Good advice for arachnophobes

I don't know why, but so many times a spider will drop down right in front of my monitor from the the ceiling.
 

I usually just ignore spiders, not an "arachnophobe". I've encountered plenty of black widows but never knew one to actually bite anyone. Also run into lots of banana spiders (http://www.wildsouthflorida.com/banana.spider.html) they like to build large webs across trails and small streams, but never much was bothered.

However if I lived in Australia things might be different.
We have golden orb weaver spiders too (relatives of the banana spider).
I find them fascinating but walking into one of their webs is not a pleasant experience.
 
I like spiders. I like "bugs" in general. If I find one in the house I just scoop it up and take it outside. If there's one in the car while I'm driving, and I think it could cause a big problem (i.e., an angry bee), I pull over and help it get outside.
 
I like spiders. I like "bugs" in general. If I find one in the house I just scoop it up and take it outside. If there's one in the car while I'm driving, and I think it could cause a big problem (i.e., an angry bee), I pull over and help it get outside.
:ROFLMAO: A spooked huntsman is not very co-operative.
They run very fast and go to ground in the tiniest crevices.
 
There are thousands of species of spiders, and they are one of the most common insects on the globe....2nd only to houseflies. In most temperate regions, most people are probably no more than 10 feet from a spider...at home, or outdoors...at any given time. Unless they are poisonous, they probably do more good than harm....as they consume large quantities of other insects.

Around here we have a few Black Widows and Brown Recluse spiders....which can be quite harmful if they bite a person. I sometimes see one in my workshop....none in the house, so far...and I just scoot them out of the shop with a broom. I just let the non poisonous ones do their thing, and periodically sweep up the carcasses of the bugs they've fed upon. We get some in the basement/garage, and they migrate to the windows, so I just suck them and their webs up with a small vacuum cleaner, periodically.

About the only time I find them a nuisance is when I'm mowing the yard, or driving the tractor through the forest....I often run through a large web strung between the trees....usually can't see the web until I'm covered with it.
 
I find them fascinating but walking into one of their webs is not a pleasant experience.
I used to do a lot of fishing on a small bayou, the banana spiders built webs across it. Running out for the first time in the morning I can remember hitting dozens of the webs. Not great fun, but not scary either.

When walking on trails I would often carry a long stick to wave in front to get the webs.

I think ours are harmless, the ones that landed on me were anyway. Are yours poisonous?
 
I used to do a lot of fishing on a small bayou, the banana spiders built webs across it. Running out for the first time in the morning I can remember hitting dozens of the webs. Not great fun, but not scary either.

When walking on trails I would often carry a long stick to wave in front to get the webs.

I think ours are harmless, the ones that landed on me were anyway. Are yours poisonous?
Yes they are harmless although all spiders are venomous to a certain degree.

Holding a stick in front of you is a must when walking at night in the bush unless you want a frightened orb weaver throwing out web all over your head.
 

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