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Riotproof View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:26 PM Post #1
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There is a huntsman spider on my bedroom wall, right near my side and about 1/3 down. Rationally, I know it won't bite me unless I provoke it, but I'm not sure I can go to sleep with it so close to my head. What would you do?

mez70 View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:27 PM Post #2
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vacum it up and seal the end of the hose and put said vacum in the shed away from the house.....

~THE~MAGICIAN~ View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:28 PM Post #3
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Hmm probably nothing. I'm not worried by spiders. Can you catch it in a jar and take thee outside?

JRA View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:31 PM Post #4
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remove him. (or make DH do it).

Katie_bella View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:31 PM Post #5
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QUOTE (~THE~MAGICIAN~ @ 12/01/2013, 10:28 PM) Can you catch it in a jar and take thee outside? This. Are you seriously considering just curling up and going to sleep with it still there???

B-B-M View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:32 PM Post #6
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If there was no other adult in my house....Call someone to come over and get it. Seriously. I am terrified of spiders - shudder I would never be able to sleep with one in the house - i would not be able to enter the room if i knew one was there. I'm a big chicken i know!!

Chelli View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:32 PM Post #7
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I'd introduce it to the bottom of my shoe Sorry to any spider lovers out there ...

Chaos in stereo View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:33 PM Post #8
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What Magician said. I have to say I have never had one jump on me while I'm sleeping, but cockroaches... you really have to get them out. There is nothing creepier than waking up from a deep sleep with a big fat festy cockroach scrabbling around your neck. shudders uuurrrggghhhhhhh!!!

libbylu View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:34 PM Post #9
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I would catch it and put it outside. The easiest thing is just to put a plastic container over it and slide a bit of cardboard (magazine cover, etc) under and throw it down the bottom of the garden. I don't think I could go to sleep with it in my bedroom.

Riotproof View Member Profile	12/01/2013, 09:36 PM Post #10
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QUOTE (JRA @ 12/01/2013, 10:31 PM) remove him. (or make DH do it). He's not home! Bah! I don't want to just vacuum him up, and I just know something would go wrong with the jar trick.

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