One of the few negatives of moving south. 

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09/16/2017 at 12:16 • Filed to: None

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Critters that want to kill you. As seen on a piece of equipment I’m currently working on. There was more than one and they all scurried off into the shadows yay. Now I get to reach my arm in and work on it.. For those who aren’t familiar it’s a black widow with Venom 15 times more powerful than a rattlesnake I’m told. I will not be testing that today hopefully.

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DISCUSSION (22)


Kinja'd!!! Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:22

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Which is why I’m going to stay in the safety of a province that has winter. Winter kills all of the venomous things, it seems.


Kinja'd!!! 12and35 > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:28

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A black widow isn’t going to bite you unless you mess with it. What I’d be worried about is a wolf spider. The bite won’t kill you but they are very aggressive and it hurts like Hell. They love crawl spaces, just so you know.


Kinja'd!!! Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:31

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I nuked the cowl tray of a Porsche 944 with starting fluid and a Zippo (10/10 would recommend, super effective) working in a junkyard as a kid. Found a widow hanging out in the wiper linkage, and I needed the motor. Pulled one from the next car in inventory, and deleted the first.


Kinja'd!!! Bigjohn428 > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:32

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i am sorry but you are going to have to burn the whole MFing place down.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:34

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Might want to tell someone else in case you get bit.


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:39

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They aren’t that dangerous. People RARELY die from them, and those that do tend to be children or elderly. Plus, unlike a rattlesnake, they are easily crushable. I really don’t get the fear of spiders, they eat other insects and when they get too close to comfort... STEP...splat...dead.


Kinja'd!!! gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
09/16/2017 at 12:40

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This. This allways.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:41

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When a spider encounters a human, it knows there’s no possible outcome where it can come out on top. Therefore, they generally keep their distance. Black Widows have a bad bite, but they won’t bite you unless you provoke them, and even then their first bite will be just a warning so that they can spook you and escape.


Kinja'd!!! interstate366, now In The Industry > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 12:42

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Eh, I hate snow enough that i’d rather deal with the critters.


Kinja'd!!! Xyl0c41n3 > 12and35
09/16/2017 at 12:46

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Wolf spiders aren’t aggressive. I lived with one for a few months because I know they eat much less desirable bugs and insects. I figured a little natural pest control couldn’t hurt. Plus, they’ve got binocular vision, which is kinda cool. And they can live for up to a year and a half. They’ll leave you alone if you leave them alone. Especially since that good vision of theirs means they can see you coming from a mile away.

Now that I have a cat who likes to investigate any creepy crawlies he finds, I don’t let wolf spiders alone. I’ll try to shoo them out if I can, or kill them if I have to. Last thing I need is my cat getting bitten on his nose or paw because he thought that giant spider was a new toy.


Kinja'd!!! itranthelasttimeiparkedit > 12and35
09/16/2017 at 12:48

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I saw one on my front porch the other day that was the size of my hand, not exaggerating. Never seen one that large before...


Kinja'd!!! MrDakka > Jarrett - [BRZ Boi]
09/16/2017 at 12:51

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Winter has it own problems

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Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > 12and35
09/16/2017 at 13:06

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“unless you mess with it” as in reaching into and working on the equipment it calls home.


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 13:09

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Long time resident of the south. Most spiders die pretty easily with just about any aerosol you use while working on something. I leave them alone if I can. I will normally kill a widow if it’s in the house though. The rest get to stay to control bugs or get escorted outside


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > My bird IS the word
09/16/2017 at 13:09

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Survived and even of it did bite you don’t fall over and die. Your flesh just begins to rot and then you die plenty of time to call loved ones :)


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > itranthelasttimeiparkedit
09/16/2017 at 13:10

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We get the writing spiders that big here but they are harmless. Still creepy as hell to see them that big.


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > TheHondaBro
09/16/2017 at 13:13

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In this unfortunate circumstance it’s trapped inside some equipment that is a tight space i had to reach into for about 30 minutes and fiddle around to repair so the danger of a bite is real in this case but agree average spider in the average setting is a zero threat.


Kinja'd!!! cbell04 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/16/2017 at 13:14

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In this unfortunate circumstance it’s trapped inside some equipment that is a tight space i had to reach into for about 30 minutes and fiddle around to repair so the danger of a bite is real in this case but agree average spider in the average setting is a zero threat.


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 13:15

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Kill it.


Kinja'd!!! 12and35 > Xyl0c41n3
09/16/2017 at 13:29

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They’ve always been assholes towards me for some reason. Might have something to be with the situation I’m in.


Kinja'd!!! 12and35 > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 13:30

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That would probably piss it off something good.


Kinja'd!!! dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > cbell04
09/16/2017 at 14:14

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It’s also 1/1000th the size of a rattlesnake. But point taken. I sprayed for spiders at our old house because we had small kiddos, and even though a bite isn’t going to be fatal even to them, it’s still going to hurt more than a be sting (and wasps are not welcome either). I’d kill a wasp in equipment I was working on, not because it’s deadly, but because a sting would hurt like a mother.