OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out

kathywithbirds · 04-03-2008, 03:03 AM

I HATE SPIDERS!!!!

I just tried to pull out a blanket out of the bottom shelf of the linen closet and the top of the fabric was stuffed up against the bottom of the shelf directly above it and there were these LITTLE BLACK SPIDERS with round bulbous bodies LITTLE ONES, three of them, which makes me believe there's a NEST there that the pad brushed up against and I'M TOTALLY FREAKED OUT

How do I get rid of a nest? I have to pull EVERYTHING i mean EVERYTHING out of that closet or I"m gonig to lose it I can't stand thinking there might be spiders on stuff in there OOOHHH how do I get them? I won't use raid, is there something I can get them with that isn't poisonous???

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kathywithbirds · 04-03-2008, 03:13 AM

OH i tried to see if I could find a picture and I"m now more freaked out

small, black, very round body, short legs, the corresponding pics I'm coming up with are baby black widow....

Octoman · 04-03-2008, 06:14 AM

Could be black widows, I found a similar nest years ago. The best way to get spiders is to suck them up in the vacuum. To eliminate them completely, you have to figure out what they are eating and get rid of that, otherwise they keep coming back. I don't like any sprays, they only kill the ones you see. It's just like with algae in the tank, you have to get to the root of the problem.

lcstorc · 04-03-2008, 08:44 AM

I'm glad you couldn't find a pic. I am now totally freaked out with you.
I would have left the house and demanded hubby deal with it before I would return. They are the only thing I would leave and make him deal with. I am usually not such a baby but spiders freak me out big time.

nikkipigtails · 04-03-2008, 10:25 AM

Try this site for ID-ing I thought the little black spiders in my yard were baby black widows because Tommy found 2 females hanging out under a trellace going to our back yard...they look more like mouse spiders which don't bother me as much. And I found this about organic spider control.

sasquatch · 04-03-2008, 10:46 AM

Get a POO sample!

vdituri · 04-03-2008, 12:50 PM

Make sure to get the Queen!!!!!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist Kathy.
Best of luck with the arachno problem.

BEELZEBOB · 04-03-2008, 12:57 PM

those are most likely just cob-web spiders. same species as widows, just smaller.

baby black widows are very skinny in comparison to their full grown size. they also have a striped mosaic coloration. the dont go all Black until their 4-5 molt.

and of course, no matter the size, the will have an hourglasss pattern.

your lil guys are probably just cob web spiders. they make a small pattern-less web. you find them in wood piles, rock piles, and in the corners of homes.

youre fine.

i used to have 4 black widows as pets.

rlcline76 · 04-03-2008, 12:58 PM

El Paso is full of widows. Generally, they have strong long legs, very similar to the legs found on a recluse. The young, when super young have stringy copper colored legs, and a white/black striped body. The males that I have seen seem to have a brown, sometimes slightly striped appearance. That bulbous description would scare me, but the only way to tell is to take look on the abdomen. Notice any strange webs in your house? They would never win any prizes for best web design. It's like willy-nilly everywhere.

rlcline76 · 04-03-2008, 12:59 PM

Bob and I posted at the same time!

tbittner · 04-03-2008, 05:52 PM

You're never more than three feet away from a spider. Never.

rlcline76 · 04-03-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

You're never more than three feet away from a spider. Never.

Listen, if I cannot sleep tonight, I will be on bugging all of you! Let's not even talk about something so obvious! lol

naperenterprise · 04-03-2008, 06:08 PM

Look what I found in one of my tanks

Isn't she cute???

She's my pet (above) I also have a baby Tri-color tarantula...

Below (Not a pet) is a photo of the black widow, this is a female, the males are much smaller.
Does your friends look like this?

BEELZEBOB · 04-03-2008, 11:04 PM

sweet!

ah man i might have to set up another one....

spring is on its way

tbittner · 04-03-2008, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlcline76

Listen, if I cannot sleep tonight, I will be on bugging all of you! Let's not even talk about something so obvious! lol

Spiders are our friends. Imagine how many flies and other nasty, dirty things would be flying around contaminating everything if there weren't any spiders.

04-03-2008, 03:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,836 View Gallery Karma Komment	OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out I HATE SPIDERS!!!! I just tried to pull out a blanket out of the bottom shelf of the linen closet and the top of the fabric was stuffed up against the bottom of the shelf directly above it and there were these LITTLE BLACK SPIDERS with round bulbous bodies LITTLE ONES, three of them, which makes me believe there's a NEST there that the pad brushed up against and I'M TOTALLY FREAKED OUT How do I get rid of a nest? I have to pull EVERYTHING i mean EVERYTHING out of that closet or I"m gonig to lose it I can't stand thinking there might be spiders on stuff in there OOOHHH how do I get them? I won't use raid, is there something I can get them with that isn't poisonous??? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

04-03-2008, 03:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,836 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out OH i tried to see if I could find a picture and I"m now more freaked out small, black, very round body, short legs, the corresponding pics I'm coming up with are baby black widow.... __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

