Filed under: Things I Should Not Have To Deal With
Okay....so the other morning Scott came out of the bathroom saying something like, "I was in the bathroom and I thought Michelle's tarantula had gotten out but I was wrong. This thing is huge!"
At that point I had a two options.
Pretend I didn't hear him and keep writing or give him my full attention and possibly be recruited into the insanity.
The pretending didn't work because I visibly flinched at the word 'huge'.
I followed Scott into the bathroom and damn near had a heart attack, a stroke and a religious conversion all at the same time.
There, sitting in an oft ignored corner of my bathroom, was the biggest spider I have ever seen that was not behind glass. I did what any normal person would do. I ran and got my camera. After taking a few shots from as far back as I could I calmly left the bathroom. My job was done.
Or so I had hoped.
Scott apparently wanted input on how to deal with the beast. After some thought I decided it was way too big to squash so I sent him for a coffee can. I calmly put the coffee can down on the floor and the damn thing reared up at me. I calmly picked the coffee can up and left the bathroom. A few seconds later I was rudely interrupted by Scott who was now demanding answers.
For heaven's sake! He commanded troops. Lots of them. And did all sorts of military stuff. He lived in tents in deserts rife with camel spiders and terrorists and locals hawking badly made souvenirs. Surely he could deal with this? Apparently the difference was that he didn't have a big gun this time. But...we do have a Dyson vacuum. Wielding his bright yellow, high-powered suction action weapon, he proudly marched off to the bathroom and the battle began. A few moments later, the vacuum still roaring, he hurried into the kitchen, turned off the vacuum, pulled out the canister and stared at the crumpled remains at the bottom.
"Oh. It's dead." He remarked.
Ever the supportive spouse, I replied, "You think?"
The spider was given an unceremonious burial in the backyard, (actually he was flung as far as possible from the deck) and life returned to normal.
Or so I thought...
When I took my shower a little later I had a distinct moment of the 'creepy crawlies' as I wondered how such a large spider made it through the house unseen and if he/she had buddies. Even today I am still getting that icky cold fingers up my spine feeling as I think about the thing.
So....Do you want to see the photo? You'll have to excuse the quality, I was a bit nervous taking the shot. Scroll down...
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There it is...the Arachnid of the Baskervilles.
I looked it up on line and it is actually a female wolf spider.
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17 comments:
Ahhhhhh! Yikes!
Oh, and i am officially the biggest loser. I forgot to post the link! *blush* I fixed it on my blog. Here is the link to the new site:
http://nineacresphotoclasses.blogspot.com/
Personally I think that should have read: "I did what any normal person would do. I ran and got my VERY BIG GUN."
Also, when dealing with terrorists, does Scott put coffee cans over them?
Wolf spider 'smooshspider' that is the creepiest. I swear, tho I love the humor in your post to a great degree here....I'd NOT have picked up the can in the bathroom THEN exit stage back...I'd run. Run for cover...and not take a shower for weeks. OMG!!!
Dang. Just plain dang. Okay...confession, it was better than snake photos. But, geez!!!!
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*high pitched scream*
Ok...is that thing really as big as it looks? No frickin' way! I would move out of my home if it had wild animals as big as that in it! Maybe -50 isn't so bad...nothing like that survives here!
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Thank you for giving me the link and I'm so glad it was you and not me. I felt like such an idiot not being able to find it.
doow: A big gun probably would have been a better reaction. I'm not sure if Scott did use coffee cans. I'll have to ask him. I know he threw big planes at them so to speak, but I think a coffee can war would be much kinder and even a bit humorous. Could you imagine the reaction of said terrorist if you just walked up and canned his head?
Hottin' Anni:
I'm not known for doing rational things at irrational times. In retrospect I think I should have left the can. I'm still feeling creepy in the shower and I'm not afraid of spiders.
Becca:
Can you believe I didn't scream?
Gayle:
It was actually bigger in real life. I tried to get a bathroom cup next to it for a scale comparison in the photo but it didn't like it.
Ohmygosh … that’s one spider I wouldn’t want to encounter in my house … or anywhere else for that matter! I’m most impressed that you kept your wits about you, captured the image, and dealt with the situation! Thanks for sharing.
Hugs and blessings,
I'm not generally very phobic. In fact in my house growing up, my mom made me squish the bugs. I don't mind rats (LOL), snakes, reptiles, amphibians but. . . I do have a bit of a spider phobia. ICK is all I can say to yours.
Oh my that IS a huge one! Eek! I would be running far far away!
Normally, when I see something frightening...the usual response is a sharp intake of air as my heart attempts to jump out of my chest at which point someone has to remind me that I need to breathe. However, I suspect that with the size of this critter (guessing that the tiles are 1 sq ft and the little square in the middle is roughly 1 sq inch...making the leg span a minimum of 3") that even I would have let out a screech that would startle the entire cul du sac.
Scream !! I could never approach such a monster ! But I have a little hero in my family, cat Pookie loves spiders ! When I have one in the bathtube, I put Pookie inside the Bathroom and close the door. After a while of rumbling, when it is suddenly silent, I open the door a little and see my Pookie with a satisfied look on her face leaking her whiskers ! The spider has disappeared !
I was wondering when and where the "crunchy bits" would come in -
Thats a nice size bug - Wolf Spiders are common household pest in the fall when they are looking for a warm place to overwinter.
They are commonly found around doors, windows, house plants, basements, garages, and in almost all terrestrial habitats. Mind where you stick your fingers.
I know what you mean. My brave husband's reactions to such situations is to scoot out of the room and once he's put reasonable distance between himself and the offending intruder, take off his slippers and start aiming, with woeful results of course.
wow! That reminds me of a large salamander my cat brought in to my house one summer. S c C c a A a r Y y Y y! (happy you took a picture of it, though!!!)
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