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[Garz]

FFS!!!!! Coke all over keyboard time AGAIN

Steady on the hard stuff!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And here you go

http://www.wildlifeuk.net/spider-identification-t-220.html

To change the subject a little , did anyone follow the link in post 11 by altaylor192? it take you to his website http://www.altaylor-art.co.uk/index.html theres some lovely illustrations in his gallery. Back on subject I don't mind spiders, even the big ones, the misses hates them, if she sees one its got to go.

 

[Davidc]

I'm amazed that people pick them up .All spiders can bite and some bites are very painful.
Particularly the red spiders that eat woodlice. Their bite feels like a wasp sting .I can attest to this as I once trod on one which sank its fangs into the sole of my foot through the thick bit of skin.

All spiders inject a solution which dissolves the tissues of their victims so that they can 'suck' the innards . This mild venom can set up a nasty painful infection under the skin somewhat akin to a wasp or bee sting.

you might want to think about that the next time you pick one up

I'm aware of the red ones, but don't see those in the house.

I've been bitten by a common cross spider, not while picking it up - while gardening, and that hurt.

BUT I've never been bitten while evicting one from the house.

I can't understand why people are afraid of spiders, I think they're nice things!