Spider Season

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Yes, my friends, it is spider season. My house is wrapped in spiderwebs. My pals the big fat creepy spiders have taken up residence under the eaves. I'm finding webs and daddy-long-leg type spiders in my house. All I can say is, UGH!!

I wonder at the disgust and fear so many of us have towards spiders. For the most part, spiders do a good thing by eating the other insect pests that bug (haha. bug.) us. But still, ugh. I DON'T want them in my house but I haven't the courage to gently put them outside like some folks do. Killing them is horrid but I still find a way to do it. Squish. Then in the trash they go.

I know that the ball is in my court when I see a spider. Once I yelled at Al, "SPIDER!!!" and he just walked away and said, 'sorry babe, you're on your own'. He hates them more than I do. It's ok, AL, I still like ya.

One summer I found an odd little ball of -something- on my back step, just outside the door. I poked it with a stick and it turned into dozens, no hundreds, of baby spiders running in every direction. EEEEEAAAAAGH!!!

So tell me, what would YOU have done?

Comments

Spudster said…
Nope, I don't do spiders. No way. I fight enough of those battles in my own house. :)

I try to leave them alone, though, 'cuz I like what they do (get rid of bugs). But if they're in my way, or particularly creepy, out comes the giant wad of paper towels.
July 5, 2007 at 8:01 PM
Reverend AC said…
I may not be a huge spider fan, but I really can't stand all the other insects out there! So I for the most part let the little spiders go on their merry way.

P.S. I got Russell drunk last night and got him to reveal your blogger identity.
July 7, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Charmingly Feisty said…
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July 7, 2007 at 10:19 AM
Charmingly Feisty said…
Hahaha, damn, my secret is out!
July 7, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Anonymous said…
Do you get ALL those kinds of spider in your part of the world? I think we're lucky here in that the worst case scenario spider is a house spider that's about 2 inches max. Although that's bad enough!

Jacqui x
July 12, 2007 at 8:35 AM
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