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Its too cold in Lake Tahoe for a lot of other insects. The only thing we really get are moths
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Ladies and Gents... I bet your morning has been better than this (Spider Thread)
- Thread starter Bruceleeroy
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Its too cold in Lake Tahoe for a lot of other insects. The only thing we really get are moths
Depends on the spider. Black Widows and Brown Recluses are, and are exempt from catch and release as far as I'm concerned because fuck if I'm gonna wake up with a silver dollar-sized hole in me
That said, the blow torch was entirely unnecessary. Should've just gotten a shoe or a magazine.
Literally all you had to do was trap it and take it outside, spiders don't come after anyone. Horrible thread.
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This was definitely a risk. As you can see from the video I thought he was dead already I didn't think he was alive
Yep, shoe is my go to. Brown recluses are super fast tho so you have to be on target or else it will scurry out from under it.
I'm not taking any chances with my kids getting a bite. I was putting my son to bed one night at the beginning of the summer and there was a brown recluse on his sheets. Just not worth taking any chances.
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Yup my friend who got bit on her thumb almost lost her thumb it was eroding into the bone so insanely quick they had to pump her full of anti's.
I was more concerned for the carpet than the spider, tbh.
Arachnid-kind are superior, yes? Yesss.
Arachnid-kind are superior, yes? Yesss.
No fucking way would I try to catch and release something like that. No thank you.
But I also wouldn't use a lighter. Bug spray exists for a reason. I would just spray the spider and the immediate area and then flush it down the toilet like I always do.
But I also wouldn't use a lighter. Bug spray exists for a reason. I would just spray the spider and the immediate area and then flush it down the toilet like I always do.
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Sorry for quoting this but are you being serious right now or just messing around I can't tell on Era
I really thought it would die instantly. I mean wouldn't you think a flame thrower on something that small would be an instant kill. I can't imagine poison being somehow quicker and less painful for it.
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Why would I not be serious? You can choose wording that includes all people, not just men and women.
I spray the borders of my home with insecticide to keep Black Widows away. I recommend doing the same thing.
Using a lighter....is.....strange
You probably could have safely got that one outside.
Using a lighter....is.....strange
You probably could have safely got that one outside.
I'd have killed it too, OP.
I don't fuck with spiders.
On sight. Every time.
But the rule in my house is that my wife will catch & release whenever she's home. Otherwise, I'm squashing it quickly.
makes you think
I don't fuck with spiders.
On sight. Every time.
But the rule in my house is that my wife will catch & release whenever she's home. Otherwise, I'm squashing it quickly.
makes you think
You did the right thing OP. Fuck catch and release for something venomous like black widows. Should have just crushed the bastard tho
Eff that. I don't mess with spiders/scorpions/snakes in my house. I kill those on sight. I'm not running that risk, especially with my 4 year old son running around.
I don't know about setting it on fire, but I'd absolutely kill any black widow I saw, there's no way in hell I'm risking a bite from one of those or a brown recluse.
Poor OP. Two weeks ago it was about making a Hitler joke in Germany and now it's about setting a spider on fire.
They also won't aggressively attack you if you push them onto a piece of paper lmao
It is my understanding that most bad "bites" are formed because a skin infection developed at the bite site. The venom may cause some small problems but amputations are the work of infection, not the venom. These are small arachnids not big bushmaster snakes.
Keep it clean and you will be fine.
So I have a friend who was using the toilet, and went to wipe their butt but found a spider! It had crawled in their crack while they were sleeping. They had nightmares for a few days about butt spiders.
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Actually moving them on a piece of paper outside ain't ideal. Most spiders that live indoors die if you put them outside. Insects evolve faster than mammals and they can't survive outside of room temperature for long periods. Ideally you wanna move them to a different spit in your house.
In regards to Black Widows and Brown Recluses I don't think anyone should be judgemental on killing them as they present a genuine threat, if rare.
Burning one though... That's needlessly cruel.
It may surprise you, but animals usually don't get slaughtered by setting them on fire.
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Dr. (May I call you Dr.) I don't understand the point you're making.
I love spiders.
This is not sarcasm.
I think the 'kill it with fire' crowd are fucking degenerates and the OP fucking deranged for thinking that animal abuse they committed is an appropriate thing to post here.
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There is a Dr. Right above you. I think you should probably schedule a consult with him. I already did and he can't fit me in till Friday so I would jump on it