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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 1, 2016 11:42:43 GMT -5
They know what happens when they get caught, but for some reason they can't resist the storage area in the back of my office.
Sorry for the crappy cell phone camera.
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Post by agatemaggot on Nov 13, 2016 18:40:00 GMT -5
You can buy Preying Mantis eggs on line ! Might think about raising a few and releasing a couple now and then in the back room !
Or, buy a box of 22 Bird shot !
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 13, 2016 19:40:21 GMT -5
You can buy Preying Mantis eggs on line ! Might think about raising a few and releasing a couple now and then in the back room ! Or, buy a box of 22 Bird shot ! You can find your own mantis eggs if you know what to look for. We've hatched them in a dwarf spruce on our deck before. Little ones everywhere in the spring. You're right, I should have turned them loose in the office. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 0:02:29 GMT -5
Not many animals actually eat widows. Alligator lizards out here. Perhaps a skink in your area.
Not likely a mantis will eat them. Mantis hunt in the open. Widows live in darkness.
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 14, 2016 5:41:00 GMT -5
Jesus, i Think i would burn my House to the ground if I found a spider that big in my house😱
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Post by agatemaggot on Nov 14, 2016 9:20:27 GMT -5
Either that, or, toss the keys in it's web and give em the place !
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 14, 2016 10:23:22 GMT -5
Man, fortunately those are not that abundant here. Of course we have Recluse, nine inch centipedes and bark scorpions up the wazoo. Back in Ojai, my rock piles had so many widows that ole Lowell freaked when he came to raid them before my Texas move. There is another comb footed spider that feeds on back widows. Smaller than them too so I don't know how that works. Could be the reason we have so few widows here is the huge number of different kids of spider eating wasps. We have a huge mud daubers almost two inches long that is beautiful metallic blue and really likes widows. Makes incredible mud nests like two foot long organ pipes that it stuffs with paralyzed spiders....Mel
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 14, 2016 10:31:23 GMT -5
Smash the damn think with a hammer or torch it!!
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 14, 2016 12:10:32 GMT -5
Man, fortunately those are not that abundant here. Of course we have Recluse, nine inch centipedes and bark scorpions up the wazoo. Back in Ojai, my rock piles had so many widows that ole Lowell freaked when he came to raid them before my Texas move. There is another comb footed spider that feeds on back widows. Smaller than them too so I don't know how that works. Could be the reason we have so few widows here is the huge number of different kids of spider eating wasps. We have a huge mud daubers almost two inches long that is beautiful metallic blue and really likes widows. Makes incredible mud nests like two foot long organ pipes that it stuffs with paralyzed spiders....Mel That and trump makes me happy to live in denmark😜 |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 14, 2016 13:29:24 GMT -5
Man, fortunately those are not that abundant here. Of course we have Recluse, nine inch centipedes and bark scorpions up the wazoo. Back in Ojai, my rock piles had so many widows that ole Lowell freaked when he came to raid them before my Texas move. There is another comb footed spider that feeds on back widows. Smaller than them too so I don't know how that works. Could be the reason we have so few widows here is the huge number of different kids of spider eating wasps. We have a huge mud daubers almost two inches long that is beautiful metallic blue and really likes widows. Makes incredible mud nests like two foot long organ pipes that it stuffs with paralyzed spiders....Mel I am glad I live in a place where I can go barefoot in the grass and not worry about much more than stepping on a honey bee. Lots of sharp/stinging/biting things out your way. Not a fan of your fire ants, especially. I don't think I'm up to living in a place that's too hot and dry for grass to grow, guess it's the hillbilly in me.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 13:41:09 GMT -5
Jesus, i Think i would burn my House to the ground if I found a spider that big in my house😱 They aren't that big. The bulb of the abdomen is maybe 8-10 millimetres. |
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 14, 2016 13:50:21 GMT -5
Jesus, i Think i would burn my House to the ground if I found a spider that big in my house😱 They aren't that big. The bulb of the abdomen is maybe 8-10 millimetres. Still to big for my taste🙃 |
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 14, 2016 16:34:47 GMT -5
Denmark huh? Gee based on what I see in the news, IMHO I'd rather have Trump, scorpions, widows, centipedes and fire ants than the wall to wall Muslims, hugely high taxes and nanny state socialists all y'all have messing up your countries in Scandinavia. Besides, a little danger makes things more interesting. Old Europe just sounds crowded, too PC and boring as all get out.
