Still Waters Posted October 11, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Postmen often have to keep an eye out for aggressive dogs while trying to make their deliveries. But rather than a hound, it was a large spider that stopped letters being delivered to the home of Stuart Robertson-Reed. http://www.dailymail...-10p-piece.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted October 11, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) In defense of the postman he did write "massive spider web" not "massive spider" as the article later states. "According to Mr Roberston-Reed the 'massive spider' was the size of a 10p coin." Where are photos of the web? Edited October 11, 2013 by QuiteContrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted October 12, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong but I've always gone by the rule of thumb that large web = little or no poison and aggression in the spider. Web making is the preferred method of catching prey in these sorts rather than biting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalcase Posted October 12, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong but I've always gone by the rule of thumb that large web = little or no poison and aggression in the spider. Web making is the preferred method of catching prey in these sorts rather than biting. I don't think that is the rule of thumb. I'm no expert though. lol. I know basically every spider, bites their prey after catching it. Whether with a web or by snatching the little buggers. Black Widows make huge webs at times. Brown Recluse Spiders (which I've killed 4 this summer) are usually scavengers or on the hunt. I have yet to see them in a web. I always see them sitting and waiting or on the run. I've seen them fall from a ceiling without a string of web. I wonder... (off to search) ehh spiders.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted October 12, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Hey, some ppl have arachniphobia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted October 12, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 12, 2013 That's just a common garden spider...it's harmless. Honestly, I think the postman was being a bit of weenie there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted October 12, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 12, 2013 "He was either spider-friendly and didn't want to break the web" That was it. He didn't want to spoil all the poor Spide's hard work. We should be pleased that he was so considerate to our many-legged friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted October 12, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Any spider big enough can take a nice chunk of flesh off you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted October 12, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong but I've always gone by the rule of thumb that large web = little or no poison and aggression in the spider. Honestly, I wouldn't care if it had "liitle or no poison"! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 12, 2013 Author #10 Share Posted October 12, 2013 If the postman had a bad case of Arachnophobia then just seeing the web I reckon was enough to put him off. As it turned out the spider was harmless and not very big, but the postman wasn't aware of that and his imagination ran wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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