tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post592097136399934204..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: a tool for relocating spidersSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-50109235170662811352014-03-25T08:45:47.241+11:002014-03-25T08:45:47.241+11:00thanks so much Jonathon - that is a really brillia...thanks so much Jonathon - that is a really brilliant design. I prefer mine because it doesn't give the spider such a fright, but mine is useless for smaller spiders, so I need both.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-53173001760006500002014-03-25T07:00:23.055+11:002014-03-25T07:00:23.055+11:00For the smaller ones, this spider catcher vacuum w...For the smaller ones, this spider catcher vacuum works well, look http://youtu.be/bplt2U81EzE Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508882181184673624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-85476855785859227182012-04-29T07:47:54.655+10:002012-04-29T07:47:54.655+10:00i just recently caught a steatoda grossa in my bac...i just recently caught a steatoda grossa in my backyard, and i can almost certainly say that the spider you caught was a huntsman. s. grossa look more like black widows, except that they have a marbled brown coloration. the upside is, they eat true black widows. very glad i didn't take my mother's suggestion of stomping on sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-60069443534822885442011-03-27T17:47:30.693+11:002011-03-27T17:47:30.693+11:00Found this page on Google while looking for advice...Found this page on Google while looking for advice on relocating an orb-web spider... not so useful with the bug-catcher I suppose!<br /><br />Anyway, I'd say your spider is a huntsman, or maybe a wolf spider - never been quite sure of the difference but I think the flat, forward-curving legs are a huntsman trait. Brown house spiders are small and quite different - I get a lot coming into my house, and it took me a while to identify them; I was worried it was some variation on a redback.Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-31934739830714755172011-01-03T16:24:17.738+11:002011-01-03T16:24:17.738+11:00Dear Autumn Belle, thanks for the comment, and hap...Dear Autumn Belle, thanks for the comment, and happy new year to you.<br /><br />Dear Redhead, the principle is like glass and paper, but it is cleverly designed and mostly entices the spider in.<br /><br />Hi LH, I guess if you've got a real phobia it won't work for you. You're lucky to have a husband who is a willing spider catcher.<br /><br />Hi Bangchik, your comment set me thinking: I haven't seen many big spiders either lately. There used to be so many ... sadly they must have gone the way of other wildlife in the suburbs.<br /><br />Hi Wendy, I hope the thought of the BC will help your nerves in the direction of steel.<br /><br />Hi Alice, I am thinking about the difference in our feelings towards the spiders. I don't find them cuddly either but not as scary as Wendy or Life's Highway.<br /><br />Hi WG, bugcatchers are marketed as toys but I think I have demonstrated they're worth using as adults too.<br /><br />Hi fer, yes - definitely preferable to shoe (lol)<br /><br />Hi Ali, I hope your spider-nerves cope well in 2011! Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />happy new year cheers, catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-66031980258754535512010-12-30T21:39:57.777+11:002010-12-30T21:39:57.777+11:00Ooo I don't know if I'd be able to come th...Ooo I don't know if I'd be able to come that close to one, even with the plastic in between!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-8215509218126337002010-12-30T06:20:46.242+11:002010-12-30T06:20:46.242+11:00Good to see the tool has come to be so handy to yo...Good to see the tool has come to be so handy to you! I know the spider will prefer it to the bottom of a shoe.<br /><br />Hope you have very happy holidays!ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-24964394783834033342010-12-30T02:38:38.489+11:002010-12-30T02:38:38.489+11:00I used to have that bug catcher when I was a kid.....I used to have that bug catcher when I was a kid...had forgotten all about it until I saw yours! It would have come in handy on my recent post about the huge spider I found in my house! Happy New Year!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-54098339693717092182010-12-30T01:32:35.843+11:002010-12-30T01:32:35.843+11:00I remember my children having bugcatchers many yea...I remember my children having bugcatchers many years ago. I must admit that I'm not too keen on spiders either in the house or outside it, although most of them I will leave alone.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-4624652154594250202010-12-29T14:46:02.320+11:002010-12-29T14:46:02.320+11:00ha ha!! Thanks for dedicating this to me. Helps ...ha ha!! Thanks for dedicating this to me. Helps to steady my nerves for the coming year. :)<br /><br />I like how the bug catcher looks stable and has a large cup. What I don't like about it is the bottom that you have to physically put under the catcher. That is the point where I would be sweating with heart palpitations, and when the spider would inevitably move, that is the point when I would chuck the whole operation and scream. <br /> :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-55292016028056191322010-12-29T02:58:51.858+11:002010-12-29T02:58:51.858+11:00Great idea. I have not seen any large spiders over...Great idea. I have not seen any large spiders over here, except for tiny ones making pandan leaves their home.<br />Cheers ~bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-13012795058183040262010-12-29T02:03:30.061+11:002010-12-29T02:03:30.061+11:00I have a spider phobia so I am not sure this trap ...I have a spider phobia so I am not sure this trap would work unless it would come with a room length arm attachment. Or my hubby, he could use it and I could hide around the corner.lifeshighwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389824485602821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-63248366984252947532010-12-28T01:49:42.503+11:002010-12-28T01:49:42.503+11:00How does it work? Is it like using a jar and a pi...How does it work? Is it like using a jar and a piece of paper?NotSoAngryRedHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483848154656500575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-75450412703713222752010-12-26T14:06:12.144+11:002010-12-26T14:06:12.144+11:00This is a good bug trap. Here's wishing you Me...This is a good bug trap. Here's wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-83932381433083218612010-12-25T22:13:49.724+11:002010-12-25T22:13:49.724+11:00Hi Hermes, I'm not too keen on direct contact ...Hi Hermes, I'm not too keen on direct contact but indirect is great.<br /><br />Hi Denis, I think this must have been a huntsman now you mention it. I just discovered a cool video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCO56iyBXtU - about them. For freaking daughters I recommend the bugcatcher - it gives you a sense of (limited) control. <br /><br />Happy Christmas (nearly over) from catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-12936683409423578112010-12-25T20:27:30.519+11:002010-12-25T20:27:30.519+11:00Hi Catmint.
A spider outside is a spider which is ...Hi Catmint.<br />A spider outside is a spider which is NOT inside.<br />I am OK with them, but my daughter "freaks" especially at the big guys (Huntsmen here) or the occasional fast ones (usually White Tails).<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-57424186435831310082010-12-25T17:55:38.211+11:002010-12-25T17:55:38.211+11:00Good idea, I'm not keen on things with too ma...Good idea, I'm not keen on things with too many legs.<br />Happy Christmas.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com