October 21, 2005
I'll agree to that.
Anything that kills bugs in my house is fine by me.
Back in my Navy days, I lived off-base (the Enterprise was in the yards for refueling, and officially uninhabitable) in a decent-looking, but roach infested apartment. One day I caught a jumping spider, stuck it in an old mayonnaise jar, and used it as my personal Roman Colisseum of exoskelatal carnage.
Scampering roach + pouncing spider = happy Harv
Besides, it was cheaper than renting a movie.
So, I *do* like spiders.
Except when they start getting a little TOO ambitious.
Like this unidentified arachnid
who built a web across the back doorway of my garage:
(click to enlarge)
I guess I'm tastier-looking than I thought.
Well, I had to knock that one down, but the plucky little bastard was smart enough to find an even BETTER location - right underneath the 300 Watt halogen light that's right next to the back door of the garage.
First night I saw him there, I rewarded his determination by turning on the light. Within 5 minutes, a small moth clumsily fluttered into the web, not one inch from where Mr. Spider was sitting.
Yeah, that was over with pretty quick.
I hope he develops a taste for Asian Beetles next. If he does, I may let blogdaughter/niece Sarah of That's Not Very Nice! borrow him for a while.
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