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Post by tangent on Oct 29, 2024 13:04:10 GMT
I found a spider scurrying in my mug when I tipped a spoonful of coffee into it. It didn't seem to like the interruption to its sleep. Nevertheless, I scooped it out and threw it into our passageway, which already has lots of spiders' webs. I wanted it to feel at home.
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Post by Elis on Oct 29, 2024 13:10:32 GMT
How large was the spider?
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Post by tangent on Oct 29, 2024 13:25:06 GMT
Not very large, an inch across, although it didn't stay long enough to be measured.
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Post by Moose on Nov 3, 2024 3:21:53 GMT
I have a spider living under my desk. I've not seen her for a while but I know that she is still there as the web continues to grow.
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Post by Mari on Nov 3, 2024 7:43:26 GMT
Is it time to name yours then Moosey?
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Post by Elis on Nov 3, 2024 18:37:29 GMT
Our pupils have to clean the classrooms themselves (happens at private schools). Most pupils of my class have been refusing to do so lately, and the spiders are slowly taking over.
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Post by tangent on Nov 3, 2024 18:49:26 GMT
That sounds a bit dodgy. What about food that's been dropped? Does the school have any problems with other insects?
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Post by Moose on Nov 4, 2024 1:16:00 GMT
My spider's name is Gloria .. has been for ages  |
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Post by Mari on Nov 4, 2024 6:49:00 GMT
Is this still the same one though? Surely they can't live that long?
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Post by tangent on Nov 4, 2024 11:39:51 GMT
Most spiders in the UK live outside only for one year but inside they can live for two or three years.
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Post by Mari on Nov 4, 2024 19:47:33 GMT
Oh, that's way longer than I expected.
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Post by Moose on Nov 6, 2024 0:09:41 GMT
I haven't seen Gloria in a while but I am monitoring changes in her web.
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Post by Elis on Nov 6, 2024 9:22:14 GMT
I got rid if ine in the staff room recently because it was very close to where I usually sit. My colleagues didn't want me to, but they didn't remove it either.
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Post by tangent on Nov 6, 2024 14:20:45 GMT
I found that if you pick up a spider with one leg and drop it out of the bedroom window, it reappears two days later with only 7 legs  |
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Post by Moose on Nov 7, 2024 23:36:16 GMT
We used to have a seven legged spider in the bathroom. I assume one of the cats got to it
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Post by tangent on Nov 9, 2024 10:52:24 GMT
I found spiders can function quite happily with only six legs. (When I say 'happily' I don't have any evidence that it was happy, but it did survive.)
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Post by Elis on Nov 9, 2024 12:15:52 GMT
We had an open day. Classroom has been cleaned. Btw, rhe pupils are told to do some of the basic cleaning during the break if it gets too bad, like putting a bin liner in the bin or sweeping something up.
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Post by Moose on Nov 10, 2024 0:12:21 GMT
*resists pulling off Gloria's legs one by one to see how many she can get on without, as is not that type of person*
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Post by tangent on Nov 10, 2024 6:48:46 GMT
I would like to add that I did not deliberately pull off a spider's legs.
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Post by Moose on Nov 12, 2024 5:46:56 GMT
I did not think for a second that you would |
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