Anyone else like using lasers to eradicate spiders?

[StardustSprinkles]

I can't be the only one, right? Just now an eight legged freak was dangling above me and I took great pleasure in gutting it with a 1.6W 445nm laser beam (Thanks Tinkertavernco!). Something about that snap-crackle-pop sound the fallen creepy creature makes followed by the small puff of smoke just makes me smile..

Sorry if this post comes across as a little sadistic, I just really **really** don't like spiders.

 

[WizardG]

Back in my apartment dwelling days I ponted a keychain red at a spider on the ceiling. The little guy attacked the dot, and would chase it like a kitten.

 

[Z80 Lasers]

Back in my apartment dwelling days I ponted a keychain red at a spider on the ceiling. The little guy attacked the dot, and would chase it like a kitten.

That would make a great video!

 

[WizardG]

That would make a great video!

There are a few on utube

 

[RA_pierce]

My respect for life is nearly universal, with exceptions made for parasites and threats to my well being - ticks, mosquitos, and politicians.

 

[kecked]

7w 445nm was marketed for eradicating certain algae in aquariums. Sure hope they had protection as it’s reflected off the glass multiple times unpredictably. It does work however.

 

[Guitarship1]

Brown Recluse would be a fair target. So are flies..

 

[Z80 Lasers]

 

[Unown (WILD)]

I actually like the spiders. I don't like those damn fruit flies though. At least spiders don't fly all up in your face. I dunno maybe it's because I like spiderman or maybe it's because of the properties of the webbing they create. I just like them.

 

[StardustSprinkles]

I actually like the spiders. I don't like those damn fruit flies though. At least spiders don't fly all up in your face. I dunno maybe it's because I like spiderman or maybe it's because of the properties of the webbing they create. I just like them.

Fruit flies are really annoying - try a vinegar trap if you haven't! They fly in by the dozens when you do it correctly.

 

[steve001]

I can't be the only one, right? Just now an eight legged freak was dangling above me and I took great pleasure in gutting it with a 1.6W 445nm laser beam (Thanks Tinkertavernco!). Something about that snap-crackle-pop sound the fallen creepy creature makes followed by the small puff of smoke just makes me smile..

Sorry if this post comes across as a little sadistic, I just really **really** don't like spiders.

Realize that as icky as spiders appear they play a very important role in pest control inside your house.

 

[Jfdiberian]

Exactly. That’s what I bought it for. And hornet nests 20’ up off the ground under my eaves, that’s why I use a 5-7watter and a beam expander

 

[Jfdiberian]

Also it’s fun to zap mosquitoes that are on the other side of the window pane. Just be careful to not burn a hole in your screen. After a while, it becomes an art to kill a mosquito. You have to get right on top of it before powering up.

 

[Jfdiberian]

I used to fry them to a burnt crisp, but now I know that Laser, plume is carcinogenic as well as smelling bad. Now I use the minimal amount required to get them to fall off the wall and then I take care of them… yeah the laser plume is really bad for you to inhale

 

[Alien Laser]

For mosquitoes i have a machine it kills 1ac range, spiders are friendly it was cold last year and i found a spider dying i taken it in and i keep it all winter and last spring i released it also lay an egg sac !
This is mine small ,

 

[Dundee]

I'm a complete and utter arachnophobe (I freaked when I saw the photo above). But I also don't like killing things. Anything. I have a little hand vac just for capturing spiders (and flies) and then letting them go outside, down the street. Way down the street.