Guest makapaka Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 18 hours ago, FinBak said: Now THAT made me chuckle. (Apart from chucking them into the fish pond.!!) House spiders are harmless and are a good way to keep 'Flying insects' like Flies under control. An old saying..."If you want to live and Thrive, leave the spider alive... No - it’s; ”If you want to live and thrive, purchase a flamethrower from the internet and obliterate the room the spider is in. Add petrol” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, makapaka said: No - it’s; ”If you want to live and thrive, purchase a flamethrower from the internet and obliterate the room the spider is in. Add petrol” That's the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmiss Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Don’t mind the spiders, it’s the crafty moths I can’t stand. They lull you into a false sense of security by playing dead and then fluttering round like mad when you try and move them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 28/09/2019 at 20:10, maggidee said: They say if you put conkers in each room it’s sopposed to keep them away A lot of people do say that, just like a lot of people say that crystals have healing properties. Neither are true though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, RootsBooster said: A lot of people do say that, just like a lot of people say that crystals have healing properties. Neither are true though. I swear by the conker theory, my late wife and I used to go out collecting conkers.. she would spread them all round the house, never saw a spider.. Don"t bother now and the spiders are back, not that it bothers me.. Don"t these spider repellents have some sort of Horse Chestnut ingredient in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 i want one of these for the dog lol https://ohioh.shop/products/halloween-spider-costume-for-dogs-cats-adjustable-neck-paste-buckle scroll down and watch the video...so funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, melthebell said: i want one of these for the dog lol https://ohioh.shop/products/halloween-spider-costume-for-dogs-cats-adjustable-neck-paste-buckle scroll down and watch the video...so funny Ha! Ha! Ha! That's brilliant. I'd have a heart attack if that came running towards me. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, francypants said: Ha! Ha! Ha! That's brilliant. I'd have a heart attack if that came running towards me. 🤣 Even if it was yours and you knew, that running across the field and jumping up at you would still be a bit scary lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 01/10/2019 at 10:03, Padders said: I swear by the conker theory, my late wife and I used to go out collecting conkers.. she would spread them all round the house, never saw a spider.. Don"t bother now and the spiders are back, not that it bothers me.. Don"t these spider repellents have some sort of Horse Chestnut ingredient in them. I haven't seen a spider in my house in months but I haven't put down any conkers - so surely that means not putting down conkers keeps spiders away? Several studies have been carried out by universities and the findings were that spiders don't give a hoot about conkers. For a quick, simple test see this video done by school kids. Given the option of climbing over a small branch or a sea of conkers, spiders chose the conkers (if anything, that may be a link suggesting that they like conkers 😁) It could well be that some spider repellent brand claims the use of a chestnut extract, it would likely be a good selling point seeing as so many people believe the old wives' tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, RootsBooster said: I haven't seen a spider in my house in months but I haven't put down any conkers - so surely that means not putting down conkers keeps spiders away? Several studies have been carried out by universities and the findings were that spiders don't give a hoot about conkers. For a quick, simple test see this video done by school kids. Given the option of climbing over a small branch or a sea of conkers, spiders chose the conkers (if anything, that may be a link suggesting that they like conkers 😁) It could well be that some spider repellent brand claims the use of a chestnut extract, it would likely be a good selling point seeing as so many people believe the old wives' tale. Very interesting RB.. makes me wonder.. watched a couple of other videos which proves your point.. Seem to go to a lot of trouble to disprove an old wives tale. thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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