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You should know that I'm a fan of nature. I'm a biology professor, for crying out loud! I like other living things, and I'm very much a live-and-let-live kind of gal. I recognize that spiders play an important role in the circle of life, and I appreciate the job they do.
I just want them to do it outside.
When I find a spider inside, my preference is to shoo them out. Sometimes though, they manage to go undetected for so long that they up and die, and then I dispose of their mortal coils.
Except for the zombie spiders.
These guys look dead. They lie there, completely still, with their legs curled under in the universal 'I am a dead spider' pose. It's only when you scoop them up to toss them that they suddenly re-animate, stretching out those legs to a ridiculous length, revealing that they are, in fact, alive and so much bigger than you initially thought.
It's enough to make a person scream like a tweenager at a Justin Bieber concert. Not that I would do that or anything. I'm just saying, I wouldn't judge a person for having that reaction.
Have you ever encountered a zombie spider, or are they confined to Texas?
I'm a nature fan too. HOWEVER. Spiders are not on my preservation list. It's very much a Shoe and Die. Situation if I find one inside. A zombie spider? Well, forget the shoe. I'd just die. *shudder*
ReplyDeleteGood thing you live in Canada then :)
DeleteI've never seen a zombie spider. EEWWWW. Man, no sleep for me tonight.
ReplyDeleteYou have snakes above your door--I think you could handle a zombie spider :)
DeleteTOO FUNNY !!!
ReplyDeleteTry BUGSTOP around all your house openings. Since I began using that, I rarely see a bug.
~Angi
Thanks for the tip--I will definitely check it out! :)
DeleteEeep! No, never seen this... I'd probably sic the cats on them. But otherwise, I'm like you - I try to send them outside, and not kill them. Mainly because they eat any other bugs, which is good. Also because - Charlotte! How could anyone kill Charlotte?!
ReplyDeleteThe cats are useless--they just stare at them in fascination, but don't actually _do_ anything. Very annoying.
Deletethank goodness, no zombie spiders, BUT I did live in the tropics for three years and had an unfortunate encounter with a Mr. Hairy Legs. I am most definitely not a spider person.
ReplyDeleteYuck! Spiders always squick me out!
DeleteAfter living in Botswana for 4 months, spiders just don't phase me any more. They were every where in my house in Gaborone. e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e. I have come to accept the small ones, but the massive (2-inch diameter) ones that lived with me there - those ones I still have nightmares about!
ReplyDeleteBrandy's Bustlings
I probably would have had a heart attack upon encountering such huge spiders. Did you name them? :)
DeleteWe have spiders, but just little ones or a few Daddy-Long-Legs, and we have small lizards. I've never seen a snake here, but my husband worked at a new hotel in the desert once and found a scorpion in his shower! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend and stay away from those ZOMBIE SPIDERS!!! lol
For some reason, Daddy Long-Legs don't bother me. Scorpions, on the other hand, scare me. They just look mean!
DeleteI've never heard of a Zombie Spider, but they sound really clever. My children always put spiders outside if they find them in the house. We just don't like them inside the house.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of relocation, whenever possible.
DeleteWell, keep them in your part of Texas! *knocking on wood* but I haven't seen them here. Yet. But, we did kill the 3rd scorpion in the house last night. I think I'd rather take spiders over a scorpion any day.
ReplyDeleteScorpions are so scary! I'll keep my spiders, thank you!
DeleteI have been extremely frightened of spiders all my life, especially after my older brother used them to torture me.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the new book cover for my book, I had to laugh. Too funny!
Oh, man, I can't imagine being tortured with spiders--no wonder you don't like them!
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