Surprise in the nesting box...

[KsKingBee]

 

[DylansMom]

My mother would love this! She is arachnophobic, which is why I am not. As a child she would scream for us kids to get rid of the big nasty spiders instead of the other way around.

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

My friend is arachnophobic as well. She also happens to be weary about pretty much all bugs. Which is why I feel sorry that she's in a class dedicated to learning about & studying bugs (Entomology).

 

[Garden Peas]

Okay, I had to get these photos off the internet, because the computer that had my photos on it long since died... But about ten years ago, we lived in a house that was mildly, but persistently infested with THESE things:



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@KsKingBee , I think these go on your chart with the label "call for nuke strike on house"

They are called huntsman spiders -- because they are very good hunters. They don't generally bite people, but you need to have somebody standing by to give you CPR the first time you see one, especially if it is hanging out on the ceiling right over your bed

I finally got used to them, because they were really good at wiping out bugs, but it took me awhile

 

[zazouse]

I have them around my ponds they are the biggest spider in our area.

Lots of eyes to watch you with.

 

[MinxFox]

Okay, I had to get these photos off the internet, because the computer that had my photos on it long since died... But about ten years ago, we lived in a house that was mildly, but persistently infested with THESE things:



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@KsKingBee , I think these go on your chart with the label "call for nuke strike on house"

They are called huntsman spiders -- because they are very good hunters. They don't generally bite people, but you need to have somebody standing by to give you CPR the first time you see one, especially if it is hanging out on the ceiling right over your bed

I finally got used to them, because they were really good at wiping out bugs, but it took me awhile

I want to hold it!!!

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Oh hell no! I don't mind bugs, but if I lived there with that spider I might just think about moving. Now come to think of it, I'm sure that's a reason I live in Montana and not ever leaving!
I love the chart KsKingBee I'm going to share it with my mom....she'll get a good giggle out of it.

 

[zazouse]

Oh hell no! I don't mind bugs, but if I lived there with that spider I might just think about moving. Now come to think of it, I'm sure that's a reason I live in Montana and not ever leaving!
I love the chart KsKingBee

I'm going to share it with my mom....she'll get a good giggle out of it.

Why whatever do you mean? there are lots of spiders in Montana just look at this site.

http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/montana/
I read once that no matter where you are there is always a spider within 5 feet of you, i believe that i got spiders in my truck, on my tractor heck they are every where

Years ago when Hurricane Rita hit us i came back home after being gone a month and when i stepped out of my truck i noticed the ground had lots of movement so i took a closer look and it was spiders, i want ya to know that for weeks every time i took a step hundreds of little striped leg spiders would scurry, never seen anything like it, they were thicker than a disturbed ant pile.

 

[Blooie]

My grandson Evan goes back to South Dakota every year to spend the summer with his dad, stepmom, and his other grandparents. My ex-son in law's parents are great people, and we share Evan's life in photos and posts on Facebook, as well as spend time with them when they come out here to pick him up. They are volunteers at the Sertoma Butterfly House in Sioux Falls. This year when Evan went back he got a surprise. His grandparents, Jan and Paul, arranged for him to be a volunteer too! He got a T-shirt declaring that he was "staff" and he did a fantastic job. He can tell you the names and habits of more butterflies than most people can ever imagine existed. He fed, he cleaned, and after just a short time he actually qualified to give tours! Yep, not bad for a little guy.

But his biggest accomplishment was getting over his fear of spiders, and in typical Evan fashion he did it in a big way! This is Evan with Lily, the Sanctuary's resident tarantula.

 

[DylansMom]

My grandson Evan goes back to South Dakota every year to spend the summer with his dad, stepmom, and his other grandparents. My ex-son in law's parents are great people, and we share Evan's life in photos and posts on Facebook, as well as spend time with them when they come out here to pick him up. They are volunteers at the Sertoma Butterfly House in Sioux Falls. This year when Evan went back he got a surprise. His grandparents, Jan and Paul, arranged for him to be a volunteer too! He got a T-shirt declaring that he was "staff" and he did a fantastic job. He can tell you the names and habits of more butterflies than most people can ever imagine existed. He fed, he cleaned, and after just a short time he actually qualified to give tours! Yep, not bad for a little guy.

But his biggest accomplishment was getting over his fear of spiders, and in typical Evan fashion he did it in a big way! This is Evan with Lily, the Sanctuary's resident tarantula.