A MOTHERFUCKING BLACK WIDOW JUST TRIED TO KILL ME.

[captainmel]

Guys, I almost just died. I was sitting in my parents basement doing my old lady fill in puzzles, all the sudden I look left and there is a giant ass spider on the couch next to me. Don't worry, no big deal, it is a motherfucking black widow. Now my foot itches. I am pretty sure I am now going to die. Also, I have a picture but it is terrifying. 

Boyfriend asked if he could keep it as a pet. I SHOULD PROBABLY BREAK UP WITH HIM FOR THAT, RIGHT?!?!?!?!?

[imoan]

I would ask if I could keep it. But the ladies here have determined that I'm not to be trusted when it comes to the subject of liking animals most people want to kill.

What part of the country do you live in?

[captainmel]

I live in Utah, black widows are pretty common. Boyfriend really likes spiders so he decided to take it outside instead of smooshing it. I have let him keep other spiders before but this one teleported right next to me and then tried to kill me.

[imoan]

My stepmom has complete arachnophobia and would still allow me to capture spiders and put them outside. However, if we were talking about a black widow... I have a feeling she would no longer feel so generous.

[fussbucket]

H found one under the house last weekend while he was doing some electrical work. All survived.

[captainmel]

OK I think I might have overdramatized the original spider description. It was big and scary, and boyfriend caught it in a cup and put it outside. I am now mostly fine.

[gault]

omg omg omg

I would have been on a ledge hyperventilating into a paper bag.

[cuddlyevil]

We had a brown recluse in the house last summer and I nearly had a heart attack (it was hiding in DD's clothes that I was getting ready to put on her!!!). The closet nearly got burned to the ground and I am still not 100% certain I killed it.

[PinkSquirrel]

I would have made him kill it or at least drive it miles away. I love just about all the animals, but spiders, especially the poisonous ones are where I draw the line

[motzie]

Fuck, I am so glad those things are not around here. Glad you survived.

[MeMyselfandI]

[Muddled]

The last black widow my dad found, he kept it alive in a racquetball container for weeks. Mom loved it.

[cuddlyevil]

We caught one of the monsters that live in our basement in the kids bug vac. We couldn't get it out of there, it was so pissed off it latched on to the mesh at the vac end of the tube and wouldn't let go. We were afraid it'd clog the thing. We still have no idea what kind of spider it was, we just know it was big and angry.

[neonpink]

Black widow in my space means death to that spider. Yuk.

[Chirp]

Apr 3, 2013 9:22:38 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

We caught one of the monsters that live in our basement in the kids bug vac. We couldn't get it out of there, it was so pissed off it latched on to the mesh at the vac end of the tube and wouldn't let go. We were afraid it'd clog the thing. We still have no idea what kind of spider it was, we just know it was big and angry.

If this makes it possible to remove a spider from the house without making a spider smear on my wall, I need to have one.

H and I are both Al Capone when it comes to bugs in the house. If I saw a black widow sitting beside me on the couch, I'd scream, cry and then burn the house down.

[captainmel]

Apr 3, 2013 6:49:55 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

We had a brown recluse in the house last summer and I nearly had a heart attack (it was hiding in DD's clothes that I was getting ready to put on her!!!). The closet nearly got burned to the ground and I am still not 100% certain I killed it.

Brown recluses scare me so much more than black widows. I really think I would have had to go to the ER for like, 15 valiums. I don't know how I would live anywhere where they live.

[captainmel]

Apr 3, 2013 9:23:27 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

I have found two black widows in my laundry area in the past month; JESUS they are creepy.

They're so shiny and black and evil looking. They are so creepy!

[imoan]

I think brown recluse are cute. But I know that's stupid and that I should run screaming in the other direction.

As mr. imoan says... he knows how I'm going to die. It's going to be animal-related. Either a mauling or bitten by something poisonous, etc.

[Muddled]

Apr 3, 2013 10:20:00 GMT -5 imoan said:

I think brown recluse are cute. But I know that's stupid and that I should run screaming in the other direction.

As mr. imoan says... he knows how I'm going to die. It's going to be animal-related. Either a mauling or bitten by something poisonous, etc.

Rabies.

