Amidst the blue skies
A link from past to future
The sheltering wings of the protector
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- Posted
- Jul 24th 2009
- Mood
- Nervous
- Music
- Ozar Midrashim - Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Okay. Most all of you know that I'm really afraid of spiders. I've been having a few spider issues lately, giving the fact that on the thirteenth I found baby spiders on my bed. That wasn't cool, yo.
Dad bought me this weird plug-in thing that supposedly was able to chase away spiders. Well, I've had it plugged in since the fourteenth, and I've only seen spiders... maybe once since then.
Well, I just saw a wasp that likes to make its home in my window (between the glass and screen) just get caught in a spider's web, and I watched the spider take the thing out.
But I wouldn't have known there was a spider there if I hadn't seen its backside. (Thorax? I honestly don't know the name of it, don't mind me!) So it was kinda big.
Now you see, I'm little miss paranoid when it comes to spiders I've never seen before. I
also know that black widow are known to be in Pennsylvania. I've only seen a couple of pictures of those to know enough what they look like, but I have never known the size of them, or how large their back is compared to the one I just saw. And you see, looking at spider pictures makes me feel kinda sick, so I'm too cowardly to look up any spiders myself.
I don't know what color it was, and I
think it wasn't black, but it was hard to tell due to the sun. So yeah... does anyone know how big widow are? I'm kind of hoping that it's a case of "Oh, it's another spider I've seen before so I'll freak out over it for a bit" rather than "HOLYSHITTHERESAPOISONOUSSPIDERINMYWINDOW"
I can't really say for certain about how big this spider's back was. Aside from that it wasn't like, as big as a dime or anything. Maybe about the size of a small bead. I'm assuming it might just.. you know... be a pregnant spider, but I'm paranoid anyway.
There's also a tree branch right against my window, so I'm assuming that's where it came from. Fffffff. I'm sorry, I just had to ask. DX;;
Now excuse me while I continue to listen to Ozar Midrashim to death. God, Blood Omen music, why are you so good.
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The flames of hatred scorch the skies
Igniting Gaia's funeral pyre
ToeSama Says:
When in doubt, call a professional. Especially where dangerous spiders are concerned.
On a less creepy related note, Ozar Midrashim is actually from Soul Reaver. Still Legacy of Kain, but not old enough to be Blood Omen (plus the Blood Omen 2 music all but sucked goat balls, so couldn't of been there).
Speaking of Ozar Midrashim though, have you heard anything of the InSoc album the piece came from? If not you should look it up. Good creepy shit
MithClearwell Says:
Black widows are jet black and are about the size of a nickel. They look fat and tall. Their butts are HUGE compared to the rest of their bodies, and they have a red hourglass kinda shape on top of them somewhere. It's obvious, you won't have to hunt for it if you see a widow. Quite a few spiders have the giant caboose thing going on, it's just...some weird feature.
Kill every single one of them on sight, and if you get bit, look for two tiny puncture marks. If it swells up to twice its size, several times, and quickly, get to the hospital and tell them it's a brown recluse bite. Don't let them argue with you, and do NOT let them tell you it's just "hystamines". DUH, OF COURSE it's hystamines--but it's ALSO a rotting section of digestive enzymes devouring your skin. D:
So yes. Kill them spiders. Kill them dead.
Be more afraid of the little tiny tan ones you see in your cabinets.
If you saw spiders on your bed, my best advice is to strip all your bedclothes and wash them, and always shake out your clothes before you put them on. Yes, even if they've been hanging in the closet. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is claustrophobic, 2-hours long, and boring. Not to mention it costs around $1500 per session. It's the only "cure", too.
Star Chronicles Says:
In the infamous words of Sci-Fi that deals with creatures with more than two legs.
"If it moves, and has more than two legs. KILL. IT. QUICKLY."
So do not hesitate to KILL...don't even bother with maiming, get a lighter and some febreeze and torch the fucker!