Spider Bite Leaves SpaceTiger Fading Fast

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The discussion revolves around a humorous and somewhat dramatic account of a spider bite experienced by a user named SpaceTiger. After being bitten by a Broad-Faced Sac Spider, SpaceTiger humorously contemplates his mortality and requests a tongue-in-cheek obituary. The conversation shifts to various reactions to spiders, with users sharing their experiences and methods for handling insects, including the glass-tumbler technique for safely relocating bugs. Some participants express their dislike for certain spiders, particularly brown recluse spiders due to their dangerous bites, while others advocate for a more humane approach to dealing with all spiders. The thread also touches on personal anecdotes about relationships and the shared experience of dealing with household insects, showcasing a blend of humor, camaraderie, and light-hearted banter among the participants.
  • #31
I've given Ember her instructions; she's allowed to kill and eat any spiders that enter the house, as long as I don't see her doing it. Crickets are also fair game if they get past the entryway, especially if they start chirping indoors in the middle of the night, but I don't want to find dead bodies...she either has to finish them off, or leave them to be released alive and well. Anything with less than 6 legs seeking refuge indoors are mine to handle, and she's not allowed to do anything to them unless it's only to chase them back out. And, lastly, if it has more than 6 legs and is furry, and she carries it to bed her, she's being evicted!
 
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  • #32
SpaceTiger said:
I kinda feel bad for killing it now. :frown:
You did the right thing! It teaches all spiders a lesson that they shouldn't be too cheeky to bite a tiger!:devil:
 
  • #33
SpaceTiger said:
I did. In fact, I'm putting it in a little box to show to my date for lunch. Maybe she'll be impressed by my hunting skills.

Apparently she was. We've been dating for a month and a half now. :biggrin:
 
  • #34
SpaceTiger said:
Apparently she was. We've been dating for a month and a half now. :biggrin:
How nice for you! :smile:
 
  • #35
Congratulations! I hope things work out positively for both of you. :approve:
 
  • #36
The glass-tumbler method is the method my college roomates and I used to catch roaches in our house. We would then deliver them a few doors down and deposit them outside the house that had loud parties involving hideous music choices.

Our best moment was when I caught two going at it in our hallway (making catching BOTH of these top priority)... let them stare at each other for a few days from under separate tumblers...(yeah, you WANT to be under the glass don't you, you horny little insects)... then, after our amusement with this torture faded, slipping them in the same glass for delivery to the party house.
 
  • #37
physics girl phd said:
The glass-tumbler method is the method my college roomates and I used to catch roaches in our house. We would then deliver them a few doors down and deposit them outside the house that had loud parties involving hideous music choices.
:smile: Wow, you're a devious one! :biggrin: That's the best retribution for loud parties keeping you up all night I've ever heard! :smile:
 
  • #38
Danger-danger! No wonder you're "Danger"! WD-40 and a lighter!

I have a VERY vivid memory of my big-brother doing the exact same thing to a large black widow-like thing in our garage when I was a wee little one.
 
  • #39
SpaceTiger said:
Apparently she was. We've been dating for a month and a half now. :biggrin:
Oh, I forgot...congrats! (I was distracted by the thought of trapping cockroaches with a tumbler. )

Hey, that's the same way I met my very first boyfriend, way back in Kindergarten! He showed me his collection of dead bugs (I think they were supposed to be alive in the plastic little bug house thing he had) and then I helped him catch a fly to add to the collection. :biggrin: Then we decided we would be boyfriend and girlfriend and get married (I had much better luck at getting proposals when I was young :smile:). He's the same kid who got me in trouble in first grade...he brought in a big rubber spider, and gave it to me, and then I promptly put it on the chair of one of the other girls who started screaming when she saw it. I just didn't understand why I got in trouble because she screamed so much over a rubber spider. :rolleyes:
 
  • #40
Evo said:
We won't forget you ST, we'll sticky a Space Tiger Memorial thread in Astronomy.
Does the spider bite still hurt? We're you romping through the hay last night?
This was the consequence of spending night with a Black Widow :smile:
 
  • #41
physics girl phd said:
The glass-tumbler method is the method my college roomates and I used to catch roaches in our house. We would then deliver them a few doors down and deposit them outside the house that had loud parties involving hideous music choices.

Our best moment was when I caught two going at it in our hallway (making catching BOTH of these top priority)... let them stare at each other for a few days from under separate tumblers...(yeah, you WANT to be under the glass don't you, you horny little insects)... then, after our amusement with this torture faded, slipping them in the same glass for delivery to the party house.

Wow. Physics girl phd was a really strange person. Is she still around?

I once tried breeding cannibalistic roaches, hoping to release them after many generations of nothing to each but each other, but cockroach sex torture is just plain demented.
 
  • #42
BobG said:
... of nothing to each but each other...
Practising your FDR, eh?
 

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