that's why when I set out to make a spider dead, I confirm that kill!
Overall tho, they're a self correcting problem. They eat stuff I don't like...when they eat all that stuff they eat other spiders. Nothing left to eat? Problem solved!
Those brown recluse spiders are QUITE common. If you haven't seen one yet, put out a few traps in your pantry, under the stove, under the sink... You'll catch one.
They make a nasty wound. They love bedclothes. Kinda like scorpions, only our (Texas) scorpions only sting, very little venom. I get nailed from time to time as the seasons change.
The upside is that toads eat them. The downside is that toads need moisture to survive. Tough in a drought.
Have you been up to Best of the West range? If not, give it a try - nice folks. Great outdoor range! Liberty Hill. A hike from the People's Republic of Austin, but is a nice drive.
I have to say that I like Lone Star in Lockhart. only 100 yard rifle range, but the attitude there is relaxed. They let me shoot Bart Simpson, after all. ;-)
Argh! I shouldn't have looked!
ReplyDeleteWow...I'm just going to have to use bigger firepower.
ReplyDeletePut them outside, they'll just come back in!
ReplyDeletethat's why when I set out to make a spider dead, I confirm that kill!
ReplyDeleteOverall tho, they're a self correcting problem. They eat stuff I don't like...when they eat all that stuff they eat other spiders. Nothing left to eat? Problem solved!
Double tap, Weer'd. Anything worth squashing is worth squashing twice.
ReplyDeletei stick all the spiders i find in the basement - we have far too many cave crickets, and they're good eatin' for a spider.
ReplyDelete...and that's why I make sure they're dead.
ReplyDeleteKahr40 beat me to it.
ReplyDeletethere are two types of good spiders.
Outdoor spiders.
Dead spiders.
Down here in the Southland I am with abnormalist.
ReplyDeleteThose brown recluse spiders are QUITE common. If you haven't seen one yet, put out a few traps in your pantry, under the stove, under the sink... You'll catch one.
They make a nasty wound. They love bedclothes. Kinda like scorpions, only our (Texas) scorpions only sting, very little venom. I get nailed from time to time as the seasons change.
The upside is that toads eat them. The downside is that toads need moisture to survive. Tough in a drought.
Have you been up to Best of the West range? If not, give it a try - nice folks. Great outdoor range! Liberty Hill. A hike from the People's Republic of Austin, but is a nice drive.
-The Captain
Captain, I haven't. Maybe a blogshoot sometime?
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I like Lone Star in Lockhart. only 100 yard rifle range, but the attitude there is relaxed. They let me shoot Bart Simpson, after all. ;-)
Made me smile.
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