Gah!

[stols001]

Yes, I saw that pic and immediately thought *Florida*. Thanks for the reminder that there are always worse places to be, at least we don't get mosquitos the size of rats, here. We visited the "Everglades" (I would give them a different name, personally, maybe "Second Circle of Dante's Inferno" and the skeeters *bit* through LONG sleeved clothing right into limbs that had been liberally swathed with mosquito repellant. I think I was about 8, we also visited Disney, but NONE of that stopped me from declaring that I would never, ever visit Florida again, thank you.

I imagine that one can't get all coiled up inside the toilet at least (unless that's an urban myth?). If I had to live in Florida, I think I would take gator wrestling classes JUST to be on the safe side, no wait, I'd drink hemlock, maybe?

Life. Not for the faint of heart.

Anna

 

[puffon]

I saw one of those once when my ball ended up in a water hazard. I took the penalty and let it keep the ball.

You need to stay out of the "roughs" also

 

[puffon]

Yes, I saw that pic and immediately thought *Florida*. Thanks for the reminder that there are always worse places to be, at least we don't get mosquitos the size of rats, here. We visited the "Everglades" (I would give them a different name, personally, maybe "Second Circle of Dante's Inferno" and the skeeters *bit* through LONG sleeved clothing right into limbs that had been liberally swathed with mosquito repellant. I think I was about 8, we also visited Disney, but NONE of that stopped me from declaring that I would never, ever visit Florida again, thank you.

I imagine that one can't get all coiled up inside the toilet at least (unless that's an urban myth?). If I had to live in Florida, I think I would take gator wrestling classes JUST to be on the safe side, no wait, I'd drink hemlock, maybe?

Life. Not for the faint of heart.

Anna

The only thing we found in the toilet (so far) was a tree frog that came down plumbing vent.
The native women are more adventurous down here tho

 

[stols001]

OMG, to come full circle, I found my spider!!!! LOL, I was cleaning my bathroom and the little (insert expletive here) thing was crouching against one of my baseboards! I didn't think to photograph it, nor did I really consider my OTHER CHEEK much, I just drowned it in Simple Green, then squashed it flat. Now I'm going to have to vacuum the area thoroughly (including walls and ceiling) drown the drains with something nasty, and wash, and move EVERYTHING. If it laid eggs in there, I sure don't want to find out.

Victory? I guess we'll find out

 

[Eskie]

Death by Simple Green. What a way to go.

Depending on the type of surface/finish, if I ever want to just indiscriminately kill everything in an area, diluted Clorox is great.

 

[T0mmy1977]

I'm male, 6'-3" tall and weigh over 300 pounds, but spiders freak me the funk out. I've seen Google Image search results of untreated Brown Recluse bites. Nasty. Black Widows are bad, too. Your ordeal must be very unpleasant to say the least. Get well soon.

 

[RainSong]

While we were on vacation my 4yo thought it would be hilarious to crawl under the bed and hide. Suddenly I hear frantic screams of terror and he's freaking out "SPIDER UNDER HERE!!!!!!" I grab my flashlight and look under the bed expecting no less than a tarantula... It was a tiny house spider, smaller than my pinky nail

 

[stols001]

Oh yes, I'm going to have a bleachfest in there and seriously, if I *had* a flamethrower? I might be using it. And I am one of the people who dislikes bleach products becaause they always made my cigarettes taste awful. Now, I don't even have to worry about that problem.... I'm just waiting for husband to be done in that area, and then I'm going to have a *fit* in there, until it's time to go see my PCP.

I am so glad I found that spider, man. The bathroom is an area that has no vape barrier yet, I'm going to blame THAT for now, not Tucson *exactly*. Thanks for the well-wishes Tommy. I viscerally cannot stand snakes and scorpions, but spiders, I can dispatch on my own, LOL. Though, when we were living in Sydney we encountered a Wolf spider that was LARGER than a dinner plate... Totally harmless, but even my DAD had a fit, going "I'm getting a broom, I'm not going near it, but Wolf spiders THAT big should not be allowed to exist." I had to agree with him... Wolf spiders don't need to be venomous to humans, they look so evil past a certain size, killing them becomes necessary. (No pics, ever, I promise!)

Anna

 

[RainSong]

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[stols001]

I can't like your post enough times, Rainsong LOL

Anna

 

[beckdg]

You need to stay out of the "roughs" also
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We *reportedly* have those too.

And cottonmouth
And diamond back

And maybe wild boar and bear and mountain lion.

And definitely brown recluse and black widow.

But no gators or scorpions.

And it's not dante's second ring like the everglades or the bowels of hell like new Orleans. Win/win.

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[stols001]

Okay, there's nothing alive in that bathroom, not anymore. Unfortunately, my husband came in while I was dismantling the air register, vacuuming it out, then bleaching it, as well as creating small, contained pockets of chlorine under the sinks and whatnot (don't worry, it's well ventilated, and they were small pockets) not to mention picking up EVERYTHING, washing it, moving it, spraying down all surfaces with bleach.

I really hate my husband knowing I know how do this stuff, LOL. My mother once asked me, "How do you marry such competent guys who can fix *anything* for you?"
"Mom, you need to let them try to do it *first*, anyone can do anything with enough practice...."

I guess the cat's out of the bag now, husband looked all happy.... I saw what might have been a nest right up front, but I was not about to stop, since I was not sure, oh HELL no. I feel a bit rough, but eh. My face continues to deswell, so I'm pleased enough....

Anna

 

[stols001]

Oh, but I *have* seen a jagorundi up close and personal and that was incredible! No one would believe me at the time, until I eventually correctly identified it from a pic-- It was the coolest cat I've ever seen!

Anna

 

[T0mmy1977]

It wasn't 'itsy bitsy,' but spider causes Florida car crash

 

[beckdg]

It wasn't 'itsy bitsy,' but spider causes Florida car crash

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What was a spider doing driving anyway?

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[beckdg]

Oh, but I *have* seen a jagorundi up close and personal and that was incredible! No one would believe me at the time, until I eventually correctly identified it from a pic-- It was the coolest cat I've ever seen!

Anna

Fixed!

Now you've seen Katy Kat.

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[stols001]

That is one cute kitty cat

Anna

 

[Bunnykiller]

kewl... garlic is fixing it?? need to rename the recluse to vampire spider

 

[Tonee N]

kewl... garlic is fixing it?? need to rename the recluse to vampire spider

That would be an understatement. More like Flesh Eater.

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[beckdg]

That is one cute kitty cat

Anna

Thanks.

She's a real love bug, too.

And she has the softest fur.

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