[RozG]

There's a yucky big spider crawling all over my monkey I hate spiders...eeewwwwww!!!!

[Perna]

Bash the monkey where the spider's crawling? I'm not fond of spiders either. I was in the half bath down here in the middle of the night once and one showed up and now I always look around before I go into that bathroom :-)

[RozG]

LOL I would but the spider's crawling ON the monkey and it's about half the size of the monkey. eeewwwww spiders gimme the eebie-jeebies

[Perna]

Yes, pick up the monkey by the legs, assuming spider's near the head or head if spider is on a leg, and bash it against a table or something (unless it's a live monkey :-)

[Perna]

I remember I was in a doctor's waiting room and there was a bug and I "kept track" of it and the doctor finally comes in and I show him the bug and he puts a magazine under and the bug crawls on it and he goes out of the room and I'm thinking he's going to "set it free" outdoors but then I hear the toilet flush. . .

[RozG]

that's cruel, it's only a harmless little spider. lol.

Don't Believe Everything You Hear

There are a lot of scary spider stories out there. Are any of them true? The answer is, probably not. Let's look at some common myths about spiders.

1) Spiders will suck your blood. When a spider bites you, it doesn't want to suck your blood. It's warning you to stay away, and it does this by punching holes in your skin.

2) Tarantulas can kill you. Yes and no. There are no recorded deaths from a tarantula bite, but some South American tarantulas are known to have deadly venom. North American tarantulas are basically harmless. In most cases a tarantula bite will feel like a wasp sting. Tarantulas are actually very shy spiders, and generally only bite if you try to pick them up.

3) All spiders spin webs. Actually, a good number of spiders don't spin webs at all. Wolf spiders, jumping spiders, and tarantulas are some examples. Some of those spiders that don't spin webs can still produce webbing, but they use it solely to protect their territory.

4) Spiders will bite you for no particular reason. Spiders bite when provoked. Simply being caught under your shirt is enough to make a spider feel trapped. If a spider is threatened or cornered, it gives a warning bite (often without using poison). Continued provocation can lead to multiple bites.

5) Daddy-long-legs are the most poisonous spiders in the world, but can't bite you. No one's sure how this rumor even started. Harvestmen don't have poison. Cellar spiders, which are sometimes called daddy-long-legs by mistake, have a small amount of weak poison, but it's only strong enough to make the bite sting a little.

Fun Facts About Spiders

1) Spiders' lungs are shaped like an open book.

2) Spiders have a circulatory system, including a heart, veins, arteries, and blue blood.

3) Webbing is considered, pound for pound, to be the strongest organic chemical substance on Earth.
-A scientist spent years collecting spider web extract and actually made a spider suit. It repelled a steel baseball bat, bullets shot at close range, and even withstood getting hit by a pickup truck.

4) Baby spiders travel by a process called ballooning, in which they emit a small thread and float on the wind.
-When scientists travel to newly-formed volcanic islands, they find that spiders, which can travel through the air by ballooning, are almost always the first permanent inhabitants.

5) Jumping spiders can jump up to forty times their own body length.

Some Pics of Interesting Spiders:

A Triangular Spider

a jeweled spider


Ladybird Spider

[Cyran0]

lol. I read the original post and thought, who cares about the spider? Where did you get a monkey?!

Cyran0

I have always wanted a monkey, but I totally don't agree with keeping animals that aren't already domesticated unless it is a rescue situation.

Also, monkeys are pretty messy and hard to keep from what I hear.

[RozG]

LMAO it's a statuette monkey.

[magasanguis]

I had to assume it was a fake monkey after hearing suggestions like "bash it against the table!"

EWWWWWWWWWWW

I HATE SPIDERS!

EW I AM AFRAID OF LIKE ALL BUGS

[mandazzle]

Oh gosh those pictures made me shiver like 100 times. Now I feel like there's spiders on me ewewewwewewewwwwwwwwwwww!

[Timgt5]

Interesting post, very infomative! I heard the most dangerous spider in these parts is the Brown Recluse, its bite can lead to a very nasty infection. Also black widows are comon in NC, and can make a person sick.

[pegasus]

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[Labyssum]

Don't hurt the poor spider. Try to catch him in a cup or something and put him outside.

[RozG]

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i'm with mandazzle on this one....i thought the spider in my house was scarey....eeewwwwwwwwww

aww guys im sorry I didnt mean to scare ya!

I thought if I posted some neat looking spiders it might help you get interested in them?

[RozG]

LOL Rainbowzz....they were neat...just not til after this silly little spider went away.

[BalishBun]

Rainbow why did you have to post those scary pictures? If I ever came across one of those I think I would die of fright!!!

[x_BabyG_x]

Eww please no piccies of spiders!

Im not really that soft, but whenever I see one in my house - I CRY. I'm itching now lol

babyg xxx