Do you "swallow spiders in your sleep" ?

Wibbles

BBC reckon that we swallow 8 spiders per year in our sleep

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66319172

I don't believe that I have ever swallowed a spider - in my sleep or whilst I am awake....

66Mustang

I heard it was 7 over our lifetime! 8 a year seems a lot...

I once woke up to a spider webbing down from the ceiling 6 inches from my face

rebel11

If you place conkers (they are poisonous) around the house, that should keep spiders well away.

66Mustang

Thanks for the tip @rebel11 I am going to give that a try as I really don't like spiders in my bedroom at night.

I read a quote recently..."whoever said 'out of sight, out of mind' clearly never had a spider disappear behind the furniture in their bedroom"

Wibbles

rebel11 said:

If you place conkers (they are poisonous) around the house, that should keep spiders well away.

Spiders on our house cart off the conkers for food

OverlyAnxious

I'm gonna say probably not...  I reckon we eat small flies though.  Those annoying ones that seem to buzz around your ears but are too small to see.  I'm sure I must have inhaled a few of those! 

I'm not sure how effective the conker trick really is.  My Nan had loads around her place yet it was still full of cobwebs.  I've been using some spray repellent which contains mint and lemon around window frames...but that doesn't work either. 

Wibbles

Wibbles

Spiders in our house are huge and intelligent

They carry conkers about the ceiling and wait until we are under them and drop conkers on our heads !

durhamjaide2001

Ewww no that's horrible 

Wibbles

durhamjaide2001 said:

Ewww no that's horrible 

but true..

life

Spiders are harmless. Let them roam.

If you do eat them in your sleep is that classed as a meal, Do you have to start fasting again from the beginning?

😂😂👍

Wibbles

life said:

Spiders are harmless. Let them roam.

If you do eat them in your sleep is that classed as a meal, Do you have to start fasting again from the beginning?

😂😂👍

Free protein then? 

durhamjaide2001

This is definitely a myth because of the vibrations 

Hannah_Alumni

These threads are the ones I hate checking 🤣 Gives me the heebie-jeebies! 

Wibbles

So you don't like.....

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rebel11

Hannah_Scope said:

These threads are the ones I hate checking 🤣 Gives me the heebie-jeebies! 

@Hannah_Scope Don't worry, fear not, I'll protect you, I'll squish any spider that attacks you, Sword and Shield at the ready!!

Hannah_Alumni

@Wibbles oooo right, in the time out corner 🤣 

@rebel11 Thank you!!! 😊

Wibbles

Hannah_Scope said:

@Wibbles oooo right, in the time out corner 🤣 

@rebel11 Thank you!!! 😊

Sorry - I bet that you would prefer....

Jimm_Scope

Yes please, can I have cute and fluffy.

I don't actually mind spiders as long as they stay in their corner. Eat the flies, stay in the corner ceiling, it's an arrangement we have.

Hannah_Alumni

@wibbles Perfect!

@Jimm_Scope I don't even do that deal with them 

Wibbles

Just don't eat lamb - even with mint sauce !