careless Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 It jumped and freaked them out. Hot water didn't kill it or faze it one bit. Does anyone know what kind, or if it 'was' poisonous? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 It looks like a cockroach eater! Hot (boiling) water or a good dose of insect spray kills them but the latter takes a few minutes. As far as i'm aware they're harmless/non-venomous but I don't like them in the same room as me if I can help it. A clout with a coconut brush also does the trick:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaps Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Bit of oil, butter, garlic, n chili would sort that out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Shoot it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I just leave spiders alone. They are your friends....! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelerian Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Shoot it. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Believe its related to huntsman spiders, I like these guys and encourage them, as stated they eat cockroaches and anything that eats cockroaches is ok in my book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marstons Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 eitherway what ever it was it deserved a better ending than it got. yeap definatly if you going kill them make it boiling water not hot. boiling would have killed it quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma91c1an Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Take off and nuke the site from orbit. It is the only way to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beng Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Some years ago, Big Joe got bitten by one. It turned into a nasty infection and he ended up in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koheesti Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 My first encounter with one of these was also in my kitchen sink. He was missing 3-4 legs though which I thought was strange. Until I saw a small lizard on the wall a meter or so away. I guess when I turned on the light I must have interrupted a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketcher Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Bit of oil, butter, garlic, n chili would sort that out . I think he wanted to get rid of it, not cook it dinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careless Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 My first encounter with one of these was also in my kitchen sink. He was missing 3-4 legs though which I thought was strange. Until I saw a small lizard on the wall a meter or so away. I guess when I turned on the light I must have interrupted a fight. this one appeared to be missing some limbs as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoracle Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Evil things, I would have got the Mrs to sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careless Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Evil things, I would have got the Mrs to sort it. I 'am' the Mrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Scared of spiders. hunh. These big guys eat cockroaches, disgusting vermin. Given a choice between a big spider and a cockroach I pick Mr. Spider any day. Jeez, didn't any of you people read Charlotte's Web? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Jeez, didn't any of you people read Charlotte's Web? No, I only read world wide web. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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