I stopped stepping on and killing spiders. Not because of the rumored bad luck, but after watching documentaries about them, they’re fascinating creatures. And scientists are still trying to figure how they spin their webs (the ones that do).
I was visiting some years ago, and the part of the house I was staying in had been closed for a while. I got up in the middle of the night (for the usual reason.) When I got to the bathroom, I saw dimly by the night light a big spider crawling in the sink. I grabbed something and killed it. The babies that had been riding on its back went everywhere…
I used to live in a house with spiders in the basement. I left them alone. When they came into the part of the hose that I normally inhabited, I caught them and put them outside. Most house spiders spend most of their lives inside, so the ones that I put outside might have died because they were clueless about how to live in the “wilderness” of suburban Chicago. Therefore I was actually breeding spiders that were content to stay in my basement.
However, that experiment in breeding stay-at-home-in-the-basement spiders was ruined when we sold the house and a developer tore it down to build a McMansion.
Spiders come into my little “airy” cabin occasionally, the way lazy workers sneak out for a cigarette break. I put them outside and tell them to get back to work catching mosquitoes and midges.
djtenltd about 1 year ago
I stopped stepping on and killing spiders. Not because of the rumored bad luck, but after watching documentaries about them, they’re fascinating creatures. And scientists are still trying to figure how they spin their webs (the ones that do).
Ken Norris Premium Member about 1 year ago
I was visiting some years ago, and the part of the house I was staying in had been closed for a while. I got up in the middle of the night (for the usual reason.) When I got to the bathroom, I saw dimly by the night light a big spider crawling in the sink. I grabbed something and killed it. The babies that had been riding on its back went everywhere…
Tetonbil about 1 year ago
I am with her! Outside, I will usually leave them alone. Inside they are dead.
rroxxanna about 1 year ago
I used to live in a house with spiders in the basement. I left them alone. When they came into the part of the hose that I normally inhabited, I caught them and put them outside. Most house spiders spend most of their lives inside, so the ones that I put outside might have died because they were clueless about how to live in the “wilderness” of suburban Chicago. Therefore I was actually breeding spiders that were content to stay in my basement.
However, that experiment in breeding stay-at-home-in-the-basement spiders was ruined when we sold the house and a developer tore it down to build a McMansion.
Spiders come into my little “airy” cabin occasionally, the way lazy workers sneak out for a cigarette break. I put them outside and tell them to get back to work catching mosquitoes and midges.