*Warning- contains picture of spider* To be frozen in fear and awe all at the same time!!

[BecauseICan22]

I was folding laundry in my bedroom and this chap fell out, across my wrist and onto the floor.

I'm thinking of ways to catch it safely without hurting its legs. Normally I'd put it in my hands and out the window. Not happening this time!

Does anyone know what type of spider this is?

And did I say, HELP!!!!

Me three!

I saw one this big in my kitchen once sadly for the spider im a reactive aracnaphobic which meant that I threw the washing basket at it and leapt into the air I landed on the part of the washing machine that stuck out (about two inches) with my feet in the sink not my finest hour (usually I would try to remove them) these days I cultivate celler spiders they keep the others away

We've got loads of these living in our house. They hide during the day and wander about at night. We give them names: Kevin, Jeff, Ermintraut, Giselda etc. Love them

Threw a towel over last one and stamped on it. Cautiously approached several minutes later to check on and remove remains.

🤣🤣

What are we meant to do with the fuckers then? I don't invite them in, but I don't want them to die much

If they fit under a pint glass I can deal with them. My late Dad refused to deal with spiders when we were kids so we had to learn how to handle them. If it looks like I'll trap its legs with the large glass casserole dish then I do get a bit wobbly.

Cup/Pyrex jug and a piece of paper. Put cup over it and slide the paper under it. They just sort of go onto it. Then out the window/door

We found what we thought was a false widow in my daughter's bedroom this week...

I was shaking and internally freaking out so much doing this once (struggling to open the window) that I threw the whole lot - paper, spider, pint glass out of the window. Poor thing - I hope it didn't cut its feet on the glass - a high risk if you have EIGHT of them.

Pretty sure that's a cardinal spider.

But people are so 'sensitive' aren't they, why should a TV programme like Midsomer Murders warn about violence? You're choosing to watch a murder programme! People need to keep a cushion handy if they're so 'sensitve'!

@Marmite17

😂😂 Reminds me of when I splattered one with an old slipper on the wall. There was that much debris I had to paint over it.

I had one exactly like this last week. Pint glass wasn't big enough for the legs but put it over it caught on one of the legs and my dh had to fix it to release the poor things legs. I then got a bit of thick paper coz that's all we cld fine. Put it under and then tried to get my hand under the paper! I was so brave lol then tipped it in the glass and flung it outside it's probably already made it's way bk in 😂

Holy shit !! I had one of the bastards ( similar size to OP's) in a cupboard taking a nap in a cup , the other day
I almost died & went to heaven
DH got rid of it & I got rid of the cup

Cannot cope with them at all 😢

I found one like that, on the stairs. It was so big I could see it glaring at me
Got the neighbour who laughed a lot and then went "Jesus Christ, we need a bigger container"

I am terrified of spiders but those chaps are actually sort of, ever so slightly cute. I mean, I wouldn't have one as a pet but I've seen the Tik toks of their owners giving them a little fly treat and such.

Because some spiders, like the woodlice spider, can bite and it effing well hurts, no it won't kill me, but nor do I want to get bitten, just as I don't want to get stung by a hornet or wasp. Nor do I want to get bitten by an adder. Or by mosquitoes for that matter. I am not phobic, but I understand others can be, and in some countries it's sensible to have a bit of fear over something which could kill you!

Omg Pyrex jug

Pyrex jug? More like a bloody AK47!

I hate spiders expecially the huge house spiders like that one. I don't k

Ah yeah, done the same, it's bad when you can hear them drop. And same as you, it's legs didn't fit in the pint glass. I couldn't believe it.

DH bought a spider catcher, I quite like that. It's like a grabbing brush on the end of a stick which grabs them without harming them. You can just take them outside and let them go (where they no doubt decide their first plan is to come back inside)

Woodlice spiders do not bite

Pyrex jug?! But there'd be an esape route at the upturned spout - no thankyou! I'd want the Alcatraz of spider-catching cups.....

You should've named it Arnie too OP as he'll be back! Prob at the end of the garden right now saying "oh ffs not again now I walk all the way back"
Another here who heard and then saw one emerge from a carrier bag. So noisy it woke me up! Huge it was! That'll teach me to not put my new clothes straight in the wardrobe. 🙂

Er.....is there any particular reason your house is full of flies? Do you live on a farm?

It's one of those you usually find in the bath..... They don't bite, unlike some of the smaller ones that climb your walls. You should try to pick it up so your children don't get scared - but if you really can't then yes, a cup and a bit of cardboard will do the job for you.

We had one lived for months behind the drawers in our sitting room. It only appeared late at night so we left it alone - but it did die eventually. Poor Harry! (Harriet....).