this please.

Also, spiders have egg sacs, however, once the egg sac has reached maturity, the spiders just take off. They are solitary creatures and will in fact eat each other.

And as far as having spiders in the house, as long as they are not poisonous, I say leave them. They will get rid of pests.

[twump]

um what does that have to do with spiders? i think your mind is wandering a bit more then you know lol. i think i know which thread you think your posting in lol.



btw an oc irc channel has beenh discussed many times and its not going to happen. at least not an official oc irc channel.

[dead_man311]

theres a tree here in my town, there a orange tree. but you cant eat them. we call the road orange's. ill look it up and find a real name for them unless someone here knows what im talking about.

what you do is get a few of those and place them in your basement. spiders dont like them. wont get rid of them totaly, but really cut them down alot

[SewerBeing]

why not go buy some poison for spiders at the home depot? works quite nicely actually.

[Malpine Walis]

Spiders only eat live insects. If you have spiders in your house they are doing you a favor you probably do not want to know about. Unless they are venomous or there are waaaay to many of them you should learn to live with your little friends. Yes they have a creepy factor but the alternative could well be worse.

[Robrules18]

Im some what arachniphobic as well and I dont mind them as long as there not in my room or if they look anything like a brown recluse (which several do)...

But spiders live alone except when they are bron, so maybe move your bed and look for a small probably no bigger than half your thumb white sac like thing... If you see one its probably a spider egg-sac and you can just vaccuum it up or get rid of it with a kleenex.

But i always kill spiders in the upper floor of my house because, its estimated that the average person eats two or three spiders a YEAR when there sleeping and Charlootte their decides to see whats down there...

[amazon10x]

Thats just the thing. all those i listed were in my room except one. and there are too many of them.

as for the orange thing. I'd like to hear more on that.

[Puer Aeternus]

Years ago when I was in the Militia(Canadian version of Reserves). I got bit by a spider while camped out in petawawa. The back of leg at the joint of my knee was swollen so bad I could not flex nor extend my leg. I had to go the medic where he lanced it to extract the poison. Later that day we found the little bugger on the roof of the tent. Actualy he was fricken huge. We fried him w/ a can of "Nero"(army aresol bug repellant) and a match.

[Mr. Chambers]

dude, i'm sorry i would *not* be able to sleep in that bed after finding that many spiders.. i am scared s***less of spiders and i throughly dislike most insects.. always have..

what i do when i find a spider in my room is usually just go get the vacuum and do a quick search of my place..

[KaHNZa]

Actually, ALL spiders are poisonous. Its just that the smaller ones are unable to penetrate your skin enough to get the poison into your blood. Yeah spiders are icky. DIE DIE DIE!!!

[Sterculus]

We get lots of spiders during the summer in our house, which can get pretty big (biggest I can remember was ~4" across). I don't really mind them that much, but I'll usually dispose of them when I see one.

[specific]

ha

When i was young, long long time ago, i was scared of spiders but still fascinated by them. There was a book in the library, and i would often look at the pictures. But i was so scared to touch the pages, it had to be hilarious to anyone watching me try to turn the pages without touching the spider pictures on the other side of the page. I was so lame.

But spiders are cool, as long as they don't touch me.

[nihili]

Originally posted by dead_man311
theres a tree here in my town, there a orange tree. but you cant eat them. we call the road orange's. ill look it up and find a real name for them unless someone here knows what im talking about.

what you do is get a few of those and place them in your basement. spiders dont like them. wont get rid of them totaly, but really cut them down alot

It's called Osage Orange, or Hedge Apple.

[DeepScience]

Originally posted by Puer Aeternus
Years ago when I was in the Militia(Canadian version of Reserves). I got bit by a spider while camped out in petawawa. The back of leg at the joint of my knee was swollen so bad I could not flex nor extend my leg. I had to go the medic where he lanced it to extract the poison. Later that day we found the little bugger on the roof of the tent. Actualy he was fricken huge. We fried him w/ a can of "Nero"(army aresol bug repellant) and a match.

What happened to the tent when you did that?

[Puer Aeternus]

Originally posted by DeepScience


What happened to the tent when you did that?

Ha ha, I was thinking about that...We did not actually shoot the flame at the tent ceiling. It has been so long I dont remember if we flamed the Spider in the tent or managed to get it outside. I think it was in the tent...keep in mind these are Army tents and we were all 18 yrs old and non too respectful of Military property. In fact one guy in our Group was the "In tent Quartermaster". Sandy would "Borrow" from stores and re-distribute "liberated equipment amongst us. But i am getting off topic now. Damn that spider was big and ugly I figured I got bit while disturbing his home in my sleeping bag.

[repo man11]

Originally posted by KaHNZa
Actually, ALL spiders are poisonous. Its just that the smaller ones are unable to penetrate your skin enough to get the poison into your blood. Yeah spiders are icky. DIE DIE DIE!!!

All spiders have venom, but not all venom is poisonous to humans. Most spider bites will be no worse than a mosquito bite. Some are as bad as a wasp's sting. And some are very serious.

The main one to watch for here in North America

Black widow spider bites are the leading cause of death from spider bites in the United States. The venom is 14 times more toxic than rattlesnake venom. It is a neurotoxin that causes little local reaction but does cause pain and spasms in the larger muscle groups of the body within 30 minutes to three hours. Severe bites can cause respiratory failure, coma and death.

http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/FIRE/bitessna.html

Last I read on the subject, Entomologists are still somewhat mystified as to why the Black Widow's venom is so toxic.

Whatever the reason, steer clear. I've come much too close to being bitten by one. Hopefully it will never actually happen.

A wealth of information about spiders, http://www.arachnology.org/

[Oni]

As much as I hate spiders, I did learn a few things:

I learned how neurotoxins work
I learned how myotoxins work
I learned I'm NEVER FREAKING GOING TO AUSTRAILIA!!! (funnelwebs = NO!)

[NewbiePerson]

Now what would spiderman say about all this....