tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post5427069435413044473..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Unexpected TenantAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23664175953869056772010-02-05T17:26:02.970+11:002010-02-05T17:26:02.970+11:00Tina, Tupperware is excellent Spider-relocation eq...Tina, Tupperware is excellent Spider-relocation equipment! We've used it often! The spiders will just have to exercise their meteorological talents form outside at your place!<br />;)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-26920370821046635462010-02-05T17:24:38.218+11:002010-02-05T17:24:38.218+11:00You're not a spider-phile, then , Nicki! LOL ...You're not a spider-phile, then , Nicki! LOL I guess you'd have some huntsman species there in Houston.<br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-81294053003157366142010-02-05T17:23:43.030+11:002010-02-05T17:23:43.030+11:00Oooo, four-legged furries in the office are a trea...Oooo, four-legged furries in the office are a treat, aren't they, Tracey!<br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-87298142291910047492010-02-05T17:23:06.024+11:002010-02-05T17:23:06.024+11:00Gee, Mel, I'm not at all sure I like the sound...Gee, Mel, I'm not at all sure I like the sound of your large non-huntsman spider! Not a funnelweb, was it? <br /><br />I can imagine your spiders getting bristly encouragement to depart on the end of your broom!<br />;)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-6435765593340833572010-02-05T15:45:21.250+11:002010-02-05T15:45:21.250+11:00I don't mind my four legged friends invading m...I don't mind my four legged friends invading my office space - sitting on my printers and generally being themselves, even the noisy gekko is welcome....but spiders, especially huntsman, they get taken outside by me and relocated into the garden. Viva a Tupperware crip-it container and a piece of card to keep it on once trapped...<br /><br />I don't mind them, just don't want them in my house, even if they are good weather forecasters...Tina Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523915072861591464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-406973214835058622010-02-05T14:05:29.799+11:002010-02-05T14:05:29.799+11:00*Shudder* that's all I can say :)
Hmm don'...*Shudder* that's all I can say :)<br /><br />Hmm don't want to think about any huge spiders here in Houston! LOLNicki Flocktonhttp://www.nicoleflockton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-20522179692474554282010-02-05T12:17:47.252+11:002010-02-05T12:17:47.252+11:00Four legged furry creatures invade my office as we...Four legged furry creatures invade my office as well as the eightlegged variety. Huntsman are good to have in the house - because they do exactly that - they hunt. They keep down flies and they also hunt other spiders - like white tale spiders whose bite can be quite nasty.Tracey O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296395170502542352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-72675090347656915932010-02-05T09:24:43.018+11:002010-02-05T09:24:43.018+11:00Sharon you're braver than me!
With our house c...Sharon you're braver than me!<br />With our house close to the ground, many huntsman spiders and garden spiders race indoors - and back out on the end of my broom! I had one come in the other night bigger than my hand - not a huntsman! (gulp!)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-28562109654500062262010-02-05T07:28:57.271+11:002010-02-05T07:28:57.271+11:00LOL on your eeeeek, Eleni! I can picture you at yo...LOL on your eeeeek, Eleni! I can picture you at your office door, looking around with trepidation and the theme from Jaws building to a crescendo in the background!<br /><br />Mmmm, looking around my office... it should be playing in the background here too! I hope Hermann/Rupert/Philip is behind the pin board this morning and not... somewhere else!<br /><br />(gulp)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29195045952981487002010-02-05T07:26:07.806+11:002010-02-05T07:26:07.806+11:00Hey, Susan, thank you for stopping in to say hello...Hey, Susan, thank you for stopping in to say hello! Your basement office sounds like a big temptation to the multi-legged brigade!<br /><br />Actually, I'm pleased to be able to report that my spider was spot on with his weather forecast - we got 8mm overnight. A bit of a top-up for the tanks!<br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-1597104609124188642010-02-05T07:22:24.378+11:002010-02-05T07:22:24.378+11:00I'd be screeching with you, kandy! And as for ...I'd be screeching with you, kandy! And as for Mrs Huntsman's hundreds of huntsbabies -- ARGH!!!! LOL Very "Arachnophobia"! In fact, apparently it was a huntsman species that took a starring role in that horror movie! "Delena" - roles off the tongue rather nicely, don't you think?<br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-79583869265425401632010-02-05T02:49:36.449+11:002010-02-05T02:49:36.449+11:00Eeeeek - squealing like a little girl. OK now that...Eeeeek - squealing like a little girl. OK now that's out of the way. <br /><br />I don't like creepy crawlies in my study. Right now it's so messy, I don't know if any are around. *shudder*Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48463133231611212402010-02-05T00:54:04.889+11:002010-02-05T00:54:04.889+11:00MY office is in the basement so I get all kinds of...MY office is in the basement so I get all kinds of leggy thing coming through. A spider that big would be too much for me.Susan Mayhttp://www.susancmay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-87370210433212063142010-02-05T00:34:24.491+11:002010-02-05T00:34:24.491+11:00Sharon, I don't like them in the house. I, too...Sharon, I don't like them in the house. I, too, had a huntsman-in-the-towel scenario--I washed my hair, wrapped it in the towel and SCREECH!