It's definitely getting colder...

[ostarella]

Was busy working at my computer when I heard a thunk just to the side. A real live *thunk*. Looked over at the lamp and there on the base was a *huge* spider! Just dropped down from the ceiling. And yes, it was indeed big enough to thunk - loud enough to be heard over the television.

Needless to say, I freaked. I HATE SPIDERS! So then I jumped up and grabbed a paper towel and smooshed it before it could scuttle away (and later crawl up my leg or something). Now I see I left one leg on the lamp...

Definitely gotta dust all the ceilings and maybe bug bomb the house before I finish putting plastic on the windows. Maybe. But ugh! The one thing I hate about winter coming other than knowing I'm going to freeze my ass off every day - all the creepy crawly things start moving indoors...

Comments

[beckyblack]

I'd have freaked out too at one big enough to go "thunk". I've seen a few around the place, but we don't have really big spiders over here, thank god.

Well, aside from that family whose soldier dad accidentally brought home a camel spider from Afghanistan in his kit bag. A daddy long legs is one thing, but please, not something that fights scorpions just to work up an appetite for breatfast.

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

We have a lot of those big ones in the house - with most of the house unused, they have a hey day, believe me :-( The big ones we call "wolf spiders" - and once you see one, you understand why. Ewww.

[billy-shriner.livejournal.com]

oh I can't stand spiders either... you did good killing it. I don't care what people say about them being good in the house... No, no, and No! ::shudders::