Hey I know I may sound like a wuss for this but does anyone know a effective way to eliminate large spiders in the home? We use bug bombs quite often but I think they are useless against larger spiders it seems... We tryed Home Defense spraying all over our house and the outside, we used the Home Defense granules around the base of the house and bug bombs... But now it has gone too far and me and the miss found the largest 8 legged freak tonight, here is the story... So anyways while I was playing UT3 on my pc I saw in the corner of my eye this large thing moving, I looked, my heart sanked... Staring right at me is perhaps the largest Wolf Spider that I have seen in my life! I casually and slowly reach for the bug spray and tryed to hose it down, the thing facking jumps and RUNS across the room and hid under the entertainment center. So I wanted to think that it would die because I sprayed it but I had a feeling that because this bastard was mega huge it would shrug it off. So I moved the entertainment center, there it is, looking like he is soo pimp right now... so I take the trash bin I had nearby and place it on top of it, trapping it... So now I need to know how long will it take for it to starve to death? Should I get the dyson handy and suck it up? Or should I plant C4 around the structure to the house and blow the infestation to hell? If it dies soon I can take a picture of it too...
Wolf spiders are no joke, they're pretty poisonous if I remember correctly.. I would think it'd take awhile to starve it though. Try sliding something underneath the trash so you have it fully trapped, then shake it like a salt shaker and hope to knock it senseless? Lol it might work..
If you don't mind getting your shoe dirty... I would just say squish it, preferably with boots. If it has a white behind, I would suggest trapping it in a little container and putting it outside, if you squish it baby spiders might come out (happened to me before, but it wasn't a wolf spider).
Hmm it would break its legs or stun it I would hope but I place the bottom of the trash bin on it and not the open end so it is pretty much pressed and held into the carpet so maybe if I apply a lot of weight to it it will crush it... The only thing is since it is quite large it would be messy, or a story I heard from my brother once is how his wife tried to stomp one to death and it happen to have a "nest/egg" on its back and said that seeing a couple thousand micro spiders crawling up her leg was... disturbing.
Oh thank god I think it was just mostly brown so I think I can just smash the crap out of it... I just wish there is a way to keep the disgusting things from entering my home... I even tried these things called hedge apples...
Ohh all bad..Hmm..Maybe you could try setting up a small perimeter around the trash, then lift it up and Idk, inflict pain upon it lol. Yea though wolf spiders carry their babies on their backs, so it'd definitely be all bad if this was the case, but looks like you said its back wasn't white so you should be good..I don't think the babies get their coloring till they've matured.
when I have a big bug or something in my room, I bring out the big 'ol air soft machine gun and go full auto til it dies..... you could like build a trap around the bucket and make it come to the trap, then kill it....
Poisonous spiders are the least of your worries (unless you like eating them). It's the venomous ones you have to watch out for Funny you should mention it though, cos recently I've been getting really pissed off with all the moths that keep on flying into my room. Moths really annoy me when they fly into my face, whenever I see one I go crazy and chase it round the house until I kill it. I've got a nice little collection now ranging from moths the size of a fingernail, to the size of an egg.
There are a lot of possibilities to get rid of these spiders: Adopt a cat from a local shelter! Seriously, these are wonderful animals when it comes to pest control. A chemical free way to chase away, (not kill) spiders is to place Hedge Apples or pieces of Hedge Apples wherever you see spiders. Spiders hate these things - but beware, they are poisonous. Spiders hate chestnuts, too. They also hate the taste of Lemon Pledge. Dust your window sills and doorframes with the Pledge, both inside and out, and any areas where they accumulate. The spiders will find that they don't want to live with you. Or rid your house of spiders by Oil of Cloves. Put some oil in shallow dishes in windowsills, they won't come near it!
Hey - found some more things on the net: http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-wolf-spiders.htm If you like to choose a cat, go for a Manx breed. Best hunters when it comes to insects and arachnoids.
Eugh, Spiders are gross. Take a picture of that dead geezer when you get the chance. I'm interested to know how big we are talking here. HAHAHA @ the 6 armed Cat.
I wouldn't like a picture, thank you >.>" I thought this was talking about something illegal when a "spider" was mentioned but I figured it out after clicking on the topic lol Certainly livened up the lounge ^.^
Haha omg that reminds me of the "logs" you find in Penumbra: Overture from the scientist trying to survive eating the giant spiders lol. I would get a cat (I love cats ) but my gf is allergic to cats, (NOOOO!!! ) Should I trade her for the cat?
Oh btw I tried moving the trash bin but the gross bastard was still alive! So I quickly placed the bottle of the so-called bug spray over it... When it dies (hopefully it doesn't curl up) I can do a size comparison and place a xbox controller next to it or a half dollar coin and snap a picture. Then whip out the dyson and suck the corpse up if it doesn't have a egg on it...
