SpiderBROS vs SpiderKOS

[gay_Aleks]

Let me tell you a story.

So, here you have Mr. Tolni, chilling in his room. Suddenly, spider paratroopers land on his arm. For no bloody reason.

And you know what? I didn't even scream.

 

[sophie]

I generally try to avoid killing spiders if I can help it. I do preemptively smush black widows before upending trash cans at work. That's about it though.

 

[bhavv]

The problem is though if I don't kill em, how do I get rid of em? They just run away otherwise.

 

[sophie]

The problem is though if I don't kill em, how do I get rid of em? They just run away otherwise.

Catch and release

 

[bhavv]

Or kill and flush.

 

[Arwon]

I leave huntsmen and daddy longlegs alone, and really tiny ones, but anything bigger than about a centremetre is getting smushed.

My girlfriend get freaked out by huntsmen since once she had a huntsman drop onto her face at night, so in future I'll probably have to kill those too.

 

[azzaman333]

Spiders have an important role in the ecosystem. Get rid of WASPs for all I care, they have no purpose whatsoever.

We had plague-like levels of European wasps this summer. Couldn't have a bbq without getting swarmed by the little bastards. I would not complain one iota if all wasps were exterminated.

 

[Wolfbeckett]

Spiders are cool, by and large I leave them alone unless it's a black or brown widow in a place where I might need to stick my hands. I'll even leave those ones alone though if they're outside and out of the way. Wasps can die in a fire though.

Also, for those advocating catch and release, don't bother. Most house spiders can't survive outside anyway, they'll usually either find a way back into the house or die of starvation. Might as well save them the trouble and just smash or flush them if you're gonna do that.

 

[bhavv]

Yes! Today there was a tiny house spider crawling all over my ceiling. It made a fatal mistake of dropping down on a web. I grabbed it in a tissue, squidge, bin.

It was the same type that the one time I left it alone, it started multiplying, so nope, never again.

It is true that house spiders cant survive outdoors, so its no better putting them outside.