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  1. eMINIparts

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    #16 eMINIparts, Apr 18, 2013

    I think I would just burn the house down call it a total loss....Way to big of a spider to go back inside for me
     
  2. JMC40

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    #7 JMC40, Apr 17, 2013
    If I found one of those in my house I think I'd move...
     
  3. jeffster06

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    #8 jeffster06, Apr 17, 2013
    I thought about using this but thought it be overkill
     

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    #11 Minidave, Apr 17, 2013
    yes, but they don't bite people...and they're really tough on cockroaches, ants and other bugs, so too bad you couldn't just learn to live with him......

    People are scared of black snakes too, yet they eat mice and rats like crazy - so they're good to have around, and they don't bite people either.
     
  5. jeffster06

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    #18 jeffster06, Apr 18, 2013
    I guess next time I encounter one I may think before I kill it. Depends where I see it. Although I don't know if I could sleep well at night knowing what's lurking around the basement.
     
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    #20 jeffster06, Apr 18, 2013
    I'm hearing you, unfortunately for this one I already killed it before I posted this thread. He's not alive in the bag (i didnt want to touch it directly)

    As for future ones I may try to catch and release, but I will not be leaving it in my house. Personal exterminator or not, I would rather not have it walking by me. I am not a fan of spiders at all, even knowing what they are good for. To me a good spider is a dead spider.
     
  7. eMINIparts

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    #21 eMINIparts, Apr 18, 2013
    I would be too scared to kill.....I would be running down the street screaming....neighbors would be wondering " Why is that big guy screaming like that"

    I saw Arachnophobia I know what happens
     
  8. jeffster06

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    #2 jeffster06, Apr 17, 2013
    Here's a close up
     

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    #3 Sideways, Apr 17, 2013
    Its quite beautiful in a crazy give-you-the-willies kinda way...


    1/2 a can you say :shocked:
     
  10. Ernesto

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    #4 Ernesto, Apr 17, 2013
    Ok.. I've got the creeps now..

    I really hope you have tiny tiny hands cause spiders shouldn't be that big :wink:
     
  11. jeffster06

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    #5 jeffster06, Apr 17, 2013
    Pic with a ruler, don't ask why I'm keeping it around. Once they're dead I don't mind playing with them for a little bit.
     

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    #6 Dave.0, Apr 17, 2013
    Brake cleaner ? You need a 9mm. Damn that thing is huge, nice catch.
     
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    #9 wmwny, Apr 17, 2013
    AAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...ya, buddy, it was a wolfie and a big un, too! WTG...they bite mean! :Thumbsup:
     
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    #10 JMC40, Apr 17, 2013
    Not so sure about that...:D
     
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    #12 Friskie, Apr 17, 2013
    Actually, you eliminated a valuable ally against other undesirable spiders. Wolf spiders are the good guys. Kinda like having a bull snake in the barn, minimizes the rodentia, so the wolf spider will go after nasties like the brown recluse.
     
  16. jeffster06

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    #13 jeffster06, Apr 17, 2013
    Nope I can't live with him, he's was in a secluded area. My fear is if more started showing up, little spiders that look harmless I leave alone. But when they get this big they gotta go. I'm also trying to deal with a handful of black widows. Those I don't play with and go for kill strikes when I see them, although they tend to stay put in corners so they aren't that bad. Free roaming beasts are no fun to have in the house.
     
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    #14 LostDenverite, Apr 17, 2013
    How far out in the woods do you live?!? Not trying to be funny or joke on you, but I'm in a major city, and your spider issues (wolf, BW) would cause folks here to call a professional exterminator (or a moving truck :))
     
  18. jeffster06

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    #15 jeffster06, Apr 17, 2013
    Lets just put it this way, when you hear the banjos turn around and go back a mile and you're at my house. I'm in the sticks, but I like it that way. Maybe I should have left him alive but I really don't know if I could sleep at night knowing I let him go. Or if I ever need to do something to my water heater, furnace, or electrical panel I'd hate knowing it was there somewhere.
     
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    #17 Eric@Helix, Apr 18, 2013
    Wolf spiders are excellent household predators. Keep it, or if you must dispose of it (which I don't recommend) place it in a terrarium with a common wasp: it's mortal enemy and watch a Japanese movie style creature deathmatch. I did this once as a kid. Result: Spider won early, but was mortally wounded and expired several days later.:(
     
  20. Minidave

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    #19 Minidave, Apr 18, 2013
    You're not hearing us, it's not interested in you.......it only wants to eat the other crawley things that are in your house, it's your buddy - your own personal bug extermination company!
     
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