Garage rocker, Those fire ants are a royal pain all right. Those boogers sting so hard they can almost make your leg buckle and afterwards they itch like a bygod for days. Just had to bait the yard as new mounds really pop up after a rain. Scorpions aren't too bad as the stings hurt like Hell but go away fairly fast.
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 14, 2016 17:49:27 GMT -5
Denmark huh? Gee based on what I see in the news, IMHO I'd rather have Trump, scorpions, widows, centipedes and fire ants than the wall to wall Muslims, hugely high taxes and nanny state socialists all y'all have messing up your countries in Scandinavia. Besides, a little danger makes things more interesting. Old Europe just sounds crowded, too PC and boring as all get out. Garage rocker, Those fire ants are a royal pain all right. Those boogers sting so hard they can almost make your leg buckle and afterwards they itch like a bygod for days. Just had to bait the yard as new mounds really pop up after a rain. Scorpions aren't too bad as the stings hurt like Hell but go away fairly fast. Dear Mel Didn't meen to offend you or anyone else and yes Denmark clearly have some issues and some battels to fight, but i promise you that if you swing by some day I'll show you that it's still possible to have a great time in Denmark. |
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 14, 2016 18:01:20 GMT -5
No offense taken *S*. After all, you're not here and I'm not there so neither of us has a handle on the other folks' range. To be fair, my nephew just got back from a vacation to Denmark and he liked it but he was amazed at how crowded Europe is and how much dope was around in Denmark. He's a very conservative kid and lives in a small rural town like me. Far as I'm concerned, they would have to build a bridge so I could drive there cause I do not like plane travel. ( Flying incident back in college *L*). I myself prefer the wide open spaces slow country living and my horses. Whatever floats your boat but tourism is not my thing.....Mel
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 14, 2016 18:19:54 GMT -5
No offense taken *S*. After all, you're not here and I'm not there so neither of us has a handle on the other folks' range. To be fair, my nephew just got back from a vacation to Denmark and he liked it but he was amazed at how crowded Europe is and how much dope was around in Denmark. He's a very conservative kid and lives in a small rural town like me. Far as I'm concerned, they would have to build a bridge so I could drive there cause I do not like plane travel. ( Flying incident back in college *L*). I myself prefer the wide open spaces slow country living and my horses. Whatever floats your boat but tourism is not my thing.....Mel He must have been in our Capital Copenhagen then if He Seen a lot of dope. I just hope He Visited some others of our great Citys. Stayed in a small town in Texas this summer and meet a really nice Young Girl trying to study and support her self. She lived on a farm in the country side and invited us to come and visit her on her farm. So we did and that is one of our Best memories from our trip. |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 16, 2016 1:57:09 GMT -5
We are practically infested with them here in N.CA. You don't see the big-un's that often because they are very shy but I could walk you around my back yard and point to probably 20 different "nests" marked with their tell-tale sticky disorganized webs. They stay out of the house and I stay out of dark places (ugg..) so we get along just fine.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 16, 2016 10:56:37 GMT -5
We are practically infested with them here in N.CA. You don't see the big-un's that often because they are very shy but I could walk you around my back yard and point to probably 20 different "nests" marked with their tell-tale sticky disorganized webs. They stay out of the house and I stay out of dark places (ugg..) so we get along just fine. I actually broke my own rule with this one. Found inside my office, which usually means a swift demise. Instead, this one was collected and released in the woods behind my house. I guess you can't say I have a 'zero tolerance' policy towards them. Fun to keep the wife thinking I'm crazy and unpredictable too. "Why would you bring a poisonous spider home with you?"
Don't worry @shotgunner, we both know it's 'venomous'.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 17:16:15 GMT -5
Garage RockerKeep bringing them home and your bride may poison your grits. 
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