myrmepropagandist
Most people have house spiders… but I guess it is just a little strange to know how many you have and where they are. Maybe.
Jan 31, 2023 at 1:58pmWeb
Show threadllewellyJan 31, 2023

@futurebird
when I was in my teens and early 20s I kept a mental inventory of all the house spiders I knew about and their usual habits.

today, I know of a few spiders in the basement, but I suspect they're less than half of the total, and last spring when dozens of tiny pinhead-size baby spiders started wandering around everywhere, I couldn't figure out where they came from.

Show threadDragon VertigoJan 31, 2023
@futurebird When I lived in France we had giant house spiders (tegenaria) and it was definitely important to know where they hid and what their habits were, to ensure peaceful cohabitation.
One of them stayed in a hole in the wall next to the speakers. They usually went out on a walk in the evening if we watched a noisy movie. We would say hi and turn the volume down.
Show threadJoé McKenJan 31, 2023
@TheOtterDragon @futurebird That’s weirdly sweet, actually. They really were a fren.
Show threadDragon VertigoJan 31, 2023
@joemcken @futurebird They were a roommate 🤷
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJan 31, 2023
@TheOtterDragon @joemcken I tried asking the house spiders to help with rent and ended up with a bunch of horrible little dead fly gifts wrapped in silk. 🪰
Show threadchris martensJan 31, 2023
@joemcken @futurebird @TheOtterDragon send those to the landlord tbh
Show threadDragon VertigoJan 31, 2023
@futurebird They ate mosquitos, and as mosquito's favourite all-you-can-eat buffet I value that.
Show threadClimb_of_the_VineJan 31, 2023

@futurebird

We have guardian orb-weavers in our corners every winter. They often stick around long enough to be recognized individually.

(Damhan-allaidh is my divine ally!)

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