What do spiders really think about conkers...?

Have you heard the one about spiders not liking the smell about conkers..?

Yes me too, so we decided to test the theory a little.

We found a place in the house that spiders seem to like, kept watch over two days, introduced a big bowl of conkers, and then kept watch for any changes..

Our conclusion: that our spiders don't really care about conkers at all... in fact there was no change, as you can see from the above checklist.

I suspect that the smell you need to deter them would need to be of a significantly high concentration. Perhaps we can invest in some 'essence of conker' to test that further, but for now we'll just use our stash to make more conkers worms...