Apparently, my niece dislikes spiders. Well, she better not step foot inside our garage. There are two large 'barn spiders' that have set up shop by the window and just above where I pile the recycling. I don't mind them because they keep the fly population down. But I'm cognizant of where they are at all times. I'd hate to have one of these guys plop down on my head.
They are actually the offspring of the spiders that were there last year. There were three last year. There were three this year too - but one of them must have had the third for lunch because there are only two now. Maybe there will only be one next year. I'd have to see the size of that one.
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My neighbor girls have a similar problem with spiders. In an effort to put their feelings in perspective, I bought them the DVD of Charlotte's Web. I'm not sure that it changed their hearts/minds, but at least they learned some new vocabulary, and now we greet each other with "Salutations!"
You DO realize that you will give your niece (AND GODCHILD) nightmares for days to come, right? I'm going to sneak over to your garage one night with a big can of dairy farm fly spray that's guaranteed to kill ALL flying, crawling, web-spinning 6 or 8-legged creatures!
The gal Matt rides to work with went to a friend's birthday party on a Friday evening and pulled a couple bag chairs out of where they store them in their barn (kind of like your garage) to bring to the party. Apparently, there were spiders (and eggs) in the chair or bag because on Monday morning as they were driving to Digi-Key there were baby spiders EVERYWHERE! By evening there were spider webs and MORE spiders EVERYWHERE! Some things are meant to be terminated BEFORE they reproduce!
Ene,
At least you didn't get your neighbors the late '80's horror film, "Arachnophobia," which scared us in early high school.
Barb,
I won't bother to tell Ashley about the time Kevin and Dad had to work on the pipes in the tiny crawl space beneath our kitchen. Dad brought his drop lights and propane heater to thaw things out. Unfortunately, they thawed out all the spiders and bugs down there too. Kevin said that they were not working but a few minutes before the creepy crawlies began to plop down on them!
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