Spiders in your car wing mirrors !

[Fanriffic]

Why do spiders always set up home in your car wing mirrors? Are they vain? Do they want a lift?
This has baffled me for some time.

[orange-gnome]

I reckon its because its a perfect place for a web, a nice cornery bit to attach it all to and a mirror to hide behind while they wait for the flies to get trapped.

[Neenee]

and no matter how fast you drive... they still hang on for dear life!!

[Morticiah]

I laughed so much when I read this question ....

My wing mirror spider had hung on thro many a fast journeys 'round West London ... then one day I caught of glimpse of him hanging on for grim death whilst I zipped along the Chiswick Flyover .... and as I was watching .... he flew off and disappeared!

I nearly crashed my bl00dy car! and was extremely upset about the whole thing for at least 30 mins! He'd been with me for weeks and I though we'd built quite a friendship up! I'd protected him from the Car Wash - and he left me in the middle of Chiswick - probably for aYummy Mummy in a 4x4!

[Fanriffic]

. . . and I laughed at your response Morticiah.
Sometimes the light-hearted questions result in the best answers. I hope you didn't give your spider a name. This would be the early signs that you might be cracking up.
Spiders & (Fly) overs, that's why he jumped.

[B00]

lol, I adore morticiah's reply!

made me laugh and Me Boo as I read it out loud to him, ta morticiah!

[B00]

sorry, meant Mr Boo*

[orange-gnome]

hahahaha Morticiah!! Spiders can be so fickle! lol

[commoner]

My Fiat Punto has a spider in the nearside wing mirror which absolutely refuses to leave.........My Grandaughter calls him Incy Wincy Spider as even the the hose pipe and carwash fails to permanently wash him out............I think the attraction is the flies that stick to his web as we drive along...........easy pickings for Incy eh?

[swamp duck]

I've got a Fiat Punto too and spiders just love the wing mirrors. Every year I have a 'new residents'!!

[blue eyes ;)]

i have a truck with large mirrors and i always have spiders there,i never wash it as i dont want to disturb them!!!

[meddows]

It seems you guys have a bit of a thing going on here with this mini beasts....why not check out www.myspace.com/wingmirrorspiders - or - www.wingmirrorspiders.com you might just like them :o)