Spiders that live in car door mirrors

always a spider in my car door mirror too

And they're persistent buggerz. I had one one crawling around my drivers window the other day. Opened the window expecting it to be blown off down the motorway, but give him credit he clung on for dear life.
When I stopped, he nonchenantly crawled around again as though a near death experience was all in a days work.

Have they evolved since cars were invented?  Or they move over from stagecoaches?

They've got 8 legs ffs. How much more evolution do you want?

I wonder how many have died in car crashes

They never die they feed directly off the electric current , i have a new web spun every week

I've done 70 mph and still not dislodged the little facker from my near side mirror.

I have blasted my Wing mirrors with gallons of water - using a hosepipe.

Seen it all SURGE around the back of the mirror - cascading out in a waterfall.

Then - the following morning ......... anther perfect Spider's Web on the Wing Mirror.

Talk about tough.

They have a great life, free travel, varied diet of insects from all over the country, the wind in their hair...

and a wider field of vision when spotting danger from behind.

Thank your lucky stars you do not live in Australia, then you'd know what Spiders in cares all all about.

The sod that lives in my drivers side pops out when I'm driving so you can just see his legs on the top of the mirror, I make sure he has to build a new web every day but barring a hammer to the mirror I can't flush him out, and to make matters worse he's got a buddy moved into the passenger side!

They have Care Homes for Spiders in Australia? Amazing Country! And we can barely look after our older humans.

How do they reach the mirrors?  If they walk up the wheels then they would need to go into the engine bay.
Someone must have done a PhD on them.

is it true that we humans eat on average 8 spiders in our lifetime

I do like spiders and would never harm one. having said that the car does get a valet every now and then so no doubt a few wing mirror hitch hikers have been chamoised beyond recognition over the years

I had mine for two years.

Grew quite fond of him.

He was always there for me.

I accidentally killed him when I took him through the Lithuanian car wash.

I have to live with that

I had two that lived by the wastepaper basket for months, the cleaner was under strict instructions to leave them be. Sadly they eventually perished through natural causes but they both had a good innings.

mad mad moon
10 Oct 13 19:19   
They have Care Homes for Spiders in Australia? Amazing Country! And we can barely look after our older humans.

I noticed that as well

I've got some cracking spiders in the house at the moment - of various types.

Unfortunately, a great big one that had parked himself above the door to the hallway for the last week or so has died overnight - and is all curled up, hanging by one leg from his thread, on the wallpaper.

I'll have to knock him off tomorrow.

Pick him off Tommy and put him in the garden, something will eat him. I've got a critter in the kitchen that doesn't move a great deal though I think he has still got life in him, I'll keep you posted as to his progress.

Haha! Cheers Slippy!

Lucky Gogoidle isn't here, he's terrified of them.

Unfortunately, a great big one that had parked himself above the door to the hallway for the last week or so has died overnight - and is all curled up, hanging by one leg from his thread, on the wallpaper.

I'll have to knock him off tomorrow.

Give him a decent send off. Toilet roll and a double flush, it's what he would have wanted

Nah, spiders hate water, Emden.
I've rescued many a one from the sink/bath when I've turned the taps on before noticing a spider was in there.

I then rush to get some tissue and scoop them out before they get soaked - and leave them to dry off on the tissue for a bit on the floor.

I'll chuck him through the window, like Slippy's said.

Obviously need to take a good look at themselves, and quickly.

Spiders that are stoned build better webs than spiders that have had a coffee.

This is worth chewing on.

mad mad moon 10 Oct 13 19:19 Joined: 06 Apr 05 | Topic/replies: 3,600 | Blogger: mad mad moon's blog
They have Care Homes for Spiders in Australia? Amazing Country! And we can barely look after our older humans.

knew someone would pick up on that, couldn't be bothered to correct it after.

G Hall 10 Oct 13 20:39 Joined: 26 Feb 06 | Topic/replies: 4,273 | Blogger: G Hall's blog
is it true that we humans eat on average 8 spiders in our lifetime


Not eat but 8 spider crawl along out faces during out lifetimes when we'er asleep

**** me my spelling is awful, I'll try that again.....Not eat but 8 spiders crawl along our faces during our lifetimes when we're asleep

Jet washed mine and the little devil got his loofah out and gave me a chorus of Strangers in the Night

Still got one in each of mine.