Just how does one relocate a big barn spider like this? I have considered trying to get it on the end of my broom and taking it quickly out to the garden. I would rather not have it crawl upon my arm when picking tomatoes either though. Of course I thought about killing it but then I think of all those little baby spiders. I wish I had never seen Charlotte's Web! Perhaps this is a male!
The web, which I could not get in a picture this morning, is lovely. I am sure that he is catching many moths and flies that would potentially be flying around in our house; but at this point all he would have to do is drop to the floor and waltz right in when the door is open for a few seconds! At this very moment he may be weaving a new web across the portal's opening.
I hardly have time to reflect upon and write about how this guard at the door reminds me of two particular verses in scripture. Proverbs 4:23 says, "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." and Psalms 141:3, "Set a watch, O Lord before my mouth; keep the door of my lips." The latter verse is the first one which popped into my mind upon seeing this guard at the door. The word, "keep", means "garrison about". Perhaps it was the sheer size of this spider, but he definately reminds me of a guard. As a believer, by the power the Lord gives, I have the ability and the responsibility to diligently keep my heart. Within our hearts are the issues of life. What we are "made up of" is revealed by what we say and do, but it comes from what lies within our hearts and minds. Our character is formed in our heart, the core of our being. I pray that the Lord will keep me diligent to keep OUT those things that should not slip in through the door. We are bombarded with the world on every side.
Lord help me to so fill my mind with good, namely the Word of God, that a web will be woven, acting as a shield to keep these things from entering my heart.
This brings my thoughts back to our newest resident. I guess it's the broom for him. I will attempt to persuade him to move further under the eaves down at the end of the house. Tonight I'm quite sure that I will see at least one moth flying around my kitchen light though!
Hi I would not even have thought twice he would have been a squished spider.I really do not like spiders(or flies)we have both.I am not kind enough to relocate them.:)
ReplyDeleteI detest spiders and have killed two of them this summer (both huge wood spiders even bigger than yours) simply by spraying them with insecticide. Hairspray would work also, but the insecticide was closer. The first one had a huge egg sac and I (like Nikki) did not even think twice other than to note that I did not want however many spiders were in there running loose in my house. The second spider was outdoors on the porch and was the smaller of the two. We have killed two more, somewhat smaller, in the house by squashing them. We always seem to see at least one of these big spiders in the house every summer, usually when it is hot and humid. What's really scary is that there are probably a whole lot more that we don't see!
ReplyDeleteWell, I should've have sprayed I guess because - He's BAAACK. I had left his beautiful web and he's moved back in! At least he's not over the doorway, just up under the eaves.
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