To burn my house down

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This is my first topic, be gentle with me. I am having a STRESSFUL evening.

I was tidying up the kitchen I spotted some white fluff on the top of my bananas. A bit of mould I thought! Rinsed it under the tap. Lumpy white mould. Then I thought about it. Recalled newspaper articles about tropcial spider eggs in bananas. Remembered my time working in a fruit and veg warehouse. Made my husband put the bananas in the bin outside and downstairs immediately.

I didn't see any spiders, and I'm not the sort to worry about these things. BUT WHAT IF THEY HAVE ALREADY HATCHED! Is this why my cat has been acting extra bonkers? I've taken a picture which I'll attach.

I'm especially worried about the banana I left on my work desk. What if I turn up to an infestation of Erection Spiders in work!!!

Should I burn the place down and be done with it?

Apologies for the blurry picture! It was an action shot.

We live in Scotland so I doubt they'll hatch in the bin downstairs. But just the thought of it!

If they'd already hatched, you'd see spiders.

If you're determined to commit some arson, maybe torching the bin would be the way forward? Of course you might get arrested...

YANBU run fast and run far. I just leapt across the bedroom because a basratf spider was in the duvet

I read that as "barstaff spider" 😂

Good to them occupied.

Be safe, burn the street - be free of shit spiders

To be safe burn down the house, your office and your DH's place of work. You can't be too careful.

I don't even mind spiders. Smallish swarms of anything tiny is another matter!

At least I can cross bananas off the shopping list forever!

I read that as "barstaff spider"

Now I'm imagining asad spider just trying to serve drinks but people keep running away from him

Please don't joke about setting fire to a house (yes I was a victim of arson as a child)

It had literally happened as I read this thread hence the awful spelling. I don't think I could deal with barstaff spiders either. Imagine the size

A barstaff spider would be great. It could serve loads of customers at once.

MrsJamin - I am sorry this thread has touched a raw nerve but it is a lighthearted thread joking about an extreme over reaction to a theoretical risk of a spider infestation.

MrsJ You could ask HQ to edit the title?

Barstaff spiders would be great at making several cocktails at once! They could do 8 pints at once as well!

asad spider just trying to serve drinks but people keep running away from him

Aww poor spider 🕷

The smudge behind the banana looks like the shadow of a giant creeping spider...

If they'd hatched there'd be loads of them. I remember the time when I locked our gate with a bit of string to stop my children escaping. A spider had made it into a nest and I'd not noticed until the afternoon I went to untie the string and wondered why my arm felt funny. Looking down I saw millions of tiny spiderlings crawling over my hand and up my arm. I don't think I've recovered yet and it was years ago.

IF it is spiders i agree that's an entirely reasonable reaction! Yes burn away

Agree with @MrsJamin on this. I know the OP meant this as a joke but it's actually not funny.