Brun

**** that ^^^^^^^^

David Lock

I don't suppose there is the teeniest chance that someone could actually answer my original question which was "Is there any chance a spider could crawl into the back of a computer or similar and cause damage e.g. by shorting something out?"

I am talking about British spiders as I will try and keep foreign invaders out

d

Leslie

I am sure it could be possible DL. Most of the power supplies are lower voltage though so I think you would be unlucky if it did, as would the spider be!

Les

Lee247

What the hell did I look at this thread for :shudder:

I doubt they can do any harm David. We had a clear out last year and threw out a couple of old computers. Other half pulled one of the towers to bits, just to have a snoop and we found 3 dead spiders in there.

urban

iTrader: (1)

I used to let them go, but to be honest they seem to have gotten much bigger (maybe these are males? - or really old ones ) and I don't particulary want to pick it up

So I squish them

Jamie

Urban no squishing them uk spiders are cool

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Female spiders are often 50% bigger than the male.
And quite a lot eat the male after mating.

Jamie

David Lock

So what do gay spiders do

d

oldsplice

You don't want to know!

Jamie

Camp

urban

iTrader: (1)

I always thought that the big ones you see (which are usually trapped in the sink) were the males and they usually fall whilst looking for females?

Leslie

He had one in a plastic dustbin to show us as well as a rattler in another one.

I can assure you that no one was inclined to mess with either one, The spider was plenty big enough to have a good munch at your face.!

Les