> > > > I think I'll invent a spider remover for people like you two. How does this sound: a ten-foot pole (if we mount it on a swivel tripod for support it can be even longer) with a closed dustpan arrangement at the far end.
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> > > Sounds like a neat contraption, but from what Mousie and famous have said here, I doubt they'd want to touch any spiders with one.
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> > Yes, I know. That's why I said it could be even longer.
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> > Brunnen-"or they could use it to pole-vault over the spider and make their escape"G
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> I, personally, need to see physical evidence that the spider won't be crawling ANYWHERE, ever again. Smooshed bug innards, if you will. The invention I need includes immediate response by a man with size 15 shoes -- very pointy ones that can reach into any crevice -- and Gumby-like legs that can reach into the ceiling corners. The man will have to be able to see the spider under any conditions (x-ray vision would help) and kill it, show me the evidence of its messy death (from at least a six foot distance), and dispose of the evidence at least 5 miles away from me.
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> Mou"shivers just thinking about it"sie

Have you delved into the world of insecticides? A friend of mine who's deathly afraid of spiders once saw two large ones in the upper corners of his back door (on opposite sides). He picked up this can of bug killer and sprayed them. This particular brand happened to do an odd thing to them physically. Their bodies expanded like balloons until they popped. Plenty o' guts for you. Actually just about any chemicals that you can spray on them will at least subdue them, if not kill them entirely. For ones outside, try spray paint and express yourself artistically.
If you're brave enough to get one onto a stick, try placing it in the web of one of his neighbors, and watch them battle to the death. -Great fun at parties, make wagers, etc.

Tra "try these only on the 8-legged varieties, and not on Spider-Boy, he may not enjoy it." nio