Beauty and the Beast: Spiders 0, Hairspray 11.

I've used a stock photo, I apologise, but my Vo5 hair spray has been beaten, battered and launched across the room this evening thanks to an spider invasion of the bedroom. It is currently rolled in a corner with the remains of a huge one stuck to it and I cannot bring myself to move it to take a photo. That can wait for the other half when he gets home from work in the morning. :-(

I counted 4 when I woke up this morning, but when I returned this evening, there were 11. They're pretty medium sized, like 50p sized with really weird extra long front legs, perfect for taunting and waving at you. After a minor panic attack (I really don't like insects) where I felt like I had to beat myself because I thought they were all crawling on me (HA, great, thanks stray hairs for tickling me and making this worse), I knew I had to get something done. I have work tomorrow. I need to sleep.

I don't like spiders. I tolerate their presence in a room. However come into my sleeping area, and we're going to have issues. Bring a gang of spiders, and there's going to be a massacre. Throw in work the following morning and they're lucky I didn't get a flame thrower or something. My hubby will be lenient on you, as you apparently keep out flies (really!? I wiped a few fly corpses off the windowsill, I didn't see one in any of your webs.) But seriously, I don't have time for this inconsiderate crap. Get out, or deal with the spider ninja.

Initially I used some crappy wasp spray to kill the first few, but it ran out. It's given me one heck of a headache though, so it was probably for the best. Like I think I'm almost on the verge of having a chemical hallucination kind of headache. Should probably open a window.

I ended up using hairspray, because my sister uses it on them and swears by it, and I think it used to be my Grandma's fail safe if ever there were any around. Hairspray is a pretty clean way of dealing with them. No squishing, you don't have to get too close to them and there is very little mess to clean up... just gotta hoover em!

[caption id="attachment_2105" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Saving the day, one hair at a time...[/caption]

Anyway, for those that are interested, not only does Vo5 Strong Hold hairspray give you great hair results, it also stops you from being ganged up on by a rowdy group of eight legged beasts. You can also use the cap to trap the odd floor runner under, providing they are small enough. The long cylinder also makes a great 'wacking' type weapon for when they drop in front of your face and on the floor. Although it is a compressed aerosol soooo I wouldn't recommend doing this too violently. Please, be careful.

You heard it here first folks!