Scorpion problem in my house...
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if your scared of spiders like crazy, as I am, don't google brown recluse. I was curious, now I regret it. I will gladly pay crazy sales tax here in Ca if it keeps me away from the big, scary spiders.
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^^ I think I just killed one about 20 minutes ago in the laundry room ironically.
Regarding the topic of this thread when I was younger me and my buddy would catch scorpions and make them fight ants (the bigger black ants)....they were just wood scorpions so I don't think they were overly poisonous.
devilof76
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Brown recluse = fiddleback.
That what we've all been wetting ourselves in here over.
Especially Nam.
I read they're pretty fast?? If spiders were slow as slugs, they prolly wouldn't scare me, and I have no idea why Spiders are the only animals/insects I'm truly scared of. They remind me of mini facehuggers.
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That's why you need a shotgun.
Brown recluse = fiddleback.
That what we've all been wetting ourselves in here over.
Especially Nam.
if it looks like a spider and acts like a spider, that's all that matters to me. I don't discriminate in the mass genocide of spiders in my house
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hell they all are fast (except the black widow spider)....just get one shot so don't miss or they hide and then you don't know where they're at but you know they are there....waiting.....
or use the shotgun and get the job done right.
I'd prolly blow my foot off before actually hitting a spider.
been there many times, of course not with the nasty spiders, thank lord, but you get one in your room, you miss your chance to kill it, then you jump in bed during the night anytime you think something is crawling on you cause you fear it's uh comin for ya.
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I'd be more afraid of missing my chance to kill it.
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I'm starting to think fiddlebacks aren't all that bad...I put that big one I found yesterday in with the scorpion for food, and when I woke up this morning it looked like they were cuddling.
And for you, Azurepred... Skip to the 30 second mark.
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My god, imagine one of these running after you...
And for you, Azurepred... Skip to the 30 second mark.
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My god, imagine one of these running after you...
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I am highly disappointed with your scorpion.
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Dispose of the dead spider bodies:
Did you know...? | Spider news archives
The poison used against insects can make spider plagues even bigger.
Some people believe that using poison for insects on house furniture and stairs will not only kill insects but also the spiders that eat them, assuming that these ones are poisoned for having eaten their preys or just because they ran out of food.
However, a new research carried out by Jamel Sandidge, doctoral student in Kansas University, which was published in November in Nature magazine, shows that the use of insecticide can worsen spider plagues instead of reducing them.
Sandidge explained that according to conventional knowledge, the use of poison kills the insects that spiders usually eat, what in turn reduces their amount of food and leads them to starve to death. But according to Sandidge, someone who is a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology knows this is not the case.
After examining spiders in 71 houses in the city of Kansas and carrying out lab experiments, a conclusion was reached: the spider called Brown Recluse Spider, (Loxosceles reclusa, Araneae: Loxascelidae) of the United Sates, feeds itself on dead insects. In fact- he said-, whenever possible, it prefers to eat dead insects to those who are alive.
“This is really amazing”, added Sandidge. “The brown recluse spider is supposed to be a predator and to feed itself on living insects”. The preference of the brown recluses for dead insects explains why there are so many spiders of this kind in the corners of typical houses, said Sandidge.
Did you know...? | Spider news archives
The poison used against insects can make spider plagues even bigger.
Some people believe that using poison for insects on house furniture and stairs will not only kill insects but also the spiders that eat them, assuming that these ones are poisoned for having eaten their preys or just because they ran out of food.
However, a new research carried out by Jamel Sandidge, doctoral student in Kansas University, which was published in November in Nature magazine, shows that the use of insecticide can worsen spider plagues instead of reducing them.
Sandidge explained that according to conventional knowledge, the use of poison kills the insects that spiders usually eat, what in turn reduces their amount of food and leads them to starve to death. But according to Sandidge, someone who is a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology knows this is not the case.
After examining spiders in 71 houses in the city of Kansas and carrying out lab experiments, a conclusion was reached: the spider called Brown Recluse Spider, (Loxosceles reclusa, Araneae: Loxascelidae) of the United Sates, feeds itself on dead insects. In fact- he said-, whenever possible, it prefers to eat dead insects to those who are alive.
“This is really amazing”, added Sandidge. “The brown recluse spider is supposed to be a predator and to feed itself on living insects”. The preference of the brown recluses for dead insects explains why there are so many spiders of this kind in the corners of typical houses, said Sandidge.
ummm, I'm not falling for that ____ right before bed time.
One of those caddle rod things would make damn good spider roasters you think?
One of those caddle rod things would make damn good spider roasters you think?
devilof76
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Or a 500,000 volt tazer. Definitely.
If you want to get that close...
If you want to get that close...
I read the recluse can live months without food. And have you seen the bite wounds some ppl have gotten? I'd say that's a damn scary predator. It may prefer dead insects, but it won't hesitate to go after something bigger. I also read those fog bomb things don't do ____ cause those spiders hide in deep spaces.
We just cleared out my Grandmas house, and apparently my Grandpa had some sort of really long taser type thing that looks like a caddle prod. I guess he used it back in the day as a cop
. I thought that thing would work pretty good, maybe need to try it out. That's why I wouldn't use a taser, you have to get too close, and if you don't kill it, it's gonna jump on your face like a little facehugger.Similar threads
