and i always wondered, what is it exactly about bathrooms that attract spiders? i mean its not like there is food or anything eatable in there, why do spiders like bathrooms?
i wanna know!
i wanna know!
i just squished a big spider in the bathroom.....
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Whoah pulpp --- 28.54 posts per day :Q . That's pretty crazy. Big spiders in bathrooms, probably the humidity, pipes are dark (they can hide). I smashed a tarantula in my shower once (in south america).
<< Household Ecosystem
Spiders may give some of us the creeps, but we derive some benefit from their presence. Every spider is a predator, and they survive off what they can capture and kill -- and the prefer the insects that fly and crawl around our house. However, they are rarely a danger to us, and would prefer to keep to themselves. If not provoked, spiders rarely bite humans.
The most obvious indications of spiders are the webs hanging from the ceiling, strung between pieces of furniture, or floating above heating vents. Different types of webs indicate different types of spiders.
Among the web builders, spiders are classified by the type of web they construct, ranging from symmetric orb webs to messy cob webs. But even if you can't find any webs, you may still have spiders.
Every spider can produce silk, but some spiders never build a web. They usually roam the floors, walls, and hidden areas of our houses looking for insects to feed upon. A common spider in Oregon that doesn't use a web is the wolf spider, which usually prefers the outdoors -- until cold winter nights drive them into our homes.
Inside our modern houses, central heating systems reduce the humidity in the air, creating a desert-like climate. Spiders can go longer without water than humans, but they still need water to survive. Ocassionaly, they will look for water in places like the bathroom sink or shower. When they can't find enough water, they can also consume their own webs, taking the moisture from the strands of silk. Spiders have become very resourceful in surviving the great indoors.
Over the last several thousand years, many species of spiders have adapted to a life with us. They can usually find plenty to eat and drink, and they have countless predator-free hiding places along the ceilings, doorways, and dark corners of our homes. >>
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<< Household Ecosystem
Spiders may give some of us the creeps, but we derive some benefit from their presence. Every spider is a predator, and they survive off what they can capture and kill -- and the prefer the insects that fly and crawl around our house. However, they are rarely a danger to us, and would prefer to keep to themselves. If not provoked, spiders rarely bite humans.
The most obvious indications of spiders are the webs hanging from the ceiling, strung between pieces of furniture, or floating above heating vents. Different types of webs indicate different types of spiders.
Among the web builders, spiders are classified by the type of web they construct, ranging from symmetric orb webs to messy cob webs. But even if you can't find any webs, you may still have spiders.
Every spider can produce silk, but some spiders never build a web. They usually roam the floors, walls, and hidden areas of our houses looking for insects to feed upon. A common spider in Oregon that doesn't use a web is the wolf spider, which usually prefers the outdoors -- until cold winter nights drive them into our homes.
Inside our modern houses, central heating systems reduce the humidity in the air, creating a desert-like climate. Spiders can go longer without water than humans, but they still need water to survive. Ocassionaly, they will look for water in places like the bathroom sink or shower. When they can't find enough water, they can also consume their own webs, taking the moisture from the strands of silk. Spiders have become very resourceful in surviving the great indoors.
Over the last several thousand years, many species of spiders have adapted to a life with us. They can usually find plenty to eat and drink, and they have countless predator-free hiding places along the ceilings, doorways, and dark corners of our homes. >>
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whoa, thanks. okay makes perfect sense now
BTW---you shouldn't have killed it---catch it in a cup or something and release it outside. It'll help to get rid of the nuisance insects. Of course, I will kill a Black Widow or Brown Recluse---can't take any chances with toddlers running around.
<< BTW---you shouldn't have killed it---catch it in a cup or something and release it outside. It'll help to get rid of the nuisance insects. Of course, I will kill a Black Widow or Brown Recluse---can't take any chances with toddlers running around. >>
sounds like a good idea, i will try to do that next time, its just easier to smash it though
I seriously believe they go there so they can wait in the toilet until some woman (me!!!) who is absolutely terrified of them will come and sit down, baring her most intimate flesh to their venomous fangs!
:disgust:
:disgust:
FWIW, Just a little poem I wrote a few years ago.. thought it fit.
Tamara
Reflection upon the Killing of a Spider
Upon a surface,
The wall, precisely,
There sat an arachnid -
So quietly, nicely,
And then the peace
of the moment was shattered
By the very sharp sound
Of a spider, splattered.
At the time it seemed
Such a sensible act,
Until I think,
And upon looking back
I begin to wonder
Who I am to choose
If the creature should live
Or should die on the whim
Of a larger species just because
It was so easy to crush him.
<< I seriously believe they go there so they can wait in the toilet until some woman (me!!!) who is absolutely terrified of them will come and sit down, baring her most intimate flesh to their venomous fangs!
:disgust: >>
omg, lmao........
dunno what to say about that
lol
I have these weird little grey worm/caterpillar kinda bugs in my bathroom sometimes. They are really nasty. Anybody know wtf they are?
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If I could rid the world, I would get rid of all spiders even though they are supposedly good.
Spider inside RossMAN's house = Soaked with RAID while I laugh with joy.
<< << Whoah pulpp --- 28.54 posts per day . That's pretty crazy >>
yes, i am a nef, get over it >>
You're a junior NIT (Nef In Training) and don't you forget it private!
Spider inside RossMAN's house = Soaked with RAID while I laugh with joy.
<< << Whoah pulpp --- 28.54 posts per day . That's pretty crazy >>
yes, i am a nef, get over it >>
You're a junior NIT (Nef In Training) and don't you forget it private!
<< FWIW, Just a little poem I wrote a few years ago.. thought it fit.
Tamara
Reflection upon the Killing of a Spider
Upon a surface,
The wall, precisely,
There sat an arachnid -
So quietly, nicely,
And then the peace
of the moment was shattered
By the very sharp sound
Of a spider, splattered.
At the time it seemed
Such a sensible act,
Until I think,
And upon looking back
I begin to wonder
Who I am to choose
If the creature should live
Or should die on the whim
Of a larger species just because
It was so easy to crush him. >>
wow, sweet poem, but gee its just a spider
i am sure you wouldnt have had any regrets if it was crawling on your skin rathjer than the wall
<< If I could rid the world, I would get rid of all spiders even though they are supposedly good.
Spider inside RossMAN's house = Soaked with RAID while I laugh with joy.
<< << Whoah pulpp --- 28.54 posts per day . That's pretty crazy >>
yes, i am a nef, get over it >>
You're a junior NIT (Nef In Training) and don't you forget it private!
>>haha, i am gaining ranks quickly
<< wow, sweet poem, but gee its just a spider >>
LOL... thanks... and FWIW, it's just a piece of literature
Tamara
<< I seriously believe they go there so they can wait in the toilet until some woman (me!!!) who is absolutely terrified of them will come and sit down, baring her most intimate flesh to their venomous fangs! >>
oops, was that you ;-)
wait, i am not a spider, i have no fangs, and i do not hang around toilets... as for the biting... um.... =P
I have these weird little grey worm/caterpillar kinda bugs in my bathroom sometimes. They are really nasty. Anybody know wtf they are?
sounds like a silverfish... is it very difficult to catch ?
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I also don't like to kill certain bugs but when it comes to cockroaches, something visceral is unleased in my brain, and their destruction is the only thing that comes to mind.
sounds like a silverfish... is it very difficult to catch ?
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I also don't like to kill certain bugs but when it comes to cockroaches, something visceral is unleased in my brain, and their destruction is the only thing that comes to mind.
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