Trapped a GIANT spider in my kitchen last night and only removed it after downing two glasses of wine and holding a picture of Dennis Bergkamp in my hands (for strength).
This is supposed to be the BEST EVER spider season (thanks to rubbish summer), though "best" is the wrong word I think. There are lots of small spiders in the house, noticeably more than last year. Anyone thinking the same?
Are these small spiders the teenage version of the giant ones, and if so should I be removing any small ones I see? (Or are they a different species?) And does that conker thing work? HELP!
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Re: the conkers thing, you can buy a spray called "no more spiders" which has chestnut oil in it, which spiders don't like. You spray it around windows, doors or any holes where they might get in. I bought some a few years ago and didn't see any that year.
Though I'd hate to picture the webs of these monster-sized spiders - maybe Sugar Lounge's new coat of paint has radioactive properties of some kind?! ;)
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I agree with Krabbyrubsnif, there's a real beauty to them too. Often around this time of year, in the morning when it's a bit misty, if you go outside and look up through a tree, there are loads of glistening webs, it's like fairyland.
I derive a similar sentiment sometimes from the suspicion, especially common on Mondays, that everything is for the worst in this worst of all possible worlds. But then I have probably read too much Lovecraft.