File this under BAD idea...

[Tmutarakhan]

clearly, this man had the greatest and only logical answer to spiders

"I did nothing when they came for the gophers, because I was not a gopher."
-Anne Glaeson.

I, for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords.

[Roan Cara]

after all these spiders pics I may never sleep again. I kill all spiders no matter how miniscule on sight, its not wise or fair or just I recognize that, but it is a soul deep knee jerk downright NEED! *actually I usually squeal and beg Big Jim to kill them for me while I hide*

[Grainne Ni Malley]

I would use a grenade to kill a spider. If I had any. Grenades that is.

Nay, a rocket launcher. Oh, just pick something big and destructive.

[AiliailiA]

Welcome to America amigo, where doing shit like that gets you your 15 minutes of fame.

Or fifteen minutes of flame anyway.

[Imsogone]

But spiders are awesome...

Especially tarantulas...

That has to be the coolest looking spider...

I've always wanted a spider as a pet, but if I had a choice I'd want a pet snake...

You can have both.

I do.

And cats.

[Maurepas]

I have been known to use an aerosol deodorant and a lighter to rid myself of wasp's nests, I admit.

[Nakorin]

[Blouman Empire]

Kill them, kill them with fire.

This was not a bad idea it is the only idea.

Now two of my favourite spider stories.

The first happened only a few months ago I walked into my bedroom and saw above me this huge spider would've been about 20cm wide, it was so big I could see its eyes. I did what anyone else who wanted to sleep again would do grabbed the Moretien and sprayed the bastard it ran along the wall and then fell onto the floor. Thanks to my Jedi like reflexes I was able to grab an empty container and place it over the spider before it could run under furniture. There I let it die, and I was able to sleep that night.

The second occurred a few years ago, me and a few friends were in the loungeroom playing FIFA we had the front door open and what should waltz in but a big spider, a friend stepped on it, however, while it killed the big spider a large amount of baby spiders sprung forth and started running everywhere. This resulted in all of us jumping up to kill the baby spiders before they could get away.

I will probably not look at this thread again as some of the pictures are making me anxious

[AETEN II]

ACK!
Stop trying to kill spiderbro!
-opens shelter home box for persecuted spiders-

And blowtorch plus anything flammable is a bad idea.

[Nazis in Space]

I swear to God, if I come across a spider in my house, I will gingerly carry it outside in a cup and release it so hard that it won't know what happened.

(Image)

>Wasp
>Him

No. Just... No.

[Soleichunn]

arguement or point of this thread?

Discussing how terrible spiders are and how using a blowtorch is completely justifiable in the eradication of the little bastards.

I've cleared wasp nests with a small blowtorch - the key was to always have two people, in some kind of protective clothing (against wasps, and fireproof gloves & goggles), with the second person having a foam/CO2 extinguisher and water on hand.

[Nazis in Space]

Also, it is my intention to provide my future children with spider plushies pretty much as soon as they start getting any plushies at all.

Spiders are our friends. Combat arachnophobia at birth.

[Death Metal]

Also, it is my intention to provide my future children with spider plushies pretty much as soon as they start getting any plushies at all.

Spiders are our friends. Combat arachnophobia at birth.

And subscribe to Spider-Man comics!

[AiliailiA]

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That was funny in the other thread (which was about long grass). A bit too random here though I think.

[AiliailiA]

Kill them, kill them with fire.

This was not a bad idea it is the only idea.

Now two of my favourite spider stories.

The first happened only a few months ago I walked into my bedroom and saw above me this huge spider would've been about 20cm wide, it was so big I could see its eyes. I did what anyone else who wanted to sleep again would do grabbed the Moretien and sprayed the bastard it ran along the wall and then fell onto the floor. Thanks to my Jedi like reflexes I was able to grab an empty container and place it over the spider before it could run under furniture. There I let it die, and I was able to sleep that night.

The second occurred a few years ago, me and a few friends were in the loungeroom playing FIFA we had the front door open and what should waltz in but a big spider, a friend stepped on it, however, while it killed the big spider a large amount of baby spiders sprung forth and started running everywhere. This resulted in all of us jumping up to kill the baby spiders before they could get away.

I will probably not look at this thread again as some of the pictures are making me anxious

Insect spray isn't the ideal way to kill spiders, since they aren't insects. You probably just blinded it. With a really good dousing, you may have suffocated it with liquid.

But you're Australian I guess. You have better reasons than most to fear and hate all spiders.

[L Ron Cupboard]

I had a landlord once who used to check for gas leaks by running a blowtorch along the gas pipe.

[Miyager]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-sets-house-fire-trying-kill-spiders-blowtorch-233815257.html

what was he thinking... using a blowtorch... to get rid of spiderwebs... during record heat waves... in his yard, filled with dried plants...

I am.... speechless...

who here would use a blowtorch to get rid of spiderwebs?

... Fuck, that's a good idea. You know, I would.

I had a landlord once who used to check for gas leaks by running a blowtorch along the gas pipe.

I'd love to know that guy.

[AiliailiA]

I had a landlord once who used to check for gas leaks by running a blowtorch along the gas pipe.

The house catching fire and your stuff getting burned ... that's still better than getting gassed or the house burning down while you're asleep.

I'm cool with it. If it worries you, just stand back.

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

All that's missing is the guy wearing a 'Genius At Work' t-shirt...

[Galborg]

I used to grab the nearest weapon to kill Spiders.

One day, I dared to kill the Spider with my bare flesh and that cured most of my Fear.

Then I saw Charlotte's Web (the cartoon musical) and I have not killed a spider since. The live-action movie with no songs is rubbish, but it wasn't bad enough for me to revert to arachnocide.

[Veladio]

OH MY FUCKING GODS! Thanks for the pictures guys, arachnophobia is a bitch

[Not a pipe]

Also, it is my intention to provide my future children with spider plushies pretty much as soon as they start getting any plushies at all.

Spiders are our friends. Combat arachnophobia at birth.

OK, good, I like that too. Do you have any spider plushies?

And subscribe to Spider-Man comics! :p

I don't like Spider-Man so much.

And in addition, I would be unlikely to hurt or destroy anything with a blowtorch. If I need to kill someone I should do by hand, not by a blowtorch.

[Pope Joan]

My friend was a radio producer and announcer in my home town.

He was a vet, and somehow had a real army-issue flamethrower.

We get lots of snow and ice all winter long, which meant he could not get into or out of his garage, which was down a 30 foot slope from the street.

Simple answer? Burn that stuff off!

Minutes later the flames had left nothing of his garage, nor of his asphalt driveway. Fortunately, the garage was detached from his house, or it would not have been as funny.

[Free University]

:shock: after all these spiders pics I may never sleep again. I kill all spiders no matter how miniscule on sight, its not wise or fair or just I recognize that, but it is a soul deep knee jerk downright NEED! *actually I usually squeal and beg Big Jim to kill them for me while I hide*

"Soul deep" is not the same thing as "unexamined", and "need" is not the same thing as "cowardly desire", just so you know.

He must feel like a big man, killing a tiny, probably defenseless creature so he can be an enabler for an individual who is too emotionally weak to deal with nature in rational ways.

[Galborg]

He must feel like a big man, killing a tiny, probably defenseless creature so he can be an enabler for an individual who is too emotionally weak to deal with nature in rational ways.

Nature is irrational and deserves an irrational response.
It is already irrational that iddy-biddy spiders should be so mighty and evil and eldritch and scary.

Fear leads to Hate; Hate leads to Anger etc. But the Spiders started it by being so scarey.