A horror story...

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  1. UsedtobeDendy

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    An old friend was jsut reminding me today about the story she'd heard at her office about a yucca, bought in M+S a few years ago. She bought it, took it home, and was perfectly happy with her new plant, then a few weeks later a squad of white-overalled men arrived at her door, and explained they had to get in to search her house for a trantula spider that somehow they knew had been in the plant she bought! They searched and searched, and eventually found, in a sleeping bag under their stairs - a female tarantula plus rather a lot of babies!! Ooh-er!! :eek:
    I think I'd have moved house that very day!!
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Possibly a spider plant [​IMG] ;)
     
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    Don't think Dendy wants more spiders!!! [​IMG]
     
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    No, the ones I've got are already breeding! :eek:
     
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    i would have s/*/t bricks and built a wall! :eek:
     
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    I wish I had the pot .I would have kept them. I love spiders. Used to keep red knee tarantulas and brown bird-eating spiders many years ago. In house advisor isn't so keen and the reptiles went when we got married [​IMG] I still have 4 oriental fire bellied toads (12 yrs old) in a 3ft auarium and tropical fish so I haven't completely given up. [​IMG]
     
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    I'd definitely agree with the in-house advisor!! But a friend of mine has a snake - californian king snake. I haven't been to visit her yet, can't think why! ;)
     
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    Nasty snakes, they are, non venomous but they eat Rattle snakes , poor Rattlers, all that venom and they don't stand a chance. Milk snakes are really beautiful trust me den , go and have a look, I mean, you like spiders! :D :D
     
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    HAve you noticed they're in the new avatar?? Probably not, since it's a bit blurred! Must get a better one! Maybe dog in snow boots without man holding her?? Probably not - will find something eventually - but not a snake, nor a real spider, that's for certain. :D
     
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    All these nasties ,lets meets some friendly creatures at work in my garden 28/03/06

    [​IMG]
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    :D :D What sort of work are they doing roders?? :D :D
     
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    don't think that's possible! Makin' bacon is probably the cleanest version! :D
     
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    Suppose we'll have to settle for "A Bugs Life"
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