To just kill all of the eight-legged bastards?

[BastardSpiders]

I am being personally victimised by the entire spider population of the East Midlands.

They jump out at me from under furniture, they are lurking underneath my bed and they are BLOODY MASSIVE. Our bedroom is the worst. They try to climb right to the top of the walls but cannot seem to grip onto the decorative coving around the top of the walls and plop to the floor. Its terrifying. :(

Every time I hear the slightest noise I am terrified that it is yet another massive spider scuttling around. I cannot sleep if I hear any slight noises, as I am paranoid that a spider will fall onto my head whilst I am asleep.

I have found the bastards in my shoes, in DS1's toy box and I even found one in my freshly-made bed once.

I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. My tether is at its end. I am sick of catching the bullying little shits with a glass and releasing them outside. They just think its a hoot and come straight back inside.

Last night a spider crawled up my leg whilst I was sat on the sofa (THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED) and I snapped and ordered six rentokill spider traps that were very well-reviewed on Amazon. These will kill them, but I just don't care anymore.

I know that this makes me an evil spider-murdering, cruel bitch but I JUST CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.

see that? WHOLE HOUSE!!

OP I am with you, I hate them. I live on the ground floor and this summer and autmn have been invaded by the beasts, particularly the kind with small fat bodies and very long skinny legs that make them look like they are walking on stilts, no idea what kind they are other than un-bloody-welcome

I have a sneaking suspicion a nest was made behind my bathroom sink or bath panel, in a place I cannot reach, because far too many baby ones have been around and my bathroom seems to be the main area they are found in :(

Although I came home Saturday evening and there was a humoungous spider, fat of body and leg, sitting smugly in the middle of my front door. I usually hoover them up, but as the fucker was blocking entry to my home, I had to take off my shoe and squish it

I kill them too, never with a shoe because that means i have to get closer to them than id like, but i have a curtain pole in my utility room that had become my spider killer, its about 6 foot long and i just welt them with it.

There was a MASSIVE one in the utility room the other day, on the ceiling whacked it with the curtain pole and it fell on the floor and ran straight for me, i legged it out the back door screaming, it ran off under the freezer, i think its waiting for its moment to get me

When i was pregnant one crawled into my bra when i was asleep, when i woke up in the morning i found a huge dead squashed spider in my bra, i dont think ive ever been as freaked out, whipped my bra off screaming.

Fucking bastards, they're the devils minions

YANBU
They hate conkers apparently, try putting them on your windowsills around your bed in a big circle

I'm not scared of them biting me. I'm scared of them walking on me with their eight stupid legs.

I know my fear is irrational. I know they cannot hurt me, but I have a genuine phobia of them.

I am happy to co-exist with spiders as long as they stay out of my house!

Its an old house with lots of nooks and crannies for the spidery bastards to hide in and I am sure that my neighbour's messy garden is harbouring them too. :(

Spider phobias can be treated. There was a thread about this recently, or Google is your friend. If it's really bad your gp can refer you.

Golden don't get rid of those, they eat other spiders - even the bigger ones!

"There are no native spiders that can hurt you."
Aah feck off! It's the bitey foreign checkers that I'm worrying about!
Why is arachnophobia the one phobia people go on about... Don't freak out in front of kids...sod the kids, I'm fucking terrified!

House spiders also eat freshly dead/almost dead WASPS. I've had only one at a time, I think, but couldn't tolerate what happened to you. Now wasps I've had falling through the ceiling light gaps into the bathroom, from the loft.

Don't lose the moral high ground - let the terrifying beasties live. In my case all chucking out is done by DH (and once by the neighbour ). They don't seem to come back though.
I did vacuum one once as no help and felt sick for hours after at the thought it had passed through my hands.
I may also have an OFARS packed as, given the amount of chemicals being tossed at them, it's only a matter of time before they evolve based on the whole 'survival of the fittest' model. I really do not want to be unprepared when that happens. [shivers]

I kill them too (or rather Mr euro does these days). My house, my rules. If a spider is stupid enough to come in here and be seen, it will die.

STILL?????

I thought spider season was over! it's always over by the end of september where I am! I've stopped checking in my bed at night and everything!

Seriously though, chestnut based spider spray and dethlac. I saw a very few over the period of a week in mid august and none since. Incredible for this house - also backing on to fields. Last year it was spidergeddon.

God I'd have to move out. [hsad]

I walked out of front door this morning straight into spider on web, right in my face
Look for group of boys hanging around a tree and knick all their conkers. Put them around your doors and windows and the piders will keep their distance. It's a fact that they are crap at playing conkers so avoid them at all costs

I found yet another spider this morning.

IT WAS IN MY UNDERWEAR DRAWER.

I feel so violated. :(

Well at least there were no flies in there.

YANBU it is probably a load of bollacs but I have been told that if you put them outside (which DH did do until I found out this info) they come straight back in unless relocated a minimum of 3 miles away!!!!! Now they are squished - because I am strapping them in and driving the evil things miles away. And fwiw I have had hypnotherapy and all sorts to try and cure myself of this fear to no bastard avail!!!!!

Aww Spiders are nice. Did none of you read Charlotte's Web as a kid?

The conker thing, it's an old wives tale. No truth in it whatsoever. [hgrin]

I read Charlotte's Web as a child - still freak at spiders. Never kill them, though - otherwise a bigger one will come and charge at me.

I casually looked over my shoulder the other day and saw a truly massive one on the wall and nearly shat myself. Luckily I was on the loo at the time . Hateful bastard thing. I did a silent scream so as not to wake DS3 in the room next door and then hissed down the stairs until DH came up to remove it - couldn't leave the room in case it escaped.

OP, YANBU, but am still scared for you with the revenge spiders. Mind you, it sounds as if it can't really get much worse

I love spiders! Fortunately, as I have a garden flat and they are everywhere. Quite often I eat breakfast in my conservatory while watching a spider spin its web in the corner (and then catch all the annoying flying insects that get in). They are amazingly clever and useful and not dangerous at all (in Britain).

Wasps, though. Now, they freak me out.

I went to the toilet last night and floating on top of the toilet water was a big hairy spider, ds 12 stood like a lemon claiming he suffered from arachnophobia whilst dd 9 fished the spider out. At least one of my dchildren comes in useful in a crisis [hgrin]

i hate the way they move, dont mind them as long as they are still (and not on me)
my DH usually takes them outside for me
i agree about not showing fear in front of the kids though (only because i know when he is older my DS1 will exploit the fear if he knows about it)

I think you should all come and meet my pet.. Mr Skinnylegs

Pass - I'm not sure I want to know!