RunningAHEAD - Topic: Look what I found today...

Mississippi

posted: 9/25/2007 at 10:52 PM
modified: 9/25/2007 at 10:53 PM

Creepy isn't it? Big grin

It's living in some Butterfly Bushes behind my house.

Michelle

Scout7

posted: 9/26/2007 at 7:42 AM

Ew, nasty. What is it?

Mississippi

posted: 9/26/2007 at 7:48 AM

Quote from Scout7 on 9/26/2007 at 7:42 AM:

Ew, nasty. What is it?

Hey, no responding to pictures that you can't see! IF you could see it you would see a CREEPY spider. Tongue

Michelle

t_runner

posted: 9/26/2007 at 7:51 AM

Second the ewww! From the subject, I was hoping for cute kittens or something like Trishie found on her run a few weeks back... Getting over my initial shudder.. he is a pretty interesting looking spider. How big?

Mississippi

posted: 9/26/2007 at 8:12 AM
modified: 9/26/2007 at 8:13 AM

Quote from t_runner on 9/26/2007 at 7:51 AM:

Second the ewww! From the subject, I was hoping for cute kittens or something like Trishie found on her run a few weeks back... Getting over my initial shudder.. he is a pretty interesting looking spider. How big?

Sorry. I once posted about bunnies I found in my backyard, did you see those? Is this better? Smile

The spider is only about 3 inches big, but he's a tough guy, didn't budge AT ALL no matter what I did (without actually touching him that is). There were bigger and creepier spiders in the corner of the yard in the dirt box. As I was turning over the dirt they kept running out. It was probably a funny sight, me shoveling and then all of a sudden dropping the shovel and jumping back and doing that "I'm freaked out hand waving thing". And I usually don't kill them but ONE in particular wouldn't go away and yes, I'm ashamed to say, I squished him. He looked MEAN, could have taken off a toe... all big and hairy.

Michelle

t_runner

posted: 9/26/2007 at 2:05 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/26/2007 at 8:12 AM:

Sorry. I once posted about bunnies I found in my backyard, did you see those? Is this better?

MUCH!! Awww, how sweet!

Quote from Mississippi on 9/26/2007 at 8:12 AM:

And I usually don't kill them but ONE in particular wouldn't go away and yes, I'm ashamed to say, I squished him. He looked MEAN, could have taken off a toe... all big and hairy.

And who could blame you? If I find them in the house, I do the 'I'm freaked out hand waving thing' and make my boyfriend take them outside. I don't want them to die, but I don't exactly want them near me while I'm sleeping either.

diddidit

Team HTFU NCTR Driver

posted: 9/26/2007 at 2:29 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/25/2007 at 10:52 PM:

Creepy isn't it? It's living in some Butterfly Bushes behind my house.

I think that's, like, an orb weaver or something. Big, makes very pretty webs, eats lots of mosquitos. Not allowed in my house, but left alone when found outdoors... did

joe_h

The voice of mile 18

posted: 9/26/2007 at 2:34 PM

yum tasty and a good source of protien just kidding I'm pretty sure I'd do the run away arms flailing too

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Mississippi

posted: 9/26/2007 at 2:40 PM

Quote from diddidit on 9/26/2007 at 2:29 PM:

I think that's, like, an orb weaver or something. Big, makes very pretty webs, eats lots of mosquitos. Not allowed in my house, but left alone when found outdoors... did

I didn't kill it. It was outside minding it's own business. It didn't even mind when I used the weed trimmer around it. And, if it's eating mosquitos, he can stay as long as he wants. I think I'll call him Harvey (not sure why, but he looks like a Harvey). Smile

Michelle

Mississippi

posted: 9/26/2007 at 2:41 PM

Quote from joe_h on 9/26/2007 at 2:34 PM:

yum tasty and a good source of protien just kidding I'm pretty sure I'd do the run away arms flailing too

I'll bring him to the next race we do together and you can tell me how he tastes. Evil grin

Michelle

joe_h

The voice of mile 18

posted: 9/26/2007 at 2:58 PM

speaking of races - you're doing the octoberfest this saturday? if not there is a 5k in blue bell and another in jenkintown both on sunday

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Mississippi

posted: 9/26/2007 at 3:04 PM

Quote from joe_h on 9/26/2007 at 2:58 PM:

speaking of races - you're doing the octoberfest this saturday? if not there is a 5k in blue bell and another in jenkintown both on sunday

I already paid for the Oktoberfest race. Which stinks because there is a fundraiser 5k for the runner who died at Broad Street. That race is in Bensalem (I used to live there) at the same time of the one in Doylestown. Sunday is a busy day for me, so odds are, I won't be doing a second race.

Michelle

woodlandsprite

Finished!

posted: 9/26/2007 at 3:54 PM

I made the mistake of not killing a black widow outside my house - I just moved her... Well, she came back. With friends. I don't mess around with them any more. Other nonvenomous (to people) spiders are welcome to stay and eat all the bugs they want tho Smile

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clhagan

posted: 9/26/2007 at 4:12 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/26/2007 at 8:12 AM:

Sorry. I once posted about bunnies I found in my backyard, did you see those? Is this better? The spider is only about 3 inches big, but he's a tough guy, didn't budge AT ALL no matter what I did (without actually touching him that is). There were bigger and creepier spiders in the corner of the yard in the dirt box. As I was turning over the dirt they kept running out. It was probably a funny sight, me shoveling and then all of a sudden dropping the shovel and jumping back and doing that "I'm freaked out hand waving thing". And I usually don't kill them but ONE in particular wouldn't go away and yes, I'm ashamed to say, I squished him. He looked MEAN, could have taken off a toe... all big and hairy.

I remember in college my roommates and I once killed a spider with a can of hairspray. It was up high in the corner of the wall/ceiling and none of us could reach it (not that we wanted to anyway) and we didn't have any Raid. So we just sprayed it till it was glue and I guess it asphyxiated. Dead

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rockenmamaof5

posted: 9/26/2007 at 5:39 PM
modified: 9/26/2007 at 5:39 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 9/26/2007 at 3:04 PM:

I already paid for the Oktoberfest race. Which stinks because there is a fundraiser 5k for the runner who died at Broad Street. That race is in Bensalem (I used to live there) at the same time of the one in Doylestown. Sunday is a busy day for me, so odds are, I won't be doing a second race.

OMG I remember seing a someone on the ground with people surrounding him when I came in to finish the race, never heard about the guy dying Sad

So sad!!! As for the spider, Kallie ate a HUGE wolf spider yesterday in the basement while ken and I were working Confused

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