x2. I am envisioning Matt approach his car with a golf club wearing oven mitts and goggles peering in for the monster. I've been bit a few times and had a few pretty bad reactions, but they don't scare me. I do kill everyone I ever come across whether inside or out. I like to discriminate among insects like that, hate crimes are the best.
I don't like the damn spiders either.... although I don't panic.. I squash them. I'd try a real complete, under the seats, under the dash, under everything cleaning with the most powerful shop vac or car wash vac you can find. I also think the parking in the full sun on a 100 degree air buttoned up tight would help finish off any survivors. You got to make sure you get all the hidden eggs or you'll be doing it all over in a week or so.
Ever notice how one of the only words that rhymes with China is Mangina. Weird. Anyway just give that spider a couple of weeks:
I absolutely hate spiders as well. I get a little antsy around them. A few weeks ago I was at the farm cleaning out the barn when I felt something crawling up my shirt. I ended up being a spider the size of quarter, I made quite a scene But I agree with others, Leave the car in the sun & vacuum it out.
Man runs naked (through the glass door) to flee spider in his bed: http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/ar...s-naked-through-streets-fleeing-spider-67265/
Lol, at least this is in my car, so if/when it decides to surprise me, I should be fully clothed when I burst the door open and begin running and screaming down the highway. I did vaccum thoroughly today, and spent most of the day running errands, and yes I drove. By halfway through the day, I wasn't even thinking about it. It's always when you least expect it though...right?:D
Get some Tempo at the local hardware store, mix it up with water in a sprayer, and spray the floor and unber the seats of the car. It's made for killing itsy bitsy spiders. Plus it is not toxic to you, kids, or pets. And it doesn't stink. we use it in the spring on our shrubs and have no spiders all summer long.
That one spider has probably reproduced several times in the past few days. I'd trade the car in. Matt, I'm a wuss when it comes to spiders too. Ever do the "spider dance" when you're in the woods and wrap a web around your face? Yeah, I'm that guy.
Scientists Discover New Cave Spider Species… with Claws! Meet Trogloraptor, fearsomeness incarnate. The creature more than lives up to its name—it is, in fact, an eight-legged showcase for scientific novelty. The spider somewhat resembles the brown recluse, famed for its flesh-necrotizing venom—but at four centimeters, Trogloraptor is about twice as large. In fact, this spider is an entirely new critter—just look at those legs, each ends in a curved, scythelike claw. Citizen scientists and arachnologists have uncovered these spiders in the caves of southwestern Oregon and old-growth redwood forests. As they report in ZooKeys, the discovery of Trogloraptor is a taxonomic wonder that establishes a new family, genus and species in the spider family tree. Troglo's story begins with citizen scientists in the Western Cave Conservancy who spotted the strange spider in Oregon's caves. They sent specimens to researchers at the California Academy of Sciences where entomologist Tracy Audisio, a research fellow at the California Academy of Sciences, puzzled over the new find. After approaching every member of the arachnology lab, she and Charles Griswold, the academy's curator of arachnology, took the finding to arachnologists around the country. They combed through comparative anatomy, fossil records and genetic analyses in their efforts to place the new spider, only to conclude that the cave dweller has a totally unique lineage. The closest known relatives to this clawed creepy-crawler come from the Oonipidae, or goblin family of spiders. Trogloraptor's anatomy reveals, however, several ancient features, including a primitive respiratory system that sets these spiders apart. The researchers believe the Trogloraptor family separated into its own evolutionary branch some 130 million years ago. The spider's name is Latin for "cave robber," a reference to its habitat and rapacious-looking talons. As for the claws, there's another genus of spiders with similar appendages, the Spelungula of New Zealand. These cave spiders are otherwise distinct from Trogloraptor, suggesting their claws evolved independently. Troglo's claws are barbed on their underside and may be designed to clamp shut on passing prey. The researchers believe that, like Spelungula, Trogloraptor dangles from cave ceilings with legs akimbo, then snaps its claws like a trap when small flies pass by. The spider's exact prey, however, is unknown. Before arachnophobes get too nervous, though, Griswold notes that the spiders are not likely to be venomous to humans. In fact, they're quite shy. Working with live specimens, he's observed that their behavior is distinctly unaggressive and their main interest is escaping the light as quickly as possible. Researchers at San Diego State University have spotted juveniles in old-growth redwood forests. Although more study is needed, these specimens are likely a different species from those found in the caves. Griswold notes that given the age of this family and the former distribution of redwoods in North America, it's possible that other Trogloraptor species could inhabit caves across the country. "They could be living in caves in Nevada," Griswold says. "They may have been hiding there since the Pliocene or Miocene." Given their fragile habitats and ancient history, these creatures warrant protection as evolutionary marvels. --Daisy Yuhas
C'mon getting so upset over a spider that you start talking about making a "Car Bomb?" It will be okay: You can: 1. Ignore it... 2. Pack up your family and go through a carwash with your windows down while singing "Eensy weensy Spider... down came the rain and washed the spider out!" 3. Relax and just kill it when you see it again. 4. Never ever admit something like this in a public forum ever again or you will get hammered by Vito.
