2 days ago • 75%

No thanks, I'll continue my policy of termination on sight.

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Sorry, my irrational fear is gonna win out if I can't safely move it outside (without risk of it crawling on me) and my partner isn't home.

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Nah. Leave the spiders be. Clean up your kitchen.

If a spider decides to try and get fresh by leaving their corner, you get a piece of paper and a glass and scoop them up and throw them outside.

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- I just leave em be and name em George as is my tradition and say go git em George!
  
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  I'm chaotic good, I actually capture spiders and release them in my house. I have a population of Crossopriza lyoni in my house, all spawned from one mother.
  
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- This is the way
  
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Had a spider in my bathroom that I befriended. Named Steve. He was a tiny little thing that stayed on the crown molding, and had the foresight not to invade the inner sanctum of the shower space. I noticed Steve wasn't catching many bugs, so I killed a fly, and while it was still twitching, I held it up for Steve to look at, then dropped said fly into his web. Steve must've been put off by the fact that the fly quickly died, and he didn't bother eating it. Steve has now passed, starved up there in his web, without ever even touching that big ass fly I caught him.

Spiders are stupid. You're a more efficient bug-killer by far, I'd wager.

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Maybe just don't leave food out

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- Currently dealing with carpet beetles, more specifically their larvae. They like to eat things like hair and also anything made out of natural fibers. They're also extremely small. I noticed them when I emptied the laundry basket and after staring at them for a moment realizing that they were bugs, they started moving. I have hardwood floors and I keep finding them. I sweep the floor with a broom into a white dustpan and stare at it and then after 30 seconds or so I see movement. One or two each time, everywhere all over the house. I found a forgotten hair brush under the couch and there was one in there. They're completely harmless except that they will eat holes in your clothes. They take a long time to go from larvae to flying beetle. They can also survive without eating for 30 days. The original beetle could have just flown in from outside or came in on fresh flowers. They also like women's underwear because of the pheromones. The eggs must have been in a piece of clothing and then got spread around the house before hatching.
  
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  Ughhh I keep finding these exact things in one of our rooms, never seen an adult one, always larvae. Find like one a week, which makes me think they're just too dumb to organize an orgy and reproduce and ruin my life, which works for me.
  
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  They also like women's underwear because of the pheromones.
  
  You really just casually slipped that in there huh
  
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  I'm so sorry.
  
  A few years back I had a flee problem with my pets and in order to get rid of it I had to use one of those insecticide bombs.
  
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  They like light. I put bug spray on the window sills, blinds, and baseboards and that got rid of them
  
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If I can trap and release a spider I will, same with certain non-scary insects. Centipedes immediately get squashed though

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- When I was a kid, I was scared of spiders, house centipedes, and heights. On a school trip to a tall building, I was terrified but eventually worked up the courage to look over the edge. The fear disappeared, and I realized that if I could overcome that, maybe I could face other fears too. So, I started learning about the things that scared me; spiders, centipedes, the dark, etc. I found that the more I learned about something, the less frightening they became. For example, house centipedes are harmless, clean, and even help by getting rid of destructive pests. Understanding really helps ease fear. It confuses me that some people seem to want to stay afraid instead of trying to overcome it.
  
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  If only learning about bugs made them less gross to accidentally squish under your feet.
  
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  Unfortunately, learning about things doesn't always help. I'm still very scared of spiders, despite being big on team learning. Some fears are rational, some are irrational, and these have very different salves.
  
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- centipedes are kos, spiders are cool, spiders can chill
  
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Jumping spiders were my gateway into not hating spiders. They're pretty adorable and surprisingly interactive. Also learning that spiders are partially pneumatic/use hydraulics to get around, which makes me think of them as nature's little steampunk robots.

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- Sadly, I live in an area with brown recluses and black widows. I don't smoosh, but definitely catch and toss outside
  
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- Jumping spiders are just the gateway to spider propaganda!
  
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Spiders keep bugs under control

Snakes keep spiders under control

Dogs keep snakes under control

Humans keep dogs under control (sometimes)

Cats keep humans under control

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- Then who keeps the Cats under control‽
  
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  The Sun
  
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  That’s the neat part, nobody keeps cats under control they control the universe.
  
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  Anubis
  
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  Anhubris
  
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  Hubris
  
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  Lazyness
  
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  Big Yarn
  
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  No one, obviously :3
  
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  Cthullu
  
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  Bigger cats all the way up
  
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My stepdad used to tell me about "spider karma" when I was little. Basically, all spiders are a part of a gang, and if you squash one they'll just think he must've stepped out of line or something. However if you squash 3 or more, the spiders will all start talking to each other and plan out attacks on you when you're most vulnerable. Sleep attacks are the most common, but occasionally they'll get so pissed they choose to hide in a jacket or shoe and sacrifice everything just to inflict a little pain and terror for killing their mums or siblings.

I used to actually believe this btw.

Edit: why the downvotes to OP? home maintenance is always the best method for keeping pests out. No need for spiders indoors if ya dont have bugs indoors!

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- I just remember the very 2007-ish inverse of this: Look out for your local spider gang, and they'll look out for you. XD
  
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- I downvoted because of the title's implication that OP kills spiders for no reason. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯
  
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  "Termination on sight", being seen in my house is the reason, I leave them alone if they're outside and away from entrances
  
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- I just started believing it... 😳
  
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  Listen, all I'm saying is that I'm not 100% sure I'd exist if I didn't believe in spider karma. Better safe than sorry, especially when it costs you nothing.
  
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- Judging by all the spiders I've killed at this point in my life I'm probably on the most wanted (non-exterminator) board LMAO
  
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I am this crow sometimes ngl

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- I am always this crow. I haven't intentionally killed a spider in three? years I think. they are my eight legged friends :)
  
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  Unfortunately, there are no more spiders in my immediate vicinity to kill in your name. Don't worry! You're on the wait-list!
  
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- Just to let you know, I just killed a spider in my house in your honor
  
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  And I just saved one in yours. I expect for it to come back with his wife and gadzillion kids, making you unable to outweigh the spider I saved with ones that you kill.
  
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It's also just wrong. There's a reason predators like spiders and centipedes are territorial - if there are too many of them and they kill off the food supply they will starve. Spiders generally won't actually make a significant dent in an indoor infestation - they will kind of naturally grow with the insect population but won't eliminate it.

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- Most indoor spaces aren't infested. Having a little hunter around helps keep it that way
  
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Spiders and lizards get a free pass in my house. They get rid of all the other bugs so I don’t mind them at all.

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- Awwwww, you get lizards? I've never seen a house lizard. I'm guessing you're Australian.
  
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  I'm in colombia. We have 2-3 inch anoles everywhere and I've got a colony that lives in my front wall. They're pretty chill. Sometimes they get frisky and climb onto my laptop but a shout scares them away.
  
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  Its also a south thing in america. Florida has as many small lizards running around as squirrels up north.
  
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  I also got lizards in my home sometimes. Very small ones, we always released them back in the wild.
  
  Same with frogs.
  
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Found OP:

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Spiders are the bugs I have a problem with XD

(Preemptive) Stow your prescriptivist semantics, pendants! Spiders are bugs because I say so

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- Yeah in theory I would love to not kill them, or even relocate outside. But once I see one, it’s fight or flight
  
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  looks out your backyard window
  
  so that is why you have a helicopter...
  
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Ah, it looks like spiders are prepared for ze new world order.

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Jumping spiders get a pass. Same with cellar spiders.

Grass spiders die on sight because they leave sticky-ass webs everywhere and have crawled on me randomly multiple times.

Most other spiders and centipedes ofc can get fucked unless they're outside or in the garage.

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