omg petunia! it worked!! thank you! the corner of my bed is soaking and theres water running down the walls but the spider came down with it!! at first i thought it was gone running somewhere but it was stunned and lying on the wet patch on the bed! so i caught him in a glass, destroyed an old bill by getting it soggy getting it under the glass and now hes out the window!! hehe. thank you! at least i ll be able to sleep on the dry bit of bed tonight!! hehehe. you re a life saver!