FTR, my dad has been been by a brown recluse and lived to tell the tale.

[imoan]

Apr 3, 2013 10:22:38 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Apr 3, 2013 10:20:00 GMT -5 imoan said:

I think brown recluse are cute. But I know that's stupid and that I should run screaming in the other direction.

As mr. imoan says... he knows how I'm going to die. It's going to be animal-related. Either a mauling or bitten by something poisonous, etc.

Rabies.

FTR, my dad has been been by a brown recluse and lived to tell the tale.

Yeah... rabies sounds about right!

[captainmel]

Apr 3, 2013 10:20:00 GMT -5 imoan said:

I think brown recluse are cute. But I know that's stupid and that I should run screaming in the other direction.

As mr. imoan says... he knows how I'm going to die. It's going to be animal-related. Either a mauling or bitten by something poisonous, etc.

I think the part of my brain that tells me to run from big animals is broken. Like, bears and tigers and lions and big birds like eagles and hawks. I think they just need some more snuggles.

Spiders are a totally different story though.

[starrieskies]

There's just something inherently evil about poisonous spiders... There are just some things that are NOT ok.

[PinkSquirrel]

I saw a mountain lion in Yosemite. It was what should have been uncomfortably close, but I was all oohh can I get a little closer to get a better look. Big cuddly animals are irresistable

[cuddlyevil]

Apr 3, 2013 9:53:53 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Apr 3, 2013 9:22:38 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

We caught one of the monsters that live in our basement in the kids bug vac. We couldn't get it out of there, it was so pissed off it latched on to the mesh at the vac end of the tube and wouldn't let go. We were afraid it'd clog the thing. We still have no idea what kind of spider it was, we just know it was big and angry.

If this makes it possible to remove a spider from the house without making a spider smear on my wall, I need to have one.

H and I are both Al Capone when it comes to bugs in the house. If I saw a black widow sitting beside me on the couch, I'd scream, cry and then burn the house down.

It might, but the bug vac is clear so you'd still be able to see the spider.

We have lots of snake holes in our yard this year. The dog will freak out and so will the kids.

[Chirp]

Apr 3, 2013 11:27:03 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

Apr 3, 2013 9:53:53 GMT -5 Chirp said:

If this makes it possible to remove a spider from the house without making a spider smear on my wall, I need to have one.

H and I are both Al Capone when it comes to bugs in the house. If I saw a black widow sitting beside me on the couch, I'd scream, cry and then burn the house down.

It might, but the bug vac is clear so you'd still be able to see the spider.

We have lots of snake holes in our yard this year. The dog will freak out and so will the kids.

This happened to my FIL and his neighbor one year. There were snake holes and groundhog holes. They came up with a brilliant idea... dump a metric shit ton of gasoline down the holes and drop a match. Amazingly, nothing caught on fire. There was a mysterious "boom" reported to the police from some farther away neighbors.

Yes, my ILs are broken.

[zelda25]

Apr 3, 2013 9:53:53 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Apr 3, 2013 9:22:38 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

We caught one of the monsters that live in our basement in the kids bug vac. We couldn't get it out of there, it was so pissed off it latched on to the mesh at the vac end of the tube and wouldn't let go. We were afraid it'd clog the thing. We still have no idea what kind of spider it was, we just know it was big and angry.

If this makes it possible to remove a spider from the house without making a spider smear on my wall, I need to have one.

H and I are both Al Capone when it comes to bugs in the house. If I saw a black widow sitting beside me on the couch, I'd scream, cry and then burn the house down.

Everyone should own one of these--you can catch and release, or you can leave them in the tube with whatever else you've captured lately.  They'll duke it out Clash of the Titans-like before finally dying:
www.bugzooka.com/home.html

[tiramisu]

I would not judge you for breaking up with him for that. Last night I saw a small spider in my underwear drawer and threw the whole drawer into the hallway, yelling to my husband to find and kill it. He did, without smashing it in the drawer.

Clearly, I too turn into Al Capone when I see a spider. I need my very own Iceman for those instances.

[cuddlyevil]

OMG Chirp, that's awesome. We like our snakes though, they keep the pests away. The dog isn't too sure about them though.