vanessan Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 On three mornings this week I have found a little spot of spider poo on the toilet lid. (We seem to be in WC mode today for some reason!) Try as I might, I cannot find the culprit so he’s hidden himself away somewhere. However, I think he must be a house-trained spider as he has tried to use the loo, he just hasn’t noticed the lid is down! 🕷 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 29 minutes ago, vanessan said: as he has tried to use the loo, he just hasn’t noticed the lid is down! There's probably a few on here that have done that.... The trick is to sneak away and pretend someone else did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat nee blownup Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Which paper does it prefer?Sent from my iPhone using Norfolk Broads Network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 We have a number of spider on the boat.The funny thing is,I often tell Marina once she's around the spiders hide.Also we have ducks that use the boat when we're not the resulting in a good deal of mess. Ps As far as I know our spiders dont use our loo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 1 hour ago, vanessan said: On three mornings this week I have found a little spot of spider poo on the toilet lid. (We seem to be in WC mode today for some reason!) Try as I might, I cannot find the culprit so he’s hidden himself away somewhere. However, I think he must be a house-trained spider as he has tried to use the loo, he just hasn’t noticed the lid is down! 🕷 Get your own back. Find it's web and crap in it :-) 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 In the past I have seen earwigs gliding down onto the canopy from nearby trees when its windy, they then try and hide in the zipped sections. Regards Alan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagypsy Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Just make sure the spiders are not the type I meet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 2 hours ago, wombat nee blownup said: Which paper does it prefer? Sent from my iPhone using Norfolk Broads Network Doesn’t read a paper, uses the World Wide Web don’t you know! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 But can he take selfies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 So, can someone enlighten me on what spider poo actually looks like? Or is this thread just a big leg-pull? (Of course that never happens on NBN!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 9 hours ago, wombat nee blownup said: Which paper does it prefer? Sent from my iPhone using Norfolk Broads Network Probably the best paper is the Mirror, very apt for a loo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 9 hours ago, YnysMon said: So, can someone enlighten me on what spider poo actually looks like? Or is this thread just a big leg-pull? (Of course that never happens on NBN!) Little raised black spots that are a bu**er to shift !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 9 hours ago, YnysMon said: So, can someone enlighten me on what spider poo actually looks like? Or is this thread just a big leg-pull? (Of course that never happens on NBN!) 22 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said: Little raised black spots that are a bu**er to shift !! Sums it up although I have never found it too difficult to shift with warm water. Curtains collect spider poo in particular I find but it all comes out in the washing machine. As if this could possibly be a leg-pull!! I found the little b****r yesterday, he’s now camping somewhere on the riverbank. In fact he could be heading for his next boat, maybe yours............... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Before my husband introduced me to boating I used to be absolutely petrified of spiders and would even sense if there was one around before I saw it. The sight of one would have me leaving he room fast! As most of you will have discovered spiders are omnipresent on boats and getting off in a hurry is not always an option so I had to learn to live with their presence with the result I am no longer nearly as terrified of them - although I do still dislike them immensely. We have found a few conkers placed around the boat tended to keep them at bay. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 In days gone by I would happily cup them in my palm to take outside but since seeing pictures of what a spider bite can do I now use a piece of paper and a glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 14 hours ago, SPEEDTRIPLE said: Probably the best paper is the Mirror, very apt for a loo. Just don't try using the Sun, it's already full of s*** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regulo Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Just be thankful we don't have the nasty b****rs prevalent in Australia. My neighbour's son was helping out on a ranch there during his gap year. While collecting something from a barn, he got a spider bite. Thinking nothing of it, he carried on with what he was doing, but mentioned it, with a laugh to his chargehand. Who, on seeing his arm swelling, went white, and got him in the van and straight back to the ranch house where there was kept anti-spider venom injections. That administered it was straight off to the nearest hospital, where he stayed overnight for observation, with a nasty fever. No long-term repercussions, but I don't worry so much about our friendly little visitors now! