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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: BattleHymn on August 04, 2015, 09:31:56 PM
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They don't call them DUmmies for nothing:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018786956
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 06:27 PM
Star Member ailsagirl (11,258 posts)
Does anyone know about black widow spiders?
I just noticed a spider in my house that looks like a BW but it's tiny. When I googled more about BWs, I read that the body of a mature spider is about half an inch long-- mine is much, much smaller but it does have a bit of red on it. It stays hidden during the day and comes out at night.
I don't want to kill it-- I just want to cordially escort it out of my house.
Anyone?
What? You are an idiot. Step on it.
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 06:32 PM
PoliticAverse (12,314 posts)
1. Are you looking to determine if it is really a black widow or are you looking for help
on how to get it out of the house?
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 06:33 PM
Star Member ailsagirl (11,258 posts)
2. Good question
I'd just like to put it outside, whatever it is. To have a professional come in would be $160, which I certainly don't have!
:thatsright:
Or... you could step on it.
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 06:50 PM
PoliticAverse (12,314 posts)
3. The standard home method is...
to get a large drinking glass or jar and while it is crawling on the floor put the glass or jar over it.
Once you trap it under the glass get some thin cardboard and slightly lift the edge of the glass or
jar and slip the cardboard under it (the cardboard should be thin enough so you don't have to lift
the glass or jar high enough that the spider can escape when you push the cardboard under it).
Now if the thin cardboard you used isn't very rigid you can use something rigid like corrugated
cardboard, rigid plastic a clipboard etc and slip that under the thin cardboard under the glass.
Then while holding the glass lift the rigid cardboard and carry the spider under glass outside.
Feel free to dress like it is 20 degrees below in winter clothing while doing this.
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 09:36 PM
Star Member ailsagirl (11,258 posts)
11. That's exactly what I normally do
...but when I tried it on this little rascal, she shot behind my night-stand (her daytime hangout) before I knew it. So she's VERY fast on her (numerous) feet. My carpet is dark so she can pretty comfortably camouflage herself at night.
Perhaps she's a juvenile but I can't seem to find any substantive info on them.
Thanks
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 08:49 PM
Generic Brad (8,297 posts)
10. Their husbands are dead
That is all I know about them.
Every DUmmie femenist's wet dream^^
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 09:37 PM
Star Member ailsagirl (11,258 posts)
12. Yep!!
They're creepy in that 1) they're the most dangerous/poisonous spider in the country and 2) they hide when it's light and just come out when it's dark.
Tue Aug 4, 2015, 10:09 PM
Grammy23 (815 posts)
15. I thought that is the brown recluse....
And it likes to hide out in shoes, gloves, or dark places. But I am no expert. Google black widow images and see if you can find a picture that helps you determine if it is a black widow.
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Black Widow spiders are some of the most venomous spiders known.
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Black widows make great pets. I think this DUmmy should adopt it and let it sleep in bed with him/her to really bond with it.
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Black Widow spiders are some of the most venomous spiders known.
You got a can of hairspray and a lit match? You got a spider trap.
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You got a can of hairspray and a lit match? You got a spider trap.
I've taken down a bee's nest on top of a silo with a can of starting fluid (ether) and a Bic lighter. The trick is to find one that shoots a good stream rather than a "fog", so you can hose them at a safe distance.
Their demise was as glorious as it was brief... :-)
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I've taken down a bee's nest on top of a silo with a can of starting fluid (ether) and a Bic lighter. The trick is to find one that shoots a good stream rather than a "fog", so you can hose them at a safe distance.
Their demise was as glorious as it was brief... :-)
Sounds like as much fun as hosing down a hornets nest (not the big hive type) around the condo complex with wasp killer.
Or shooting up a prairie dog town.
[sigh] Fun times, fun times.
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Next thing you know the democrats will want a law and a government agency to deal with black widow spiders.
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You got a can of hairspray and a lit match? You got a spider trap.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWqrez4P83I[/youtube]
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They prefer the term African-American Widow Spider.
What a racist.