04-03-2008, 06:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Octoman Pumpkin Pie! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out Could be black widows, I found a similar nest years ago. The best way to get spiders is to suck them up in the vacuum. To eliminate them completely, you have to figure out what they are eating and get rid of that, otherwise they keep coming back. I don't like any sprays, they only kill the ones you see. It's just like with algae in the tank, you have to get to the root of the problem. __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

04-03-2008, 08:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,727 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out I'm glad you couldn't find a pic. I am now totally freaked out with you. I would have left the house and demanded hubby deal with it before I would return. They are the only thing I would leave and make him deal with. I am usually not such a baby but spiders freak me out big time. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-03-2008, 10:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,985 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out Try this site for ID-ing I thought the little black spiders in my yard were baby black widows because Tommy found 2 females hanging out under a trellace going to our back yard...they look more like mouse spiders which don't bother me as much. And I found this about organic spider control. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

04-03-2008, 10:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
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04-03-2008, 12:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,776 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out Make sure to get the Queen!!!!!!! Sorry, couldn't resist Kathy. Best of luck with the arachno problem. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

04-03-2008, 12:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
BEELZEBOB -CHAUVINIST PIG- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 4,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out those are most likely just cob-web spiders. same species as widows, just smaller. baby black widows are very skinny in comparison to their full grown size. they also have a striped mosaic coloration. the dont go all Black until their 4-5 molt. and of course, no matter the size, the will have an hourglasss pattern. your lil guys are probably just cob web spiders. they make a small pattern-less web. you find them in wood piles, rock piles, and in the corners of homes. youre fine. i used to have 4 black widows as pets. __________________ 18Gal Mantis Tank 28lbs LR 22lbs Black Sand D&D Typhoone Skimmer96W CL PC (10K + AC) 2 Rio 90 P.H., 1 Nano Korilla Bane the Mantis Shrimp (G.Smithii) LIFE LESSON 8/8/08: Dont Poke Squirrells... LIFE LESSON 8/12/08: Chicks dont dig comic books... LIFE LESSON 8/26/2008: Pain is relative... LIFE LESSON 9/13/2008: Sometimes you just gotta pee in the sink... LIFE LESSON 10/1/2008: Her eyes say more than her mouth... LIFE LESSON 10/1 B: In retrospect, the shooting range was a bad first date idea... LIFE LESSON 10/19/2008: Bleach doesn't work well with out DETERGENT... But with it, WOW! LIFE LESSON 10/25/2008: "You're Such a Man," isnt necessarily a compliment... LIFE LESSON 10/28/2008: RC Helicopters are not Bob Proof... LIFE LESSON 10/29/2008: Dont ** where you eat, UNLESS, you are the company pooper scooper... BARB FREGGIN RULES**

04-03-2008, 12:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out El Paso is full of widows. Generally, they have strong long legs, very similar to the legs found on a recluse. The young, when super young have stringy copper colored legs, and a white/black striped body. The males that I have seen seem to have a brown, sometimes slightly striped appearance. That bulbous description would scare me, but the only way to tell is to take look on the abdomen. Notice any strange webs in your house? They would never win any prizes for best web design. It's like willy-nilly everywhere.

04-03-2008, 12:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out Bob and I posted at the same time!

04-03-2008, 05:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out You're never more than three feet away from a spider. Never. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

04-03-2008, 06:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
naperenterprise Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out Look what I found in one of my tanks Isn't she cute??? She's my pet (above) I also have a baby Tri-color tarantula... Below (Not a pet) is a photo of the black widow, this is a female, the males are much smaller. Does your friends look like this? __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to our Reef Galaxy

04-03-2008, 11:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
BEELZEBOB -CHAUVINIST PIG- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 4,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: SPIDERS!!! totally freaked out sweet! ah man i might have to set up another one.... spring is on its way __________________ 18Gal Mantis Tank 28lbs LR 22lbs Black Sand D&D Typhoone Skimmer96W CL PC (10K + AC) 2 Rio 90 P.H., 1 Nano Korilla Bane the Mantis Shrimp (G.Smithii) LIFE LESSON 8/8/08: Dont Poke Squirrells... LIFE LESSON 8/12/08: Chicks dont dig comic books... LIFE LESSON 8/26/2008: Pain is relative... LIFE LESSON 9/13/2008: Sometimes you just gotta pee in the sink... LIFE LESSON 10/1/2008: Her eyes say more than her mouth... LIFE LESSON 10/1 B: In retrospect, the shooting range was a bad first date idea... LIFE LESSON 10/19/2008: Bleach doesn't work well with out DETERGENT... But with it, WOW! LIFE LESSON 10/25/2008: "You're Such a Man," isnt necessarily a compliment... LIFE LESSON 10/28/2008: RC Helicopters are not Bob Proof... LIFE LESSON 10/29/2008: Dont ** where you eat, UNLESS, you are the company pooper scooper... BARB FREGGIN RULES**

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