http://housedeclutter.com/blog/archives/169 Linda's SOS Blog Thu, 06 May 2010 14:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://housedeclutter.com/blog/archives/169/comment-page-1#comment-929 Laurie Lee Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:29:30 +0000 http://housedeclutter.com/blog/?p=169#comment-929 I also have cathedral windows and high-up places for dust to land so I share many of your problems. While I don't like spiders, they are interesting to read about. Did you know that it's a myth spiders "live" in drains in your house? What they're actually doing in and around damp places, like sinks and faucets, is looking for a drink. Sometimes spiders drink water that falls on their webs as dew. I've even heard of someone watching as a spider seemed to drink the water from a snowflake that landed on its web and melted. And some spiders, like the black widow, don't drink in any conventional way. They get their required moisture from eating their prey! I also have cathedral windows and high-up places for dust to land so I share many of your problems.
While I don’t like spiders, they are interesting to read about. Did you know that it’s a myth spiders “live” in drains in your house? What they’re actually doing in and around damp places, like sinks and faucets, is looking for a drink. Sometimes spiders drink water that falls on their webs as dew. I’ve even heard of someone watching as a spider seemed to drink the water from a snowflake that landed on its web and melted. And some spiders, like the black widow, don’t drink in any conventional way. They get their required moisture from eating their prey!

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