Posted on 10/15/2022 3:41:23 PM PDT by libh8er
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Things are already getting spooky this October. The word is going around that spiders are invading the Tucson area.
Many of you have shared on social media that you’ve recently started seeing more spiders.
Just around Matt Dunkel’s home he’s found five spiders. Around his Oro Valley neighborhood, he’s found three.
“It’s been crazy! It’s been awesome! There’s been spiders all over the place,” he said.
He's been seeing them pop up over the past few weeks.
“Now we’ve just been seeing them everywhere so it’s been really kind of neat to see all the little friends just kind of hanging out in all the little different hotspots of the neighborhood,” said Dunkel.
He hasn’t got rid of the spiders for many reasons.
Things are already getting spooky this October. The word is going around that spiders are invading the Tucson area.
Spiders in Tucson By: Reyna PreciadoPosted at 5:32 PM, Oct 13, 2022 and last updated 5:32 PM, Oct 13, 2022 TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Things are already getting spooky this October. The word is going around that spiders are invading the Tucson area.
Many of you have shared on social media that you’ve recently started seeing more spiders.
Just around Matt Dunkel’s home he’s found five spiders. Around his Oro Valley neighborhood, he’s found three.
“It’s been crazy! It’s been awesome! There’s been spiders all over the place,” he said.
He's been seeing them pop up over the past few weeks.
“Now we’ve just been seeing them everywhere so it’s been really kind of neat to see all the little friends just kind of hanging out in all the little different hotspots of the neighborhood,” said Dunkel.
He hasn’t got rid of the spiders for many reasons.
Recent Stories from kgun9.com
“They’re doing a job, they’re taking care of all the little bugs that can bother us and get icky. And what’s been cool is I’ve been able to take not only our daughter, but our son, who’s almost going to be five, and show him all the little cool things about how they build this web,” he said.
Dunkel has seen some black widows, but for the most part he’s seen orb weavers.
These spiders are the most common here around Tucson. Isaiah Vague with Arizona Pest Control said most like to build their webs around plants.
“The reason you’re going to see it that way is because they like to catch flying insects that aren’t going to be aware of their web as they’re passing through,” said Vague.
He’s seen an increase in spiders around Tucson.
“Some of the different storm systems that we’ve had has actually caused an increase in the population of things that they would feed on, things that spiders would normally prey. And with that being said, anytime you have an increase food source and an increase water source, you’re going to produce more. It’s much easier to provide for your offspring if you have something to feed them,” he said.
If you’ve recently started seeing spiders like orb weavers, Vague said there’s no need to worry because they’re actually harmless. But many spiders could mean it’s time to call pest control, because they tend to go where they can find the most food.
You two know each other, right?
And
Halloween is just around the corner.
5.56mm
I remember when I was about 8 years old we visited some family in Montana, and my parents brought us to see the hungry horse dam. There was a spider on the concrete walkway about the size of my outstretched hand, purplish in color. I stepped on it since it scared me and it made the loudest crunching noise, like it was made of glass or hard plastic and felt the crunch reverberate up my leg. I don’t know why but it felt gross and the sound and feeling stayed with me all my life up to now
Big Ass Spider. The trailer is pretty funny.
I still remember it just because it was so weird.
I think Matt Dunkel’s been huffing.
Great, now that’ll be in my brain forever...
You’re welcome 😉
I’d rather fight the aliens like Cpl. Hicks...
“It’s a Giant Spider Invasion of Savings at Menards!”
From one of my very favorite MST3K episodes, The Giant Spider Invasion 810
http://www.annotatedmst.com/episodes/95/The_Giant_Spider_Invasion
What? Dimmocommies? I hate ‘em, too.
That movie came out when I was like 2 years old and I always thought Ripley’s walking robot forklift thing what just the most badass way to fight aliens. I’m 37 and I STILL want one of those lol
Lol
It was cool. I have exactly a decade on you, and I wanted to be Lord Humungus from Road Warrior...
I’ll second that! They were bad this year.
I let Daddy Long Legs be, if they make their webs in hidden outdoor areas, because they eat other spiders. But any insectoid critters intruding into the interior of the house are quickly dispatched to the Rainbow Bridge.
Never saw any mad Max movies except for fury road and thought it sucked.except for the car with tracks. Could definitely use one of those where I live
I routinely police the perimeter for Black Widows. They are not welcome.
Spiders and their webs in out of the way corners are welcome here. They catch bugs better than I do. Ditto little geckos
I don’t know if you’d like it, but Road Warrior is quite a bit different than Fury Road.
I wish we had more spiders here.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.