<br />Worse story: got nearest male to put a huntsman outside from where it was lurking on my curtain rail. Only it was a huntslady. Next day hundreds--literally hundreds--of huntsbabies on my ceiling and spreading through the house. It was like a horror movie.Kandy Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992773219169379298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-80807500984985476162010-02-04T21:09:39.391+11:002010-02-04T21:09:39.391+11:00Cyrilla! Very classy spider name, Rachel! Staying ...Cyrilla! Very classy spider name, Rachel! Staying high and hidden sounds very smart - she obviously doesn't fancy being a dog-snack!<br /><br />I wonder what it is about huntsmans that make us want to give them a name! <br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-41245827339647025232010-02-04T21:03:44.372+11:002010-02-04T21:03:44.372+11:00I can imagine your looming two-legged intruders, A...I can imagine your looming two-legged intruders, Annie. Not an awfully big help I expect!<br /><br />Yes! My "hermann" is a spider of very good taste relaxing with an Annie West and an Anna Campbell (postcard)!<br /><br />Oooo, nice slipping in of a hint about writing there, too! (picture me pursing lips and whistling while looking anywhere but at my WIP!)<br /><br />;)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23781551641975218142010-02-04T20:58:26.814+11:002010-02-04T20:58:26.814+11:00Me either, Vanessa! In fact, I'll be shaking o...Me either, Vanessa! In fact, I'll be shaking out my towel vigorously for a while in case my office dweller fancies a shift in residence. The bathroom's a bit too close to my study!<br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-31955689156366686312010-02-04T20:56:21.167+11:002010-02-04T20:56:21.167+11:00Eek! Anna, how scary to have a huntsman hiding in ...Eek! Anna, how scary to have a huntsman hiding in your towel and then biting you when you tried to use it! That would definitely freak me out! I don't think I'd feel very benevolent towards them after an experience like that. <br /><br />He was obviously not a friendly soul like your mum's Philip! <br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-12586107221705789812010-02-04T17:38:30.026+11:002010-02-04T17:38:30.026+11:00Anita, I love that your Huntsmen are called Rupert...Anita, I love that your Huntsmen are called Rupert, and Anna that your mother had one called Phillip. In our house (which is jam packed with Huntsmen and other spider varieties!) all Huntsmen are called Cyrilla. There's always a large one in our bedroom, but she stays high on the walls and hides if she can when we're there. I think it has something to do with the 4 dogs in the bedroom...Rachel Baileyhttp://www.rachelbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16304488413658387582010-02-04T17:34:01.154+11:002010-02-04T17:34:01.154+11:00Sharon,
Most of my office intruders have two legs...Sharon,<br /><br />Most of my office intruders have two legs. They loom behind me as if their silent presence will make me finish my work sooner!<br /><br />Love the pic of your corkboard - especially the tropical Annie West post card!<br /><br />As for huntsmen, we have them. Don't mind them though I prefer not to come across them suddenly. Given we have funnelwebs and redbacks in our yard (both poisonous) these babies are quite pleasant.<br /><br />So, tell us, why are you blogging about spiders rather than writing your next book? hint...Annie Westhttp://www.annie-west.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-14889971442539857372010-02-04T17:10:13.792+11:002010-02-04T17:10:13.792+11:00They bite, Anna?!! I'm not feeling quite so be...They bite, Anna?!! I'm not feeling quite so benevolent towards my bathroom tenant now!Vanessa Barneveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761556191210621130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-21731083419239385422010-02-04T15:04:43.554+11:002010-02-04T15:04:43.554+11:00We've always had huntsmen in every house I'...We've always had huntsmen in every house I've ever lived with. In fact, my mother got on quite friendly terms with one in her bedroom on our farm and called him Philip! Actually speaking of huntsmen in the bathroom, the only time I've ever been bitten by one, he was in my towel when I pulled it off the rail to use. Gave me a h*ll of a fright as you can imagine and while the bite isn't poisonous, it certainly stings!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-20093735039403226722010-02-04T12:53:38.341+11:002010-02-04T12:53:38.341+11:00Anita, you came through this time and your comment...Anita, you came through this time and your comment has stayed! I was so pleased to read about your Rupert... now I can confess that we call all our huntsman visitors Hermann. In fact, it's gone from a "proper name" to a synonym of huntsman and we tend to just say "there's a Hermann in the lounge". Which gets some very strange looks from people who don't call their spiders by name! <br /><br />Shame about the cat-snacks - I'm sure your Ruperts are horrified!<br />;)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-61989200350585602882010-02-04T12:45:06.953+11:002010-02-04T12:45:06.953+11:00((hugs)) on the arachnophobia, Rachael! I do confe...((hugs)) on the arachnophobia, Rachael! I do confess that my huntsman's sudden appearances do make me gulp and get the heart racing a bit! And when it's very warm, he does tend to get a bit more active than is entirely helpful! He's actually interesting to watch and, ahem, a great source of procrastination!<br />;)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-35943854974532404302010-02-04T12:37:49.329+11:002010-02-04T12:37:49.329+11:00eek, Vanessa! The last time I had a huntsman in t...eek, Vanessa! The last time I had a huntsman in the bathroom, he tried to run across the steam-moist ceiling after I'd had a shower. The next thing I hear this little plop on the ground - the silly thing had fallen off the slippery surface. He leapt straight up and raced for the bathroom cabinet, thank goodness. If he'd taken a run for me, I was ready to do a runner of my own! <br /><br />Your cats sound like much more fun as company!<br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttp://www.sharon-archer.comnoreply@blogger.com