Where was he hiding out?

Dave

Put him on a sheet and throw it out of the window.
But please don't kill it...

Lol, neat! I like holding them, to test my bravery. But I also love feeding them to my pet rat!She just grabs them and eats them alive! It's really neat!

Ben

Nexus be nice to that spider, he'll eat all those rotten mosquitos for you.
I can't understand arachnophobes, spiders eat insects that eat you 8)

Just make sure they are not black widows...

black widows are not found in Sweden, infact none of our spiders are harmful to humans 

...not saying that black widows don't exist in Sweden because they do. 

Some months ago a newspaper reported that a man who imported an american car, got a little surprise. A black widow was apparantly included in the bargain

The spider had built a nest in the undercarriage and the man was so dead afraid so he told the paper that he will leave the spider alone until it dies from the cold climate...well guess what, the black widow was PREGNANT, meaning thousands of spiderlings in his garage.

Talk about being royally screwed 

I spiders!!  I see one, I make sure it's dead...otherwise I just cannot relax.  If they are roaming free about the house, and not taken care of (COUGH killed) I guarantee it WILL find me and crawl all over me...bite me...or worse...wait...uh yeah   

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Too many times we had some nasty little things in the bananas. I personally came face to face with a banana spider(or whatever they are called) i know a few of my friends dealt with snakes and some very dangerous creatures in the stuff we had at the co-op.
With our summers becoming warmer and winters also being milder these stow aways are more likely to survive and breed, prob wont be long before these creatures become more common

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Well, 19 000 of them are probablt microscopic or the near equivalent. I wouldn't need to feed my rat at all if there was that many in my house. 

Ben

That looks about the same size as  the spider that was living in our bathroom ...... I'd named it Henrietta and was feeding it, much to the wifes chagrin ... she hates them.

Alas and alack ..... Henrietta is no more ........ she was last seen legs waving from the mouth of one of the cats. I'm sure the wife put him up to it.

cheers
eno

A fun little test for all the spider haters.
Did you know that at any given time, anytime of the year a spider is within 3 feet of you??
Go ahead, look around!
I see at least two, but know there are more.
Here in TN we get a lot of creatures, spiders (and Black Widows!) scorpians, beetles of all kinds etc.
Another little known fact the Daddy Long Legs spider (uncertain its real name) is the most poisonous spider in the world!!!!! Yes the ones we as kids would pull the huge legs off from, thing is thier fangs are so soft that they can't break human skin, THANK GOD!

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That would explain the hairy legs I find when I floss!

I love arachnids. Orb Weavers when they are around I feed them until they get big.

Here in Missouri, the one spider I am not fond of finding is the "Violin Spider" also more commonly known as the Brown Recluse. I have found this particular nasty spider in my home a fw times in the past 3 years.

Worst thing about them is their bite tends to cause necrosis of the skin around the bite that continues to spread, and often times becomes bad enough that amputation is necessary if not caught in time.

The one bug I cannot stand is the American Cockroach. I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE them

that bit about 3ft away has to be bull, you'd see them all the time and around here theyre pretty rare. However when they do show up the get squished instictivly 

think inbetween your floorboards craig

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Agreed, spiders are cool. They do more good than you think.

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Beatings will be administered.  Administered I tell you!

The only creatures I can't stand and kill on sight are 'Skeeters and Roaches.  I usually leave spiders on their merry way.

I only hate American Roaches tho'.  I had a Madagascan Hissing cockroach.  I often relate it to the feline of the insect world.  They regularly bathe themselves (although all insects do) and are quite docile.  I also learned they're nocturnal.  For the longest time I thought my pet roach was dead or dying, but every day I awoke I found my pet in a different heading or level (I made multiple "floors" for the cage I had him/her) and one late night, whilst reading, I heard a scratching.  Turned out to be Mr. Roach crawling about the cage. I don't know what it is about American Roaches that makes them so gross.  Madagascan Roaches, are... nice.