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 With the exception of Ellie's dad, all of her family are petrified of spiders. I put this down to Granddad forcing them to 'appreciate' spiders by making them hold them. When I say petrified...I mean totally and utterly terrified. So it was with great delight that I discovered that my grandson Arlo is NOT terrified of spiders. He LOVES spidey. If he sees a spider, or something that looks like a spider, he will pick it up and bring it to show you. You know when Arlo has found 'spidey' by the screams from the rest of the family. "Is everything all right?" I ask one and a half year old Arlo. "Spidey!" he says and then flashes a big grin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagypsy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Timbo said: With the exception of Ellie's dad, all of her family are petrified of spiders. I put this down to Granddad forcing them to 'appreciate' spiders by making them hold them. When I say petrified...I mean totally and utterly terrified. So it was with great delight that I discovered that my grandson Arlo is NOT terrified of spiders. He LOVES spidey. If he sees a spider, or something that looks like a spider, he will pick it up and bring it to show you. You know when Arlo has found 'spidey' by the screams from the rest of the family. "Is everything all right?" I ask one and a half year old Arlo. "Spidey!" he says and then flashes a big grin. See Anyone Afloat This Weekend 26/5/19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Neither Katie or myself are lovers of the eight legged beasts , tried various methods of keeping them at bay , even purchased some “spider away spray” which was rubbish , then at a May NBN the wonderful Pauline (Polly) mentioned to Kate that the best way to deal with one was to don a marigold glove and simply pick it up and cast overboard , all I can say is thank you thank you !!!! works wonderfully, amazing that a thin rubber layer removes all the phobia and allows us to deal with spiders simply and efficiently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 13/10/2019 at 11:33, addicted said: Before my husband introduced me to boating I used to be absolutely petrified of spiders and would even sense if there was one around before I saw it. The sight of one would have me leaving he room fast! As most of you will have discovered spiders are omnipresent on boats and getting off in a hurry is not always an option so I had to learn to live with their presence with the result I am no longer nearly as terrified of them - although I do still dislike them immensely. We have found a few conkers placed around the boat tended to keep them at bay. Carole I used to be terrified of them too but nearly 40 years of boating has, to a large extent, cured me. I wouldn’t be without our Lakeland Spidercatcher though, we have them at home and one on the boat. No need to get too near the blighter, just suck it up into the tube, replace the bung and deposit on the riverbank or wherever when possible. Also useful for flies, wasps, moths etc etc. We don’t kill any living insects (apart from mosquitoes as they’re nasty vicious things) as we think they all have their functions in life. I notice Lakeland aren’t doing them anymore but these are similar: https://www.thebestthingsdirect.co.uk/bug--buster----vacuum-spider-catcher-8174-p.asp?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZDtBRDvARIsAPXFx3CN3SdETLqVva1xBCPymBkqkh4iXSogGBQ9q9kLaFAqP9T4U8nxQ48aApdvEALw_wcB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagypsy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 50 minutes ago, vanessan said: I used to be terrified of them too but nearly 40 years of boating has, to a large extent, cured me. I wouldn’t be without our Lakeland Spidercatcher though, we have them at home and one on the boat. No need to get too near the blighter, just suck it up into the tube, replace the bung and deposit on the riverbank or wherever when possible. Also useful for flies, wasps, moths etc etc. We don’t kill any living insects (apart from mosquitoes as they’re nasty vicious things) as we think they all have their functions in life. I notice Lakeland aren’t doing them anymore but these are similar: https://www.thebestthingsdirect.co.uk/bug--buster----vacuum-spider-catcher-8174-p.asp?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZDtBRDvARIsAPXFx3CN3SdETLqVva1xBCPymBkqkh4iXSogGBQ9q9kLaFAqP9T4U8nxQ48aApdvEALw_wcB Got one, useless, not enough power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I find a pint glass will usually fit over most spiders, but sometimes it is a close call we found one in the utility room sink a few weeks ago, I ended up having to use a vase type pint pot with the larger rim to go over that one, normally I just catch them in my hand, but I was a bit wary of that one. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, Seagypsy said: Got one, useless, not enough power I respectfully suggest you are not using it correctly or it needs a new battery. We have been using them for 10 years at least and have no problem at all. Great gadgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagypsy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 41 minutes ago, vanessan said: I respectfully suggest you are not using it correctly or it needs a new battery. We have been using them for 10 years at least and have no problem at all. Great gadgets. Can't put newer than new in and I use duracell, supposed to be the best and since the three bites I've had they just get splattered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.