Spiders

[robertwilde]

I've just flushed a spider down the loo , would it survive or drown ?

[RATTER15]

That was a rotten thing to do!!!! yes you have killed it!!!

[lankeela]

No they have special little suckers that they can grip with just round the u bend, and when you are sitting comfortably it will climb back up and..... no its too horrible to even write about!!!

[wildwood]

I have called the RSPCS!

[andy-hughes]

Sadly it will have drowned.

A lot of old wives' tales exist about spiders - the most popular being that they come into the house up drains and bath and sink plug holes.

They don't - they couldn't get past the 'S' bend water in a waste pipe, but in any case, spiders are far too fastidious to go anywhere near dirty drain pipes.

They travel about the house largely unseen, except when they mistakenly walk on path, basin, sink or toilet surfaces, from which they cannot climb out - and that's when you find them - hence the notion that they have come up plugholes.

House spiders shouls dimply be put on a wall or carpet to continue their progress.

Putting a house spider outside will probably cause it's death, unless it can get back intot the house fairly quickly.

House spiders are a particular species, they are born in houss, and are used to warm conditions, and very little water. Outside, they do not adapt, and usually die.

So if you can liberate a spider in your home, do so, they eat many disease-carrying flies, and don't bother you if you leave them alone.

[B00]

I don't mind spiders at all! I'd rather have those in my house than horrible dirty flies which we seem to be plagued with every summer.

robertwilde, I hope you're ashamed of yourself, somewhere now in your bathroom there are orphan spiders wondering where their mummy is, you bad bad man :-(

[mandimoo]

oh dear, one appeared in my sink yesterday , it mustve been 3" legs an all. im sure david attenborough told me they had thousands of hairs on their legs, and when washed with water they curl the legs around them and trap themselves in an airbubble. as soon as the water stops cascading they float to the top to continue their upward journey. ewwwww!

[garner]

robertwilde shame on you!!!

[divegirl]

Yeh!!! They can drown.....ahem....sorry....I mean....bad robertwilde ;o]

Lisa x

[tattoo1094]

MY good god have you not heard of 'Karma'?? robertwilde
Any way i would be very surprised if you could flush the ******* we get down the toilet they are bloody enormous and although im not really scared of spiders these ones put a shiver down my spine,and i do not scare easily.However i do leave them to do their thang! they do more good than bad unless of course you have managed to get one of those poisonous ones that have been on the news of late!!!