In some areas where we have lived, there have been no basements. But in Utah, there are lots of homes with basements...and...with basements come the ever popular window well.
At times, you may find things in the bottom of the window well that are inappropriately placed...like..this skunk. (the following three pictures were not taken by me)
Or this North American short-tailed shrew. (I only knew what it was because I read the caption under the picture)
Toads think window wells make a good home too.
But this little devil, found in our window well today, is the reason we don't like to get in and clean the well out!
And perhaps, the reason she's in there is...because we don't get in and clean it out! It's a vicious circle! I'll take the toad, over the black widow, any day!
is the black widow the reason the hobos are no longer down there? I hate window wells!
ReplyDeleteWe had one in our mailbox! YEs!!! A BIG one! Thank goodness a kind neighbor came over and killed it! YIKES!:( Lori
ReplyDeleteI've always thought window wells were scary--NOW I KNOW THEY ARE!!!
ReplyDeleteOh the memories of my childhood and window wells. It's pretty rare to see black widows very often anymore.... When I was little - it seems like we found them quite often. They are a very scary spider. Grab the bug spray and go after it *wink.
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ReplyDeleteOh we get alot of black widows and I just hate them. They're powerful and they scare me! They make the strongest webs. I can always tell when one is nearby because of their web.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd take it over the skunk though!
We currently have a slice of pizza and a pop can in our window well (not from us).
ReplyDeleteWe had black widows at our house in AZ(outside). They would spin webs all down the side or front of the house. Last summer they were the worst and we would go out every few nights & get rid of all we could find (by we I mean Rick). I hate the little buggers!
Ohhhhh....I think I would have had a heart attack!
ReplyDeleteI don't like window wells at all. I don't like to clean them, hubby wants to clean them out put fresh rock down in ours next summer. I have a feeling that is one job I won't be around for.
ReplyDeleteI think window wells are really portals to h%$#!!!! I hate them! This weekend I noticed an empty root beer bottle in mine, but I am not overly interested in fishing it out!
ReplyDeleteWe would always watch the black widows in our window wells growing up too! :( They freak me out.. and I'm not scared of spiders.. just snakes usually....
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Utah for a short time when I was growing up and I do remember the window wells being full of black widows!! Ick!
ReplyDeleteWe have found 2 black widows in our home over the years - no window wells needed. One in the garage and one in my bathroom in the middle of the night - that one freaked me out for a long time!
YUCK!