FabSwingers.com forum: Spider jumps: A true story.

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I was out of my front room for a while returned and turned on the light. There was something moving near the light bulb and it happened to be a vibrating spiders web of three branches one branch stretching to the corner of the room. They were on the diagonal near the ceiling but no spider, I'm not having that there! So I took a long piece of broom handle (my possible break-in defence weapon) Using it in a small circular motion to wind up the thread. I got to where the corner was and a black object came flying in my direction I was about a foot away, I quickly retreated brushing myself down. Do Spiders jump? Or if not was it pushed? This happened yesterday.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nah it's just dropping on its silk thread.

I think some can a short distance but not like the image you're giving...I hope

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes they do jump and not just in the film arachnophobia

I have had a few jump while trying to catch them to take them outside!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

" Nah it's just dropping on its silk thread.

I think some can a short distance but not like the image you're giving...I hope

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It felt to me like an attack, but you may be right.

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

Oh my god I’d have to move house if that happened to me!

. Slam the door shut and run away!

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yes they do jump and not just in the film arachnophobia

I have had a few jump while trying to catch them to take them outside!

LJ"
That's interesting!

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

It was probably screaming “it took me weeks to build that you mean man” as it flailed it’s legs at you.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear! "

Britney

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Oh my god I’d have to move house if that happened to me!

. Slam the door shut and run away! "
You should have seen the moth my friend called me to help him with over 20 years ago. He was not known for being easily shook. It was like a bat, when it reappeared soon after I got there. We both scrambled for his bedroom and stayed there awhile laughing our heads off. In the end where it went was anyone's guess.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It was probably screaming “it took me weeks to build that you mean man” as it flailed it’s legs at you."
If it had been weeks I may have come off worse!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No they don't jump. It was definitely pushed. By a bigger, meaner spider.

Moving house is the only option.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yes they do jump and not just in the film arachnophobia

I have had a few jump while trying to catch them to take them outside!

LJ"
I'll read up on it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"No they don't jump. It was definitely pushed. By a bigger, meaner spider.

Moving house is the only option.

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I'm on it!

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

"Oh my god I’d have to move house if that happened to me!

. Slam the door shut and run away! You should have seen the moth my friend called me to help him with over 20 years ago. He was not known for being easily shook. It was like a bat, when it reappeared soon after I got there. We both scrambled for his bedroom and stayed there awhile laughing our heads off. In the end where it went was anyone's guess."

That would freak me out even more, not knowing where it went

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear! "
What made you think it was 'almost' flying?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Oh my god I’d have to move house if that happened to me!

That would freak me out even more, not knowing where it went

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Yes, I wouldn't have liked that thing possibly still inside!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear! "

I have a bathroom one, he’s called Albert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At risk of getting the claxon from Stephen Fry..

Jumping Spiders are a thing. There's a type of spider family called Jumping Spiders. Tiny, quite cute as spiders go.. Till they leap at you.

Other species will fling themselves off things to escape or attack.

They'll never make a move to attack a human though, as much as it may feel like it, usually provoked in some way. Horrible things.. eeeurghh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread is making my head itch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"At risk of getting the claxon from Stephen Fry..

Jumping Spiders are a thing. There's a type of spider family called Jumping Spiders. Tiny, quite cute as spiders go.. Till they leap at you.

Other species will fling themselves off things to escape or attack.

They'll never make a move to attack a human though, as much as it may feel like it, usually provoked in some way. Horrible things.. eeeurghh. "

I’m off to google them now

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Oh my god I’d have to move house if that happened to me!

That would freak me out even more, not knowing where it went

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I'm not trying to freak you out more, but if you can imagine early evening with the light turned on and something giving off a shadow and it's not near the light...you will know why we ran!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"At risk of getting the claxon from Stephen Fry..

Jumping Spiders are a thing. There's a type of spider family called Jumping Spiders. Tiny, quite cute as spiders go.. Till they leap at you.

Other species will fling themselves off things to escape or attack.

They'll never make a move to attack a human though, as much as it may feel like it, usually provoked in some way. Horrible things.. eeeurghh. "
Thanks, this has stimulated me to read up on them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear!

I have a bathroom one, he’s called Albert

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You Serious!

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

Yes they do jump, when I check rat or mice boxes some spiders have made their homes in them....and of course they hate being disturbed so jump out ......and yes I usually end up on all fours scrambling away for my life! God knows how LJ can pick them up!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear!

I have a bathroom one, he’s called Albert

You Serious!"

Yes, he sits and looks at me whilst I’m on the loo, he quite often just climbs in my slipper(not when I’m wearing it I hasten to add).

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear!

I have a bathroom one, he’s called Albert

You Serious!

Yes, he sits and looks at me whilst I’m on the loo, he quite often just climbs in my slipper(not when I’m wearing it I hasten to add).

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Most of them like you, I live and let live, but I can't stand webs! Do you shake out slippers before use!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have a big house spider called Britney. I mean big! I’ve seen the bugger fly I swear!

I have a bathroom one, he’s called Albert

You Serious!

Yes, he sits and looks at me whilst I’m on the loo, he quite often just climbs in my slipper(not when I’m wearing it I hasten to add).

Most of them like you, I live and let live, but I can't stand webs! Do you shake out slippers before use!"

Yes, shoes too

i even not seen him for a week or so...not sure how long they live for. I think he turned up in the winter and I thought I’d give him a warm home and just left him to it

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Yes we used to have jumping spiders and zebra spiders in the garden.

It's the trapdoor siders you have to look out for....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yes they do jump, when I check rat or mice boxes some spiders have made their homes in them....and of course they hate being disturbed so jump out ......and yes I usually end up on all fours scrambling away for my life! God knows how LJ can pick them up!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This is quite revelatory to me. I'll be prepared when next dealing with them!

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By *educedWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

They jump and plot and carry nunchucks.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yes we used to have jumping spiders and zebra spiders in the garden.

It's the trapdoor siders you have to look out for....

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Trapdoor Spiders!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"They jump and plot and carry nunchucks.

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8 legs too, you must have some badass spiders a chuk for every leg!

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By *educedWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

"They jump and plot and carry nunchucks.

8 legs too, you must have some badass spiders a chuk for every leg!"

I heard that this one time a particularly lairy one beat Chuck Norris in an arm wrestle.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"They jump and plot and carry nunchucks.

8 legs too, you must have some badass spiders a chuk for every leg!

I heard that this one time a particularly lairy one beat Chuck Norris in an arm wrestle. "
...and Bruce ain't dead, he's still running!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They jump and plot and carry nunchucks.

8 legs too, you must have some badass spiders a chuk for every leg!

I heard that this one time a particularly lairy one beat Chuck Norris in an arm wrestle. "

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I leave all the webs alone. Spiders are useful for keeping the flies in check.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had those tube web spiders in our house. Then came the false widows. Bring back the large,scary house spiders anyday!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah house spiders jump.

I'm petrified of the fuckers so I keep weell clear. I've had one jump off a wall at me.

I didn't touch it, it just jumped.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting fact.

All house spiders are venomous. They just don't bite humans as they are too small.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

I love spiders.

Dont get me started on slugs though...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love spiders.

Dont get me started on slugs though..."

I dont like slugs much either.

Wasps I am fine with.

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