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Originally Posted by eksjay
Had to flush out a huntsman or huntswoman spider from somewhere out of the bodywork of the car at 2am. Car was needed for an overnight 1 hour drive hospital emergency trip.
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lol..its Insect Heaven around here, and vehicle Huntsman abound.
a few tips for the ladies, and other spider phobics
Spiders HATE petrochemicals..BUT are very resistant to most regular insecticides..which make them die a very slow and angry (read bitey) death
SO, a regular spray of WD40 on doorjambs, external mirrors, hatch, turn signals etc etc, will completely discourage spiders...watch them piss off as you do it!
One day, I was driving along in peak hour traffic, 3 lanes, middle lane
Drop the sun visor down, and as I had shorts on, a fat Huntsman plops on my bare thigh.
Keeping eyes on road, indicate and pull over, step out of car, brush huntsman out of footwell using a magazine.
As I have explained to (one) of my sons numerous times, screaming and bashing at the area where one imagines the spider to be not only INCREASES the risk of it biting you, but its undignified