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Old 09-30-2009, 02:07 PM
 
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How noble of you to spare its life. Any spider (or any other creepy crawly) that ventures across my threshold is quickly swatted - no questions asked.
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Old 09-30-2009, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Canon City, Colorado
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I am totally a " can't stand to see anything hurt" type of person!!
HOWEVER.....if it is a SPIDER...I sooooo wish they would ALL DIE!!
Fireants TOO!!! Keep them far far away from me!!
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Old 10-09-2009, 12:40 AM
 
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Default The creepy crawler disparity between North and South Colorado?

Is it vast? I've heard horror stories of giant centipedes and scorpions aplenty in Pueblo, for example. Not so much in Colorado Springs? Exaggerated difference? A notable concern in either instance for a person such as myself with an irrational fear of these ugly beasts?


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Old 10-09-2009, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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Is it vast? I've heard horror stories of giant centipedes and scorpions aplenty in Pueblo, for example. Not so much in Colorado Springs? Exaggerated difference? A notable concern in either instance for a person such as myself with an irrational fear of these ugly beasts?


Thanks in advance.
Your answer is bolded. It's over stated Life is full of "creepy crawlers" and not a problem on most parts of the Front Range. You're just going to hear about it when asked about it. Move to South Dakota and there you will find spiders to a point where you have to shake your shoes out before you put them on...so says my step-mom. She has all kinds of stories of her youth marred by large spiders.
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Old 10-09-2009, 10:44 AM
 
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
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Big centipedes can be found throughout the southwest. But not in large numbers. It's not like you're going to be overrun with them. I wouldn't even classify them as a nuisance because you don't encounter them often.

I can't speak to Pueblo in particular but I would be suprised if it's any different than the norm for the rest of Colorado.
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Old 10-09-2009, 05:10 PM
 
Location: Denver/Boulder Zone 5b
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I'm in semi-country north of Denver and we don't deal with too many pests. We do get wasps which I generally leave alone unless they start building on the house - that's a huge no-no! One of the best "pests" we've had over the past 3 years are toads. Lots of baby toads. Everywhere. I love the little buggers. They really keep the flies away. We do have lots of little spiders that are VERY skiddish and never let you even get close before they get lost. I've seen one black widow in 5 years and she made herself scarce when I tried to remove her. Haven't seen her since. We saw a rattle snake a week after we moved in, but that was the last one I saw. We've almost run over 3 or 4 coyotes, but that's their fault. Other than that, just some moths during wet springs (like this past one, for sure) and the aforementioned creatures. I love 'em all.
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Old 10-09-2009, 08:31 PM
 
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Sometimes when I read these posts, like the first few that are on this thread, I have to wonder--are the "natives" trying to frighten away the potential transplants???? 'Cause that's kind of what it looks like...
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Old 10-10-2009, 09:58 AM
 
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Sometimes when I read these posts, like the first few that are on this thread, I have to wonder--are the "natives" trying to frighten away the potential transplants???? 'Cause that's kind of what it looks like...
Millions of people live here, the bugs aren't winning, and aren't going to win.
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Old 10-13-2009, 11:08 AM
 
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Sometimes when I read these posts, like the first few that are on this thread, I have to wonder--are the "natives" trying to frighten away the potential transplants???? 'Cause that's kind of what it looks like...
I would have to say yes they are. I am in Castle Rock and while I see an occasional house spider that's about it.

I love the wildlife, the deer, elk, bunnies, prarie dogs and hearing the occasional coyote carry on at night. Bugs? Never saw an ant or roach or any other insect critter inside the house except for the occasional house spider, moth or fly that manages to get in when the door is open. About 4 years ago we had a field mouse in the basement and he was easy to catch. A couple of years ago we saw a snake by the pond behind our house.

Every area has insects that can freak you out if you go looking for them but after living back east in Washington, D.C. and the Philadelphia area. the one thing I love about Colorado is the lack of insects here compared to back east. Colorado is a wonderful place to live, and the best kept secret is the semi arid sunny weather we enjoy here year round!
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Old 10-14-2009, 11:57 PM
 
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I would have to say yes they are. I am in Castle Rock and while I see an occasional house spider that's about it.

I love the wildlife, the deer, elk, bunnies, prarie dogs and hearing the occasional coyote carry on at night. Bugs? Never saw an ant or roach or any other insect critter inside the house except for the occasional house spider, moth or fly that manages to get in when the door is open. About 4 years ago we had a field mouse in the basement and he was easy to catch. A couple of years ago we saw a snake by the pond behind our house.

Every area has insects that can freak you out if you go looking for them but after living back east in Washington, D.C. and the Philadelphia area. the one thing I love about Colorado is the lack of insects here compared to back east. Colorado is a wonderful place to live, and the best kept secret is the semi arid sunny weather we enjoy here year round!
That's great to hear. I'm tired of the NOVA area of DC. The humidity and the biggie size spiders are horrible here. Never seen anything so HUGE. Especially since we don't have such huge bugs or spiders in Germany, where I'm from. Ewww!

I'm looking so much forward to moving there. We are looking into the Stapleton area in Denver. Looks to be a great walkable community. I'm hoping the weather will be similiar to Bavaria, where we have 4 distinct seasons.
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