I'm telling you, this BEAST was gigantic and apparently carried its own luggage. When I smashed it with the closest thing to me, a giant suitcase, many tiny relatives tried to high tail it out of my way. They were smashed, too, although I had to change weapons to get to them. The mop came in handy.
Generally speaking, if you have more than 4 legs, you aren't welcome in my home. Ditto that if you have wings and a stinger.
Do you know what kind of beast this is? It's a wolf spider, and damned if it doesn't carry its offspring right on its body. Don't think that didn't surprise me. I thought I was watching the movie, Arachnophobia. Really.
I'm never going in that basement again.
Now pass the emesis basin. I think I'm going to be sick.
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You poor thing. Did you get your power working later?
I didn't click over 'cause I have a weak stomach anyway 0 but I can only imagine.
Your description is too telling, poor soul.
Hugs. Ick. Ick. Ick.
Jade--we did finally get an electrician out at around 9 pm. There was a loose wire to the main circuit breaker. I sent him into the basement alone.
Thank you Skippy. It was gross.
oooooo...that's quite the hairy beast!
Hey, I can't say anything. I'm terrified of toads!
I say that multilegged wolf met its match with you!
Both come equipped with the "startle" gene.
Wolf spiders, away with you! Let Rudee have her basement back.
Did you mean to give me a frackin' heart attack when I clicked on that?
I'm thinking you may not like it in Australia.
Don't think even my cats would eat that one for me!
(gagging sound) I clicked before I read the whole post or I would have passed. I was thinking maybe a mouse. Now I have to go back to bed with that frightening image in my head.
Poor Rudee...how scary that must have been.
Maybe you need to get professional help.LOL
QMM
Miss Muffet has left the basement!
I'm trying to get the mice out of my kitchen right now. I think there's a family behind the stove but so far none caught. I've seen one ON the stove even! Gross!!!
WT, probably not, but my hatred of insects is limited to spiders that carry their young on their backs. Don't think I didn't think of retribution while I slept.
Kathleen, come to think of it, she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw me--as if a beast like that could make herself invisible--she was the size of a quarter in diameter and very tall for a spider. She must have needed a lot of clearance to carry her young. Oh. I can't even think about it.
QMM, I need therapy after that.
Poor Rudee!
Well, I said it before, country folk just don't get as freaked out about lurking critters as city folk. But that thing does look scary!
Renie, their diet is not limited to other insects. They will feed off any kind of creature.
They are huge! We get them with some frequency. BTW the vacuum cleaner works wonders :-)
CollegeGrrrl found one of these in her sleeping bag at Girl Scout camp many years ago...the girl is still traumatized.
I feel for you. The only critters allowed in my house are named! I had mice last winter and I am still traumatized. I slept with all the lights on. Call the exterminator.
Yup...the vacuum cleaner is the weapon of choice. Wolf spiders are not uncommon here. I remember when I was little, my Dad used to call for a saddle when one would charge across a room.
those babiees have a nasty bite, i do believe.
at least it wasn't a rat.
hahaha, not to laugh at your pain and suffering, but this cracked me up. I love spiders. Send him my way, I'll put a leash on him and walk him around the neighborhood, haha.
oh dear... (insert shrill scream here) things with a lot of hair and eight legs DO NOT BELOW IN THE HOUSE!
Geesh, and I can just imagine seeing Sandy walking her spider on a leash. cracked me up!!
I'm sooo sorry! These things are huge. I was walking with a school teacher friend of mine.. He loves everything about nature in a curious sort of way.
We came across this flattened, hairy carcus on the road and after much examination discovered it was a wolf spider.... I was so freaked!
What kind of spider looks like a mamal after being run over by a car?
Sorry...I didn't look. I have enough disgusting things to look at cleaning our pool. I seem to be the only one brave enough to do the job here. Call a pest control asap....they do wonders!!!
Make fun? Never. I would STILL be screaming. That thing is horrible!!
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