I saw a big spider last night – the second since moving into my new flat. This is becoming a worryingly frequent occurrence, having not seen one in a whole year at my old flat, Newbridge Hill. I hope my new home is not also a dwelling for a family of spiders – I saw a cluster of babies last week!
The spider which invaded my bedroom last night is now dead, having been brought down from the ceiling with vigorous blasts of Raid insect spray, and then pummelled to death with my shoe.
I was then left with a problem. As well as having a dead body on my hands, I also had a bedroom which had been filled with insect killer. Not wanting to be gassed to death in my sleep, I had to leave both the door and window open – exposing me to the cold and ironically, more spiders from outside!
Does anyone know of any animals which eat spiders? I may get one as a pet.
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Anonymous
January 27, 2008 - 5:15 amCats eat spiders.
Pets win prizes.
Anonymous
February 18, 2008 - 11:23 pmspiders are no laughing matter.
my grandmother got bitten by a spider. she died of it.
Anonymous
March 30, 2008 - 8:07 pmtarantulas eat spiders.
small, yet deadly
Anonymous
July 1, 2008 - 11:12 amSpiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. They are classified in the order Araneae, one of several orders within the larger class of arachnids, a group that also contains scorpions, whip scorpions, mites, ticks, and opiliones (harvestmen). The study of spiders is called araneology.
Anonymous
July 9, 2008 - 6:33 pmDid you know that spiders are one of only five animals that can recognise themselves in a mirror? (and don't think it's another spider) The others are cats, dolphins, mole rats and, of course, humans.
Anonymous
July 10, 2008 - 3:52 pmLook what we found
In the park
In the dark
We will take him home
We will call him Clark
Anonymous
July 12, 2008 - 7:41 pmSpiders are a delicacy in China and are often served with sea-weed the literal translation is bizarrely 'crispy skin infection'
Anonymous
July 14, 2008 - 6:26 pmHello! Hello! Are you there? Hello! I called you up to say hello. I said hello. Can you hear me, Joe?
Oh, no. I can not hear your call. I can not hear your call at all. This is not good and I know why. A mouse has cut the wire. Good-by!
Anonymous
July 15, 2008 - 6:40 pmTalking about mole rats, they are the only animals that can turn 180 degrees in their own skin. Fact.
Anonymous
July 16, 2008 - 7:02 am(I think he's talking to you.)
Anonymous
July 16, 2008 - 9:22 amSpeaking of small rodents
I know a mouse
And he hasn't got a house
I don't know why
I call him Gerald
He's getting rather old
But he's a good mouse
Anonymous
July 16, 2008 - 9:25 amA spider accidently featured in the infamous playing with the boys scene in top gun only to be squashed by the volley ball. As a joke by the crew he is actually mentioned in the credits and they named him spidey.
rufus
July 16, 2008 - 7:33 pmThis one, I think, is called a Yink. He likes to wink, he likes to drink. He likes to drink, and drink, and drink. The thing he likes to drink is ink. The ink he likes to drink is pink. He likes to wink and drink pink ink
Anonymous
July 30, 2008 - 12:37 pmRufus?
Anonymous
August 3, 2008 - 1:04 pmIncidently, Gary Neville's father is called Neville Neville.
Anonymous
August 4, 2008 - 7:46 ami don't like spiders but i like horses, best of all the animals. i like horses; they're my friends!
bev
August 4, 2008 - 1:38 pmoh my god that is crazy the same thing happened to me the other day and i am so so scared of spiders especially tarantulas even though someone told me that they cant actually kill anyone but i dont believe that because they have poison in them so they cant be like good for you and all but anyways what i wanted to say is that it is so totally awesome that your spider sitution turned out for the best i mean like you werent injured or anything like that because i dont know what i would have done in that situation cos i would have been scared witless what with all the creepy crawliness and the possibility that it may have had a family living nearby i mean did you find any more later cos that would have given me a heart attack i am such a wimp when it comes to spiders and anyway byeeeee
Anonymous
November 23, 2008 - 11:03 pmi like spiders, they have eight legs did you know??
Algernon
March 25, 2010 - 1:30 pmOn average, people fear spiders more than they do death. Fact.
Gary Neville
August 2, 2010 - 6:05 pmyes. my father is called Neville Neville.