OMG Black Widows... another few days for the bug guy

**Riptide** · 09-09-2007, 11:49 PM

Hah. We have so many Black Widows around our yard, it's insane. And the egg sacs are huge as well >.< Kinda gross, if you ask me. But I suppose if you live in the desert, you get used to all of its creepy critters

Next time you encounter an egg sac, spray it with hairspray and light it on fire. It does the trick! ^_^

**Sirrahsim** · 09-10-2007, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Riptide

Next time you encounter an egg sac, spray it with hairspray and light it on fire. It does the trick! ^_^

I think I'll stick with having hubby knock them down and crush them.

**Maya & Inka's mommy** · 09-10-2007, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Sirrahsim

I think I'll stick with having hubby knock them down and crush them.

oh gosh oh gosh, thinking about that sound, makes me shiver all over....! I think I am out of here

**king2005** · 09-10-2007, 04:42 PM

The black widows that lived in my window (on the inside), never bothered me. The window was covered in them (I didn't know they were black widows at the time)... I thought they were cute look a likes & let them live in my plant. I watered my plant all the time. that required me to pick it up, to water it... Did that for 5yrs & never had a single issue.

**Sirrahsim** · 09-10-2007, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by king2005

The black widows that lived in my window (on the inside), never bothered me. The window was covered in them (I didn't know they were black widows at the time)... I thought they were cute look a likes & let them live in my plant. I watered my plant all the time. that required me to pick it up, to water it... Did that for 5yrs & never had a single issue.

I don't care how peaceful they seem. The fact of the matter is that one bite from a mature female could kill either of my children and that is NOT a risk that I am willing to live with. I am horrified at the thought of us out there playing just a few feet from several very large very aggresive spiders! If you had cute little black widows in your window they were likely babies or males which are harmless. The females get very big and very mean and WILL bite you if you disturb their webs.