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🕷️ Early Halloween spider scare

posted 5 years ago by GlenEllyn (21118)
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Following my morning shower, already dressed, I was standing in front of the bathroom mirror doing my hair. As I looked in the mirror I suddenly noticed a good-sized spider descending slowly down his silken thread - just a few inches from landing on my left shoulder.

No, I didn't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g8YiOSlBNY

But I did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzbY0qxrpuM&t=13s
And immediately stepped back out of range.

I quickly decided that the best plan was to wait until he descended lower, and then I gently blew the spider over the sink. He swung back a bit but kept descending, and I kept blowing until I got him to land in the sink. At first I thought I'd missed because I lost sight of him, (NOOoo!) but then found him crawling down from around the faucet base and into the sink. Busted and drowned down the drain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AJntfuwM9k

Score:
GE 1
Spider 0

Whew.

[–] Moonglum9 (10726) 5 years ago

That spider probably thought the day was going to be great when you started blowing him.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (72203) 5 years ago

GE is a sweet Lady
Let's treat her that way, huh?

[–] Moonglum9 (10726) 5 years ago

Sorry, didn't mean to come across as offensive. The wording of the post just brought an amusing image to mind. I apologize to anyone who may have been offended.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I have a family of spiders living in my car. Every morning I find a few spider threads on my dash. I’ll be driving down the freeway and a tiny white baby spider will come down on a thread from my sun visor. I’ve killed five so far. They are still tiny but I will freak out if full grown spiders start appearing.

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 5 years ago

I have found a spider in my car a time or two. Nah, they don't belong there, either. I don't want any bugs in my car. Talk about distracted driving!

[–] sslssg (28201) 5 years ago

I don't mind finding a spider in my house. These ones don't bite here and they catch other bugs.

That being said, when they descend on you, that's just not right! Super creepy!

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 5 years ago

That's one reason I don't freak out so much over them - they keep the other bug population down. But I do draw the line at them dropping down on me. Eeek. I prefer they stay in the cellar, not join me in the bathroom, or bedroom, or kitchen, or living room, or dining room, or...

[–] db20db (16228) 5 years ago

I've had some close calls with these critters https://www.kmov.com/brown-recluse-spider-found-in-woman-s-ear/video_b2c62f74-df40-513e-b717-5c744f91be93.html

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 5 years ago

I swear I would lose my mind if this happened to me.

[–] db20db (16228) 5 years ago

I've discovered a couple in my bed before, a place where people are often bitten because they're nocturnal. Once, it was a live one crawling on me in the middle of the night. I somehow just woke up before feeling it. The second time, I discovered a dead one in my bedding shortly after waking. After that encounter, I told a Christian coworker later the same day that I felt a sense of "divine protection".

[–] nyctc7 (41379) 5 years ago

While I do kill spiders, agreed that they are far less offensive than insects and bugs. They have no interest in getting into human food.

[–] CKid (3816) 5 years ago

Uh, is it possible that was a spider from Mars?
https://youtu.be/5utC_KI_SKo

[–] GlenEllyn (21118) 5 years ago

I kinda, sorta doubt that he was from Mars. If he was, he came a long way just to be washed away. Although maybe he thought he was off to a river cruise or something.

[–] jobiwan58 (212) 5 years ago

I couldn't help but think of this clip lol
https://youtu.be/F6NgPxCTCuU

[–] AndyKing1967 (34121) 5 years ago

I either pick them up by one of their legs, which normally makes them go all limp like an insideout umbrella or I'll use a spider catcher like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvaLApQ4mXI and then I'll let my daughter release it into the garden.