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21-03-2009, 01:25 PM
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| | | Re: Spiders and conkers
Spiders have olefactory (smell) senses and are known to react to certain substances that give off a ‘smell’. It is apparently mainly volatile substances that cause a reaction and can make a spider often run off. I believe clove oil is also repellent to spiders.
As for conkers. I’d assume you’d have break open the conker to release an odour, rather than use a whole intact one as in the ‘experiment’ you cite.
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22-03-2009, 07:55 AM
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| | | Re: Spiders and conkers
It does seem implausible does it not? Yet many people have taken to placing these conkers around the house for this very purpose. |
22-03-2009, 09:46 AM
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| | | Re: Spiders and conkers
I heard this story and as some one who can't stand the thought of spiders in the house and has an attack of the screaming abdabs if I do see one, thought what the heck and gave it a try. In September I piled up conkers, some in their shells and empty shells by the back door.
I was a bit doubtful but I can honestly say that I haven't had one spider in the house since. 
(Some of the conkers have now germinated so I have planted one, it will be handy in the future to have my own supply of conkers!) | | |
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