I pissed off a jumping spider.

Jumping spiders are the most likely spider to bite a human. Harmless but the most likely

Jumping spiders are the most likely spider to bite a human. Harmless but the most likely

I poked a dock spider (about the size of a man's hand) with a long twig, and it grabbed and bit the twig.

Scared the shit out of me.

So I'm sitting on my deck taking control of my space and this jumping spider is taking up residence in a glass ashtray on my table. In the glass ashtray is a metal piece for holding a mosquito coil. So I take the metal piece and chase the spider around the ashtray and finally it jumps on the metal piece.

All this while I have two people watching what I am doing. Witnesses.

Anyway, I manage to get the spider on the deck railing and I am pushing it over the side with the metal piece - then it disappears.

OK, my fear of spiders in my space is appeased.

Suddenly, it crawls back up the flat deck railing part and makes it's way over to me, agitated. This is happening within less than a minute, mind you and everyone is still watching and in tune. Of course, I am vocializing that the 'jumping' spider won't leave and it's coming closer to me.

Anyway, I say out loud 'it's pissed at me' and then it jumps on my arm and trys to hurt me. So, I jump up and do the icky spider dance and who knows where it landed.

Just saying, don't piss off jumping spiders.

They are fearless. I just never knew. I will escort the spider nicely out of my space, next time.

So I'm sitting on my deck taking control of my space and this jumping spider is taking up residence in a glass ashtray on my table. In the glass ashtray is a metal piece for holding a mosquito coil. So I take the metal piece and chase the spider around the ashtray and finally it jumps on the metal piece.

All this while I have two people watching what I am doing. Witnesses.

Anyway, I manage to get the spider on the deck railing and I am pushing it over the side with the metal piece - then it disappears.

OK, my fear of spiders in my space is appeased.

Suddenly, it crawls back up the flat deck railing part and makes it's way over to me, agitated. This is happening within less than a minute, mind you and everyone is still watching and in tune. Of course, I am vocializing that the 'jumping' spider won't leave and it's coming closer to me.

Anyway, I say out loud 'it's pissed at me' and then it jumps on my arm and trys to hurt me. So, I jump up and do the icky spider dance and who knows where it landed.

Just saying, don't piss off jumping spiders.

It remembers you and its going to get you tonight.

You got spider karma.

I made a pact with the spiders, flies too.

I leave them alone. They leave me alone.

They are kind of cute those jumping ones. I was outside and saw one on my picnic table. I said to spidey, if you want to come into my house, jump on my arm. It did. Then I took him to the kitchen and he jumped off. He has a space above the sink near the window.

Awwww!

I read the Xanth novel with the jumping spider called “ jumper” when I was a teen. Loved them ever since. They ought to make a Xanth movie.

Jumping spiders are the most likely spider to bite a human. Harmless but the most likely

Spiders like to go up water spouts.

The bite is harmless, but it hurts - i was surprised by this when one didn't want me on the lawnmower.

So I'm sitting on my deck taking control of my space and this jumping spider is taking up residence in a glass ashtray on my table. In the glass ashtray is a metal piece for holding a mosquito coil. So I take the metal piece and chase the spider around the ashtray and finally it jumps on the metal piece.

All this while I have two people watching what I am doing. Witnesses.

Anyway, I manage to get the spider on the deck railing and I am pushing it over the side with the metal piece - then it disappears.

OK, my fear of spiders in my space is appeased.

Suddenly, it crawls back up the flat deck railing part and makes it's way over to me, agitated. This is happening within less than a minute, mind you and everyone is still watching and in tune. Of course, I am vocializing that the 'jumping' spider won't leave and it's coming closer to me.

Anyway, I say out loud 'it's pissed at me' and then it jumps on my arm and trys to hurt me. So, I jump up and do the icky spider dance and who knows where it landed.

Just saying, don't piss off jumping spiders.

Same d@mn thing happened to me! Those friggin things have a temper.

Nope, just the new found experience to not piss off a jumping spider.

He lived waay too long in your ashtray before you finally kicked him out.