Why are spiders afraid of horse chestnuts?

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Do horse chestnuts keep spiders away? ... chestnut but also horse chestnut, ... for their efforts and sure it's great that they aren't afraid of spiders, ...

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Do horse chestnuts (conkers) really keep spiders away?

i heard that if you put them along your skirting board and behind TVs, chairs and appliances you wont get any spiders!!

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don't know i have never heard of that but i cant see how ... :)

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Do you suppose that the theory that horse chestnuts repel spiders holds water?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091002/tsc… Do you see this as a chance for the layman to conduct experiments and test the hypothesis?

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i went with the grand kids yesterday conkering,will let you know

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Where can you find horse-chestnuts in London?

I´m going to spend three days in London (in Paddington) and I use to use horse-chestnuts for medical reasons but here in Spain they are usually expensive, and they say to me that you ...show more

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Horse Chestnuts are not edible. You mean Sweet Chestnuts which are. You can buy them in any supermarket...

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Why do chestnuts deter spiders?

We have a lot of spiders in our house,my wife is terrified of them. What shall she do with the conkers

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Supposedly it's the oil in their cover that deters spiders, so I suppose they must be fresh to work...

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Horse Chestnuts?

Why do horses have 'chestnuts' on the inside of their legs? And why can you pull them off? Thanks!

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The question is less of what the Chestnut is for and more of why it is there. The Chestnut is located...

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Where can I buy horse chestnuts, or conkers?

I live in CT and hate spiders!!! I want to try them and see if they help me with my spider problem. Don't answer if you're going to say it doesn't work, just please, please help me and say where I can get some!!!! Thanks, I appreciate it! :-)

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What we call horse chestnuts here in Arkansas you don't want them in your house , they tend to get smelly...

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Where can I buy horse chestnuts, or conkers?

I live in CT and hate spiders!!! I want to try them and see if they help me with my spider problem. Don't answer if you're going to say it doesn't work, just please, please help me and say where I can get some!!!! Thanks, I appreciate it! :-)

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A health food store might have the herbs.

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They are called horse chestnuts precisely because they can eat them but we can't. To distinguish them...

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Could the strength/weakness of a horses chestnuts relate to the strength or weakness of the hooves?

If a horse has flaky and easy to peel chestnuts, could that be related to his hooves if they are weak and crack easily? Or vise versa. If a horse has strong and tough chestnuts, ...show more

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Great question - never considered that before but I suppose there must be some sort of correlation as...

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