-> > Does anyone have a good solution for spiders other than having to
-> > reshuffle equipment more often than is sometimes possible and
vacuum
-> > them away? One or two little spiders here and there don't seem to
be
-> > much of a problem, but, there are spiders here in my basement that
are
-> > about an inch of so in diameter that seem to like areas where
there's
-> > light - e.g. in rafters near lightbulbs (but some still nest in
other
-> > places), and they tend to have lots of little spiders (like
hundreds
-> > hatching per web (nest sacks are between 1/4" and 1/2 in diameter".
-> > The webbing can get so think that I once heard a ripping sound when
I
-> > pulled some circuit boards apart. These spiders can make quite a
mess
-> > from the droppings and remains of what was caught in the webs.
->
-> Man! Those suckers are h-u-g-e!
If you think that's big check out the photo I took of Igor this June:
http://www.swtpc.com/big_spider_in_garage.jpg
He's on a door jamb, and posed for the photo. That's a hinge at the
22.25 inch mark. He lived in my garage for a couple of years and we'd
see each other every now and then. As far as spiders go, he lived to a
ripe old age. I noticed sometime in August that he wasn't around
anymore. In September, while working at my workbench, a long spider leg
suddenly fell onto the bench. Looking up, I discovered what was left of
Igor. He'd died in web.
Bill
Received on Wed Oct 25 2000 - 00:19:18 BST
