Winter is Coming

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I get an occasional wolf spider casing the joint.

They're fairly easy to catch -- and flush well.

Problem solved.

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I saw a genuine tarantula on the side of the road about a month ago. I stopped for a good look.

A few days later there was a lady from the local zoo appearing in a weekly segment on the local news. She had one in a clear plastic box . She stated that there were NO tarantulas in this area. I left a message for her at the zoo. About two hours later she returned my call. We had a nice chat.

Obviously she was wrong. If you see one, how many do you suppose are really out there?
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I never kill spiders intentionally, they’re generally harmless and eat many of the ickier disease-carrying bugs so I consider them nice roommates.

Sometimes I accidentally drown daddy long-legs in the shower; when I do it makes me sad.

Once on a visit to a friend in Roswell, New Mexico I spent a few hours at a NWR outside town to see all the cranes and other migrating birds - an extra bonus was seeing numerous tarantulas, so many I had to zigzag to avoid crushing them on the road. Neighbors had a pet tarantula when I was little and that critter was instrumental in getting me past a fear of spiders - along with Charlotte, of course.

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When I get rid of spiders in my home I gently cradle them in a tissue making sure I don't squish them. I then humanely lower them into the toilet bowl making sure they're moving freely about. Once I see them swimming robustly, I flush the toilet knowing that they'll survive the flume ride, and safely emerge somewhere outside where they are more ecologically suited.

Always remember, spiders are our friends.
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Spiders? You don't know jack about spiders till you've lived in Australia.
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Gob wrote:Spiders? You don't know jack about spiders till you've lived in Australia.
And in Australia most spiders are venomous.

So cute and cuddly:
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au ... dangerous/
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If Charlotte had been an Australian spider, her plan for saving Wilbur probably would have involved slaughtering all the humans on the farm.
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Dial 911. I just gassed my roomie
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