Arachnophobia…

SueDonim

Burning the house down is also an option, Shinamae!

Don't throw the spider out with the bathwater! ?

SueDonim

Burning the house down is also an option, Shinamae!

If it had been bigger I might well have considered it!! ?????

Burning the house down is also an option, Shinamae!

Can't believe I haven't seen any yet.
(touching wood) Got my bristle spider catcher at the ready in case DH is out.

No,l stayed!! ??? mind you it was quite small, if it had been one of the big buggers I would probably of slept on the couch

Spare room for you, Shinamae. ?

Just about to go to bed and I noticed this little bugger on the bedroom ceiling, got a cup to catch him,thought I had him but he was doing some sort of acrobatics on his thread and I think he’s dropped onto the bed and I can’t find him!!..?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️

OMG Grannyactivist! That's shocking. Poor little lad.
This thread is not good for me.

grannyactivist

My son-in-law has recently been bitten on the face by a spider! ?
It’s really painful for the poor lad so goodness knows what type of spider it was to elicit such a reaction, but one side of his face is swollen so badly that he looks like Quasimodo and there’s so much heat in it that my daughter got really worried. The doctor initially gave him an antihistamine, but that was ineffective so he’s now been prescribed antibiotics.

Sorry GA I missed this,How absolutely terrifying!!..Off to Amazon to order one of these!!…????

Oh Grannyactivist! That confirms my claim that spiders are the devil’s horsemen. I hope your sil feels better soon.

Mind you if I was a spider and it was freezing cold outside I would just hold my breath and get in the window never mind the peppermint oil…?

I do spray the inside of the curtain that faces the skylight with a mixture of water and peppermint oil hoping that will keep the little blighters out…??????? nothing wrong with a spider emoji or 7!! ??? By the way my bedroom is downstairs in my former dining room…

Shinamae

I never go to bed now without checking under the pillows (but not actually inside the pillowcase)And lifting up the “top and bottom of the duvet just to check…?????

Always do this too Shinamae but have now added a quick look behind curtains and scan the walls and ceiling. Why are there so many spider emojis on here? ?

I'm not scared of them - so became, by default, the work spider catcher, often seen trotting outside to release them (pretty sure they just came straight back in).

I was even interrupted, when teaching a class, to relocate one.

Wasps are a different matter, though. I'm pretty scared of them, especially indoors, so I'd have to send for the caretaker!

Luckily I have a divan bed and my headboard is tight against the wall!!…..? but I will start shaking out my clothes starting when I get dressed this morning…

Shinamae
Me too, plus shaking out all my clothes, looking down the back of the headboard, and under the bed.

I never go to bed now without checking under the pillows (but not actually inside the pillowcase)And lifting up the “top and bottom of the duvet just to check…?????

My son-in-law has recently been bitten on the face by a spider! ?
It’s really painful for the poor lad so goodness knows what type of spider it was to elicit such a reaction, but one side of his face is swollen so badly that he looks like Quasimodo and there’s so much heat in it that my daughter got really worried. The doctor initially gave him an antihistamine, but that was ineffective so he’s now been prescribed antibiotics.

I think I’ve posted this up thread but can’t remember and can’t be bothered to look but I wonder how many spiders are lurking up there!!!…????And to be honest as long as they stay up there and not in my room that will be fine..?

No, the radiator is set very close to the wall.
I have sprayed where I think it is, and am hoping it will surrender, eventually. (And shrink, hopefully!)

MissAdventure
Hope you have managed to track it down, and bash it with your bat.

My post prior to yours seems most appropriate, MissAdventure!* ?

I had a BIG spindly one under my kitchen work surface today.
I couldn't get the bat in the right position, and he has gone behind the radiator.

I pinched this from a friend’s FB page.

Will have to have a look at these bat's. But not sure they'd be good for me if you need to get too close. My hoover attachment pipe is OK but I've had to put the whole hoover outside to wait for DH to empty. I literally tremble - - I didn't think I was 'normal' until I read the posts here.?