Critters We Share The House With

[poliphilo]

1. We have a very large spider in our bedroom. I'm calling her Matilda. She appeared a few nights ago and seems to do nothing except move up and down the valley where the walls join the ceiling. I don't think she has a web and I can't see her catching anything. Doesn't seem like much of a life.

2. There are hornets nesting under the roof of the vestibule. They're enormous but dopey.  At night- when the kitchen lights are on- they bump and buzz audibly against the windows.  When they get in doors- as they do occasionally- I trap them under a tumbler and release them into the great outdoors.

3. The bees are still living under the eaves by the patio. There was great activity a few days back- and we thought they might be swarming- but it seems they were just putting in extra effort after several days of rain.

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

You gotta watch out for women named Matilda. They take your money and run to Venezuela.

I'm not one to advocate killing of bees or hornets, but I think you might try to find a way to get them out of your house while the numbers are still manageable. Yes, I know,my opinion. You might be able to find a bee keeper to help with the bees, at least.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

But they're not bothering us....

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Good name for a spider.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's a homely name-and spiders are homely beings.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Having been bitten by a spider in my sleep, a bite that gave me a very swollen arm and a lot of pain, I couldn't sleep knowing there was a large spider in our room any longer...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ah, I didn't need to hear that...

But I don't think we have poisonous spiders over here.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Sorry.
:(
We don't have many really bad ones either but most spiders bite and inject venom of some sort. Mostly it's harmless or causes transient discomfort and I may just be sensitive to it like some people are to bee stings.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Ah well....I reckon I'll go on taking the risk.