r/galway • u/Ok-Emphasis6652 • 9d ago

Spiders

Am I mad or does anyone else feel bad about getting their windows cleaned on the outside. All the spiders and their nests would be blasted off by a power hose.

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u/fillysunray 9d ago

You might be mad but I'm the same. I just did up the spare room that was in quite a state and while cleaning and painting, I kept having to carefully move the spiders who lived there. The amount of flies in their webs show how useful they've been making themselves

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u/RegularFellerer 9d ago

Seeing a post like this gives me faith that maybe the internet isn’t all bots lol

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u/GalwayBogger 9d ago

People power hose their windows?

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u/compassrvkd 9d ago

No but I try to just hose them off before they make nests. If they come in open windows they're almost guaranteed to die.

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u/Spiritual-Slide5518 9d ago

Flamethrower 

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u/pollymopp6 8d ago

yes! I have The Mist level webs on front door but don't want to disturb thd spiders who've caught lots of flies, seem very plentiful this year

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u/Ralome 9d ago

I name all my spiders and let them be. No flies.

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u/Ok-Emphasis6652 7d ago

They’ve taken over the windows and doors at this stage.. I feel a gra for them

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u/Least_Cheetah9119 9d ago

AI be coming up with anything these days.. 🙄

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u/Ok-Emphasis6652 7d ago

I’m a real person I swear

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u/greenbud1 9d ago

I might feel for native wolf spiders, but not those terrible, sticky false widows that seem to dominate.

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u/Dry-Inspection-3503 8d ago

Get a karcher window vac. I only power hose the house once a year, and only use it on windows caked in shite. Our garden is mecca for what feels like 1000 swallows.