My sister was up washing bottles once and saw a spider, decided it of course needed to die and when she stepped on it hundreds of babies came pouring out. I'm honestly not sure why I ever visited her house after that.
Yup, this happened to me - I'm terrified every time I kill a spider now, it was the worst.thing.ever
how does that happen? last time I checked spiders lay eggs in web pouches - they don't have live birth since they aren't mammals...
But seriously OP - I would at the very least be calling the exterminator or ordering bug bombs off the internet (since there's no way in hell i'd get in that car to drive to the store for them)!
Yup, this happened to me - I'm terrified every time I kill a spider now, it was the worst.thing.ever
how does that happen? last time I checked spiders lay eggs in web pouches - they don't have live birth since they aren't mammals...
But seriously OP - I would at the very least be calling the exterminator or ordering bug bombs off the internet (since there's no way in hell i'd get in that car to drive to the store for them)!
Some spiders, like the wolf spider, carry their egg sacs with them. EW
When I was a kid, I remember finding an egg on my grandma's kitchen table. My cousin and I smooshed it, not realizing what it was. WORST IDEA EVER
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Yup, this happened to me - I'm terrified every time I kill a spider now, it was the worst.thing.ever
how does that happen? last time I checked spiders lay eggs in web pouches - they don't have live birth since they aren't mammals...
But seriously OP - I would at the very least be calling the exterminator or ordering bug bombs off the internet (since there's no way in hell i'd get in that car to drive to the store for them)!
DH has unleashed an entire can of bug spray, and I'm on my way to get it detailed. its a wonder I didn't have any nightmares last night.
I've had the same thing happen, when I stepped on a spider and a bunch of babies came out. I freaked and started hop-stepping to get them without them getting me. It was both mature and graceful.
The worst part is, I generally don't kill spiders because I like that they eat other bugs, but this guy looked enough like a brown recluse that I decided he had to go (I had a small dog for which a brown recluse bite would be quickly fatal), and then it exploded babies. Which made me feel bad AND terrified because now there were a billion possibly-brown-recluse-spiders. *shudder*
Also, I was side-eyeing the roof of my car the whole ride home and back to work this morning.
I've had the same thing happen, when I stepped on a spider and a bunch of babies came out. I freaked and started hop-stepping to get them without them getting me. It was both mature and graceful.
The worst part is, I generally don't kill spiders because I like that they eat other bugs, but this guy looked enough like a brown recluse that I decided he had to go (I had a small dog for which a brown recluse bite would be quickly fatal), and then it exploded babies. Which made me feel bad AND terrified because now there were a billion possibly-brown-recluse-spiders. *shudder*
Also, I was side-eyeing the roof of my car the whole ride home and back to work this morning.
Yeah, when I finally saw them covering the roof of my car, I jumped out of the car, screaming and flailing. Amid many people staring, one nice lady asked me if I was ok.
and while I don't like spiders, I don't usually kill them, either. But these fuckers cannot stay. Nope.