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To be frightened of spider ...

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MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 02/05/2026 22:38

Willies?

Woke up this morning, opened the shutters, turned to straighten the bed - very large, very squashed spider on my pillow. Felt sick.

spider was flushed and bedding changed immediately - boil washed,
3.5 hr cycle.

too anxious to go to bed

do you think spider used its willy liberally last night?

do I need a flame thrower?

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Sunisgettinganewhaton · 02/05/2026 22:40

Worse it was female and laid eggs before her grim demise...

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 02/05/2026 22:42

Oh for crying out loud ...

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damemaggiescurledupperlip · 02/05/2026 23:20

Nope. They are territorial and you have squished the one who inhabited your territory, therefore you are spider-free and will be for ages

that's my reasoning and I’m sticking to it

damemaggiescurledupperlip · 02/05/2026 23:21

Also, put Citronella on your pillow

Boredonafridaynight · 02/05/2026 23:24

Spider came in my car through an open window whilst I was driving, almost crashed the car. Stopped, opened the door and it fell out. My worst nightmare came true!

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 02/05/2026 23:26

would've probably slept on the sofa but had a donkey spider running towards me across the sofa recently

seems to be more than a few about recently - more than we had last autumn

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MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 02/05/2026 23:37

@Boredonafridaynight
same happened to me with a huge bumble bee - landed in my lap and immediately started spinning around angrily on my skirt.

couldn't get out of the car quick enough

was hit on the lip by some sort of flying bug smashing into my face this week - must attract creepy crawlies

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Wetcoatsandmudagain · 02/05/2026 23:47

I was relaxing in a nice hot bath when a huge spider fell in. Never exited a bath so fast in all my life!

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 03/05/2026 00:21

I still can't believe that my face was so close to a spider. I've no idea whether my face squashed it. And I've no idea what it did to me before it got squashed.

I keep going icy cold at the thought of it

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