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I'm sorry, spider, but it's this or the mercy of the cats.
There ain't no mercy where the purr comes from
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You rather die now?
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The spiders have their corners in my house. Doesn't bother me. They eat the pesky flying insects that like to fly in my face.
Spider bro.
Spider bro
They can’t look extraordinarily deadly though if they don’t wanna be taken outside - any daddylonglegs lookers are 100% safe to corner chill
I am fine with a few spiders around, but the detente does not extend to eggsacs.
This take could swing from normal all the way to unhinged depending on the number and size the spiders
Distant cackling
Same here, although they're not catching much of the current infestation of Maple/Boxelder bugs.
I like their look and dopey panicked movements when they notice you watching them, but the cute looks get old when there's 20 sunbathing on the wrong side of the kitchen window.
The only spiders I’ve seen want to eat those are cellar spiders, and even that seems reluctant on their part lol. Guess they really taste horrible or something.
Wiki does say tastes bad for birds. Maybe some irritant? I know spiders don't have taste buds, but chemical sensing hairs near the mouth instead doing the closest spider equivalent.
Edit: their feet taste too? Damn.
Spider steps on boxelder bug
’Eww eww eww get it off!’
I have off-limits places: where I sleep and in the shower. If I can’t reach them and they’re there… unfortunately they get the hand vac. Otherwise, it’s time to bring out and index card and Dedicated Spider Cup. It’s outside if it’s not winter, and basement if it’s winter.
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I love that the bear also uses a cup and napkin 😂
Alien invasion!
While I try to let them chill for the most part, the eight legged bastard that descended from the ceiling in the middle of the room to just eye level with me got clapped like a bitch.
That guy is the reason why all spiders get the impediment of the doubt from me.
They're all good, until I notice them. That's my policy
I had one plop off the ceiling onto my shoulder while I was working a few weeks ago. Took a pic and sent it to my daughters to remind them spiders are our friends and then took him off my shoulder and put him on the ground.
My philosophy... if he's surviving in my house, he's eating bugs and providing a service.
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All the spiders in my house got names... The are all named Gunter!
So they got a name, not names.
I forgot to mention Günter!
Too late, he moved out because he didn't feel appreciated.
Funny, I expect all penguins to have that name.
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Killing spiders is a scam by big fly/mosquito/insert insect of choice.
People of Earth, your attention, please. As you will no doubt be aware, the plans for development of the outlying regions of the Galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system. And regrettably, your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition.
The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.
House-dwelling spiders are usually adapted to life inside the house (likely cave-dwelling species). Their survival rate outside is not very good.
Maybe it depends on where you live, but I always find the same spiders living in gardens or on the side of a shed or something, so I've never been worried about that except in winter.
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Also you do NOT want to face an all spider jury one day.
You have the right to be judged by a jury of your fears.
96 eyes all judging me.
That's really cute until you apply the "alive in wrong space at wrong time" philosophy to cockroaches and termites. Clean your house and keep the local wildlife outside.
Spiders eat those things. That guy up there called those eating meat hypocrites but they're a little off missing this fact.
People who save spiders and eat meat do it because they're not hypocrites. They respect their own kind.
I started releasing rather than killing spiders after reading "Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
In that future, most animals have disappeared and people consider the sight of a spider as an extraordinary thing. Sparing a single spider might be vain, but it feels right knowing insect/spider population is quickly decreasing.
Except moskito and fly. And flies that suck blood get hunted.
It says not bothering anyone.
If they survive my cats, rather than kicking them out, I catch and dispatch them inside the house. They more than deserve it.
I understand the metaphor, but I think we as men are the spiders.
After a shower a giant crab spider dropped out of my towel, instinctually I knew only one of us would leave that bathroom alive.
But little jumping spiders are my buddies
Huntsman spiders are a special case. I don't think I would do well with a tarantula in my bathroom while I'm naked either.
Spiders are more like ICE, they invade your home
(I don't mind if they squat in the basement tho)
My mom taught me growing up to deal with spiders like this. She proudly told me how her dad had taught her to do it. Now she's nearly 90 and when she sees a spider she's like KILL THAT FUCKIN THING!!!
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