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Found this little bugger in an inconvenient place. He's about half an inch long. I don't want to murder him, but I don't want to keep him as a pet, either. Is he hardy enough to go out the door into the snow? I'm guessing not. 
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Feb 18, 2018 02:25
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Screw it. I turned him loose in the laundry room. Hope he finds something that isn't me to eat.
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Feb 18, 2018 06:15
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You have a heart of gold
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Feb 18, 2018 17:44
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Now you're going to have insects.
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Feb 18, 2018 17:47
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mystes posted:Now you're going to have insects. arachnids
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Feb 19, 2018 02:15
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I meant that he was going to have insects as a result of getting rid of the spider, but I think I misunderstood the meaning of "laundry room" (I was thinking of a shared laundry room in an apartment building but I guess based on "Hope he finds something that isn't me to eat" that he actually means a room in his house where has his washer/drier).
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Feb 19, 2018 03:06
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It's going to be hilarious when that rear end in a top hat turns out to be a she and there are 300 of them in the laundry room next month
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Feb 19, 2018 03:12
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mystes posted:I meant that he was going to have insects as a result of getting rid of the spider, but I think I misunderstood the meaning of "laundry room" (I was thinking of a shared laundry room in an apartment building but I guess based on "Hope he finds something that isn't me to eat" that he actually means a room in his house where has his washer/drier). Ur fukken dumb
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Feb 19, 2018 03:38
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Bum the Sad posted:Ur fukken dumb Here, have a picture of a jumping spider: 
mystes fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Feb 19, 2018 |
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Feb 19, 2018 03:42
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Ty
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Feb 19, 2018 03:47
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I think the solution may be to build a small thing outside exclusively for spiders to live in. They won't be pets so much as passerbys you give some consideration to. No doubt some will return to your home, simply scoop those ones up and place them in the spider motel. Unfortunately, the motel may become over-occupied and the spiders will compete for space. Such is nature, though.
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Feb 19, 2018 06:54
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[quote="“Eric the Mauve”" post="“481423353”"] It’s going to be hilarious when that rear end in a top hat turns out to be a she and there are 300 of them in the laundry room next month [/quote] It would probably be safer for the spider outside. They can survive winter naturally, but our homes are usually so dry that they die from desiccation. The spiders that can survive in modern homes are specialists that are adapted to the harsh conditions.
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Feb 19, 2018 14:38
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Squalid posted:The spiders that can survive in modern homes are specialists that are adapted to the harsh conditions. They're called SA posters...
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Feb 22, 2018 16:08
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I only read the title first and almost went to scold my mom for being disrespectful again.
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Feb 22, 2018 21:57
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Squalid posted:It would probably be safer for the spider outside. They can survive winter naturally, but our homes are usually so dry that they die from desiccation. The spiders that can survive in modern homes are specialists that are adapted to the harsh conditions. Huh, did not know that. Guess my cadre of wolf spiders or vaguely similar non web builders are highly evolved symbiotes.
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Feb 23, 2018 04:34
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mystes posted:I meant that he was going to have insects as a result of getting rid of the spider, but I think I misunderstood the meaning of "laundry room" (I was thinking of a shared laundry room in an apartment building but I guess based on "Hope he finds something that isn't me to eat" that he actually means a room in his house where has his washer/drier). It is the room in my home where I have my washer and dryer. mystes posted:I guess but nobody in the area I live in has a "laundry room" in their house because everyone keeps their washer/drier in their basement. Here, too. This house just doesn’t happen to have a basement. Caufman posted:I think the solution may be to build a small thing outside exclusively for spiders to live in. They won't be pets so much as passerbys you give some consideration to. No doubt some will return to your home, simply scoop those ones up and place them in the spider motel. This... This actually sounds pretty cool. Squalid posted:It would probably be safer for the spider outside. They can survive winter naturally, but our homes are usually so dry that they die from desiccation. The spiders that can survive in modern homes are specialists that are adapted to the harsh conditions. Well, that’s a little disappointing. I hope I didn’t doom the little guy. I haven’t seen him since.
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Feb 23, 2018 22:04
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[quote="“GreyjoyBastard”" post="“481563338”"] Huh, did not know that. Guess my cadre of wolf spiders or vaguely similar non web builders are highly evolved symbiotes. [/quote] If u live somewhere hellish like Arizona this doesn’t apply. poo poo like scorpions give no fucks about low humidity. Remember to turn your shoes upside down and give them a few good shakes before putting them on. At my parents house wolf spiders would often sneak in during fall as we opened the door and skitter under a dresser. Well we moved the dresser a couple years ago- and found dozens of giant mummified spiders. The spiders aren’t moving in fall or spring to escape the cold. Rather many species just start moving a lot more at those times because they are looking for mates. Same is true for domestic commensalates as well. Good rule of thumb is that for every spider you see there’s ten in the walls or under the floor.
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Feb 24, 2018 00:37
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You're never more than three feet from one, and that's not counting the ones probably in your digestive tract from when you swallowed them during your sleep. Or the babies colonizing your inside if you swallowed a momma.
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Mar 1, 2018 21:50
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:You're never more than three feet from one, and that's not counting the ones probably in your digestive tract from when you swallowed them during your sleep. Or the babies colonizing your inside if you swallowed a momma. The same studies that confirmed your nocturnal consumption of spiders also verified that this is the easiest and simplest way to increase protein intake in your diet. True story.
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Mar 3, 2018 02:23
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:You're never more than three feet from one, and that's not counting the ones probably in your digestive tract from when you swallowed them during your sleep. Or the babies colonizing your inside if you swallowed a momma. the good new is this is just a myth because spiders are smart enough to be freaked out by the vibrations you make when you sleep.
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