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Green Lynx Spiderlings - Peucetia viridans
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Green Lynx Spiderlings - Peucetia viridans
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
October 3, 2005
Babies just hatched yesterday. Unfortunately they are on my porch directly above my front door. I know Halloween is coming, but real spider dropping on kids' heads might not be well received! Anyway, does anyone have a safe way of removing a lot of tiny spiders (keeping in mind that I am a little scared of spiders). I guess I should have thought of this before they hatched!

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Green Lynx mother - Peucetia viridans - female Green Lynx Spiderlings - Peucetia viridans
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 4 October, 2005 - 10:10am
Last updated 27 December, 2008 - 1:07pm

Very cute!
For relocation, I should think a variation on the card and glass technique would work - maybe a large piece of card and a paper grocery sack? Something you could leave elsewhere till they all found new homes.
Also, long sleeves tucked into gloves and pants tucked into socks - otherwise you'll be imagining them crawling into your clothing. I know I would!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 October, 2005 - 2:14pm

 
Problem solved,
Just asked my husband to do it.....mom and babies have been relocated to the bushes.
… Lynette Schimming, 5 October, 2005 - 5:59pm

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