black widow placed web on telephone pole and side walk

[Mindibun]

This poll makes me a little angry. I don't think any of us have the right to sit around and discuss someone or something else's fate. The spider is not hurting anybody. If you hadn't noticed it, the spider would probably live out its life happily without any trouble.

That spider has just as much right to live as any other creature. It can't help the fact that it has a natural defense which is harmful to humans. And it certainly isn't going to hunt anyone down. If you're so concerned with it, then move the thing safely. Otherwise, let it be.

[pythontricker]

i just left him there i did not want to disrupt it.

[wolfy-hound]

Why would the poll and resulting discussion make you angry?
It shows people that black widows are not as dangerous as people make them out to be. It shows how to SAFELY move a venomous spider, in order to keep both it and others safe.
Since the OP mentioned kids nearby, it's entirely possible that someone could get bitten, and it's just as possible that it being on a telephone pole means someone else could spot it and smush it, so it's a legimate thing to wonder if it would be best to move it to a safer area.
I just don't understand the thread making someone angry, as if somehow our discussing it will somehow make the spider unhappy.

[edie]

Why would the poll and resulting discussion make you angry?
It shows people that black widows are not as dangerous as people make them out to be. It shows how to SAFELY move a venomous spider, in order to keep both it and others safe.
Since the OP mentioned kids nearby, it's entirely possible that someone could get bitten, and it's just as possible that it being on a telephone pole means someone else could spot it and smush it, so it's a legimate thing to wonder if it would be best to move it to a safer area.
I just don't understand the thread making someone angry, as if somehow our discussing it will somehow make the spider unhappy.

well put! the person just wanted advice and many people gave information on how to safely move the spider so it would be out of harms way. even if they didn't kill it/move it.. TRUST ME someone would come along and kill it, because thats just they way people work.

[Beardedragon]

i see them all the time in GA and never bother them, Ive only found one inside my house and when i was just a kid( sadly i was and still am scared of spiders to at the time the only thing i thought i could do was shoot it... with a gun... inside the house, and i did...) I voted remove it, i do not like to kill bugs for some reason, and even go out of my way to save the creepy crawlers all the time.