I have a new bedroom guest…

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Switched on my bed side light and this fella ducked behind my bedside cabinet. 😱 he’s about 4 cm toe to toe.

arachnophobics do not click the pic!

Isn’t the tapping when they call their mate?

Jesus Christ are you trying to give me a stroke? I won't be sleeping tonight...

I'm not over fond of house spiders and yet i can hold my dh pet Goliath...this is me yesterday.

Ahhhh the cuddly toy of arachnida 😘

TBH I was expecting this thread to go down the burn the house down route and I am pleasantly surprised and heartened that it has become a bit of a spider appreciation thread. Even the haters are being supportive. I can happily ignore spiders but I don't like them too close and too skittish.

I haven't gone looking for my bed mate, he's still there as far as I know.

Since we are sharing photos, I shared my bedroom with this freeloader on holiday in South Africa one time.

In a previous house, I was reading quietly then heard a large spider scuttle OVER THE CARPET. Goodness knows what he had on his feet to make that racket on a soft surface.

Why the hell dod i click on this knowing what it was? And clicking on the photos? Fuck sakes.

i had one on my curtain the other day. So big I swear he had been away on holiday and gluttony over took him. DS came to my rescue and battered him. He’s scared himself bless him

😂😂

I'm impressed with the size of all these British spiders! I usually assume you don't have big ones. The biggest I've encountered here in Australia are huntsmen, which can get very big - leg span of 15.9cm in one species in my state - and run very fast (they don't make webs, they pursue prey). Amazingly I haven't had any indoors for a couple of years, and any other types have been fingernail-size garden spiders who've got lost, and recently a jumping spider who appeared on my hand - luckily it was easy to pop him back outside. I used to be petrified of spiders, but now I may be startled, but not much worse than that. Be different if redbacks got in, of course ...

I am trying so hard to be cool about spiders. There was a huge one in my bathroom the other day and we agreed to eye each other warily and give each other space. However looking at all your pictures has undone me and I’m back at square one. I don’t know why I’m so frightened, nothing else bothers me (wasps, ants, daddy long legs etc)

They come into the house deliberately this time of year as they struggle in the colder temps over winter

Not a spider fan. In fact that's an understatement.
But I can't kill them when they get in the house, I have to put them out.
It may take up to an hour to do but I go for a jug- I have 3 depending on spider size- and nice thick card.

Omg I'm so glad we aren't the only house with giant guests! I blame the fact that our house is so old with too many nooks and crannies. I've taken to spraying them with lemon juice and water when I see them. Not sure if it does any good but it makes them scarper 😕

I assumed my chonk was a she, so that's why I called her Billie rather than Billy. "Big Balls" was just me amusing myself, because it's a euphemism for "tough" and yet we all know the half of the population without balls has to be tougher.

That said, when I was young and living at my parents, we had a similarly chonky, but much smaller spider living in the brickwork next to the fireplace. We called him (or maybe her) "Boris". A name I feel has since fallen into disrepute.

Same...

Got me out of bed tho!

I don't want to google, but are red backs the poisonous ones?

I'm the same
I use a spider catcher to put them outside, wish I liked them

stbrandonsboat do you have any idea what that spider is please. We have one in our hall he is very pretty with his stripy legs

You either aren't based in the UK or mean a false widow? (not a black widow?) 🙏

Yes, they are (well, all spiders are venomous, it's just whether their venom affects humans). Fortunately antivenin has been available for years, and most bites aren't that serious.

I just saw that they've been accidentally introduced in Europe, among other places ... stay away from Belgian greenhouses!

Each September we are inundated with daddy long legs. Up the walls on the ceiling. They don't bother me at alll. But for some reason spiders do. We've had some massive ones the last few days. Dd had one lane on her face in the night so she slept downstairs and promptly stripped and cleaned her room the next day. I'd like to thank that spider 😂 I won't kill them thouth. If dh isn't here to remove them I'll have a go with a cup or bowl, depending on size. I really wish I could like them. Some I leave alone that are minding their own business in the corners but those that invade my personal space have to go.

Sorry for typos haven't got my glasses on 😂

I just name mine now much to the amusement of my GS and the horror of my DIL.

i saw this card in Waitrose earlier and it reminded me of this thread! I like spiders, my DP on the other hand! 😱