13 September 2008

 

HELP!

I don't like spiders. I don't hate them either. I just prefer them not being too close to me. The bigger and hairier they are the farther away they should be. Any spider bigger than my thumbnail (legs included) is not overly welcome in my home. I won't kill them, but I do catch them and throw them out. And any spiders grace period ends instantly if I find them on my table, bed or armchair. They are welcome to live in my plants, and I ignore them in all other places. Or so I thought...

The spider I saw yesterday got me worried. It lives underneath or behind my living room book shelves. It is a kind of hunting spider, I think. Not the usual danish kind (brown, hairy and incredible fast) but one that looked more like the kind I found in my kitchen on August 14th. I think this one had longer legs, though. It was definitely a lot bigger! It was so big that I am not sure I could trap it in a drinking glass without crushing its legs. And since it is huge and a hunting spider, it is unbelievable fast, too. If I knew that it won't get any bigger, I would try to ignore it, but I have absolutely no clue how big these spiders get. I am definitely sure that I do not want to find out!

Is there anyone out there brave enough to help me catch this spider and throw it out?

(In this special case I am also willing to pay a spider assassin...)

Comments:
Hearing you complaining regularly about your apartment (especially the kitchen-part of it) periodically turning into a giant litter basket, I'd rather suggest you treat the giant spider as one of your chore-war assistants!

It might even be a beautiful fairy currently bound under some kind of ugly spell with regard to its appearence....well, I don't actually suggest you kiss it in order to break the spell, but may be just letting it go and proceed keeping your carpet live stock down in numbers will do already?
 
I do not have any carpet live stock!
And I'd rather have gigantic spiders (or beautiful fairies disguised as such) sitting in my kitchen than giving me a heart attack by showing up in my living room or bedroom.

There is also a difference between an untidy apartment (like mine at times - ok, very often) and an apartment that turned into a litter basket. I do make sure to tidy and clean often enough to keep this apartment sanitary. I just don't tidy and clean often enough to not let it get on my nerves when I'm stressed out. The problem is that it doesn't bother me when I'm fine, but it bothers me tremendoulsy when I'm stressed out...
 
Remember "Edderkopper bringer lykke til huse".
A big spider is a lot nicer than lots of flies and mosquitos!
Plus, if it keeps growing long enough then eventually it will develop language skills ;-) A homegrown conversation partner - usually those take around 18 years to develop.
 
Frauke, have you found a spider assassin yet? That mental movie made me laugh out loud.
Spiders are my least favorite critters, give me a snake any day!!
They freak me out because I have had some really nasty spider bites. Good luck with the spider quest... I hope you manage to oust him from your home.
Barb
 
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