Warp Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I've grown up with these things being fairly common but not sure what they really are. Obviously I'm only using the plastic container for photographic purposes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnygeoff Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That looks like a common HOUSE SPIDER. http://www.animalphotos.me/spider/spider-hse.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riyadhcrew Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Must be a big bl**dy house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 It's a spider innit? This time of year they come into open windows, you can hear them trekking across the carpet and argh! they jump. Wolf spider??? House spider...I wouldn't care to offend it by calling it 'common'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Is the blur because your hand is shaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I use marigolds for spider eviction from the boat, picking them up then is not a problem for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The last spider I caught running across our lounge carpet, I caught by placing a pint glass over it, I seemed to have one handy at the time. The spiders legs touched the sides of the glass, Tan swears it was grinning at her. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Attached Thumbnails, that's comforting, something to chew on! Utterly harmless on wooden boats but lethal on plastic. The humble polyestermite can be devastating but those things are grp's worst enemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 How comes Peter? I tend to encourage them on my boat, to keep the nasties away! Though they do tend to poo rather a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 John, have you ever heard of spider cracks in wooden boats? Probably not, but I suspect that you have in plastic ones. The web is full of advice on mending them in tupperware boats, but not in timber ones: http://www.diy-fiberglass-boat-repair.com/spider-cracks.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnygeoff Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 have you ever heard of spider cracks in wooden boats? Probably not, but I suspect that you have in plastic ones. The web is full of advice Made me laugh, especially THE WEB bit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Slaps hand over eyes and groans a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 John, have you ever heard of spider cracks in wooden boats? Probably not, but I suspect that you have in plastic ones. The web is full of advice on mending them in tupperware boats, but not in timber ones: http://www.diy-fiberglass-boat-repair.com/spider-cracks.html That's a really useful article, thanks Peter, but I guess we'll have to wait until she's out of the water again.... :clap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooWee Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 You could try a terrier, she doesn't approve of anything smaller than her being allowed to live. Leigh is a bit slow for rabbits these days, but frogs, spiders, flies and moles are fair game to her. The not quite so lean, mean, killing machine. Dave, I have a son who was a rather good roughie toughie rugby player but cannot stand spiders and I rather suspect his wife Sandra plays a similar role to Jen. :shock: Personally I don't mind one or two hanging around, I like flies less. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 . Dave, I have a son who was a rather good roughie toughie rugby player but cannot stand spiders and I rather suspect his wife Sandra plays a similar role to Jen Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooWee Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 "So moving to Australia was aversion therapy??" Not really Pauline, while we visiting Hanging Rock towards the end of the Australian trip a spider with a red spot on its back landed on Gareth and boy you should have seen that dance routine. With the usual wifely sympathy, Sandra couldn't stop laughing. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm usually all for the conservationist types (or beardy weirdies) but when they start releasing these things on the Broads the inevitable outcome is going to be my size 12 making contact...with a little added grinding motion just to make sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The article said... "They're big, they're beautiful and they have to fly the flag for other species." Yeah, right!... I'm with you Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 An old chestnut but we keep conkers in a bowl in the cabins and other places. We don't have a problem with spiders that way! Don't forget "If you wish to live and thrive,let a spider stay alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 As I live in a very sandy soil area the blighters are getting bigger and bigger to the extent, I too now use the accidental size 11 with the twist the foot motion just to make sure. Working in attics and below floors they never bothered me including many old webs, but when they dash across the floor its kerzap time! Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Note to self, avoid Strumpshaw Fen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooWee Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Beautiful is not a word I would use Tim, if I saw one on board though I would throw it overboard rather than that squashed mess to clear up. "Use your own raft not mine." Strumpshaw Fen is one the places we are thinking of visiting next time there, since we'll have a 12 year old nature lover with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 John, have you ever heard of spider cracks in wooden boats? Probably not, but I suspect that you have in plastic ones. The web is full of advice on mending them in tupperware boats, but not in timber ones: http://www.diy-fiberglass-boat-repair.com/spider-cracks.html Would that be a "spiders web" full o f advice?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 .....Utterly harmless on wooden boats but lethal on plastic. The humble polyestermite can be devastating but those things are grp's worst enemy. Anyone wishing to dispose of an old GRP hull would wish that were true Peter, the damn stuff is all but indestructible, unlike beautifully varnished "bio-degradables". I'm like John, I find conkers work quite well, though I've never found a shred of scientific evidence to prove it. On the boat I also use anti-spider chestnut spray, which presumably works for the same reasons, (and can be used to freshen up conkers mid-season, like putting tomato sauce on tomatoes.) (yummy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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