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by Gonzo on January 16th, 2008
I try not to, but I cant touch them so it's hard. If I could get them outside without killing them i would, but thats not always possible.
by Rescuer Treesaw on January 16th, 2008
no I run around the house screaming for someone to put it outside
by The Special One on January 16th, 2008
It's bad luck!
by Missy on January 17th, 2008
yes...everytime.
by Answer me on January 16th, 2008
No, spiders actually reduce the number of other bugs in your home, if you actually have them. If you have spiders you can almost be assured they have a food source, otherwise they would die or move on to greener pastures.
by jin jang on January 16th, 2008
If it is too cold outside I leave it be until it is warm enough in the spring.Then I put the spider outside.In the summer I just put them outside.
by Cyndi Ninja on January 16th, 2008
After I let out a few shreiks and have a panic attack!!
Then only if my husband isn't home...he is the resident spider killer. I only kill them myself because I don't want to be surprised by them later.
by lazaruslong138 on January 16th, 2008
nope-at most i let them go outside-most of the time i just leave them be---smile and enjoy the night-nice to see ya
by Meleggles on January 17th, 2008
No, I get a jar or something and take it outside.
by katydid15 on January 17th, 2008
Yes, if my cats don't do it first. Then I flush it down the toilet.
by Twhupfold on January 17th, 2008
I don't kill anything that I see unless it is a direct and imminent threat to my own life (which has yet to happen), or it was an honest accident on my part.
Every few weeks a spider decides to sit in the top corner of my room for a day or two, I just leave it alone... It's not doing anything to me, so why should I kill it? : /
Same goes for ants, flies, wasps, mosquitoes, etc... I cringe every time my parents spray them or squash them *sigh* don't see why there is such a desperate need to go about killing everything all the time : /
by ChandaDiane - est. 1975 on January 17th, 2008
Nope, I leave them there. They are doing me a favor. There was one in my bathroom that I would chat with in the mornings.
by Smoke on January 16th, 2008
sometimes. if they're on the floor or something i'll use. lol.
if they're on the ceiling i dont worry about them too much.
by Brahmanyan on January 16th, 2008
As a matter of principle, we do not kill any other living being wantonly unless they are harmful to us. We just drive the spiders out of the house and destroy their web.
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on January 16th, 2008
No, I usually put it outside.
by Lissa on January 16th, 2008
It depends on the spider. Some spiders are actually good to have around. They say to never kill a daddy longlegg.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on January 16th, 2008
I destroy all insects unless they aren't in my house and that's not always true either becasue sometimes it can be
quite fun squashing an 'it' because they really don't count.
I always destroy every spider in my house.
When will they ever learn if we keep going soft on them.
Pardon the bad pun there, LOL.
by deltabtry on January 16th, 2008
It's bad luck to kill a spider, BTW...the spider you killed maybe the one that would have killed the mosquito with lyme desease or ENE(?).
by plaidman is a sanity bandit on January 16th, 2008
Kill it...then fight the sensation that spider "siblings" are crawling on me to seek revenge!
by JTP on January 16th, 2008
Yes, I've woken up with one on my arm, scared the shit out of me.
After that I'm kinda spider-phobic.
by Da Azian Boi on January 17th, 2008
Yes, I have a phobia of them.
by Vampyre Bat on January 17th, 2008
No, I leave it be. Unless I recognize it as a black widow. In that case out of self-defense I kill it.
by birch117 on January 17th, 2008
If it's wintertime I think they'll die outside anyway, so I'll kill them. In the summer I try to catch them and put them outside. But I have a baby in the house now so I'm more freaked out by having them in the house. But when I kill them I always apologize, isn't that weird?
by weatherman taking week or so off on January 17th, 2008
In the winter, I kill them. There are no insects in my house in the winter as I "Bomb" (Indoor Fogger) the whole house after my houseplants have been brought in from outside and after the first killing frost. If there are no insects for a spider to eat, it will bite you if it can (overnight, for instance). Spider bites are nasty and can get infected and/or make you sick.
In the the other three seasons, I may kill them, leave them, or capture them and put them outdoors.
by socrateswasfat on January 17th, 2008
i did that one time, and a bunch of lil baby spiders scattered about. i was freaked. i screamed like a bitch, grabbed the hairspray and a lighter and went to town. i slept better knowing that napalm sticks to babies...spiders that is.
by darthson decries derigible destruction on January 17th, 2008
Well, if I don't, my wife will likely move out... :)
by GreenFreak on January 17th, 2008
I usually just ignore it. If it's a huge one (where I live, a spider is huge if it's more than about 2cm from the end of one leg to the other), I usually throw it out the window. Wouldn't kill them just because they're in my house ^^
by Auntie Em on January 16th, 2008
Not usually. I do make an exception for black widows.
by Zack on January 16th, 2008
Yep. I usually squish it with my thumb.
by Galeanda on January 17th, 2008
Sometimes. And other times I may take it outside.
by Chaysgirl24 on January 17th, 2008
I usually put it outside some how...
by Kal-El on January 17th, 2008
Ohhh yeah! Those suckers dont last long around me!
by Jack wears love COAT on January 17th, 2008
Never. They are nice creatures.
by MyCleverScreenName on July 29th, 2008
I can't...
I just freak out and run away...
I won't go into that room again for a couple days,
then its all good. ^_^
by gooroo on July 29th, 2008
No, if it stays at places where it does not disturb me - and doesn't produce much mess. I don't like moskitos to bite me.... But I remove old dirty webs naturally.
by Mandie on May 15th, 2008
No,I LOVE spiders!!! But they don't last long in my house, cause my husband will scream like a girl if one gets near him. lol
by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on May 7th, 2008
Only if he's in the wrong 'place'. Bedrooms and the kitchen are off limits yo...
by Desert Tripper on May 7th, 2008
Only if it's a black widow. I've been bitten by a BW before and it wasn't a fun experience. Most of them I just let be, or take them outside if the kids freak out.
by Gideon on April 21st, 2008
No, I can't kill something just for being what it is.
However, I can't approach and catch it, either. That's what significant others are for.
by justme32 loves the weekends on April 19th, 2008
I have to kill it. I hate spiders. I always imagine them crawling on me in my sleep. Havent seen you in a while The Troll..How goes it?
by Theby on April 19th, 2008
I leave it alone. They catch mosquitoes.
by MRSHINYSHOES on April 19th, 2008
Yes, I smack it with my shiny dress shoe. Lol.
by will wsll scored 8 As in spm on February 25th, 2008
No I scream!! Just kidding, I don't kill it but if it's not an ordinary spider (has stripes or spots), I would smash it flat. Who knows it may be somehow poisonous.
I've seen one in the bathroom, one that is obviously greenish. Though I don't know much about spiders, it doesn't seem to be a common spider.
by LeeLee Chickybabe Avenger SLAB on February 25th, 2008
No no! I let it be!
by remy tix on February 25th, 2008
Of cource not, just pick him up and put him outside but don't throw it outside just set him down nicely.
Remy Tix
by .....----- on January 17th, 2008
ewwwww no, i run away from them. lol
by ChillWinterheart on January 17th, 2008
I can't as I don't have the guts to, I would run like hell from it and ask, plead, beg someone to kill it just so I won't see it. Usually for the really big brown ones I won't enter the room they're in until somone kills them and I actually see their dead body. Of course its a pity afterwards but what am I to do? X(
by loveschimps on January 17th, 2008
Yes spiders are scary creatures !!!
by Anonomous on January 17th, 2008
Every time.
by Petebish on August 17th, 2010
no never would do . i love spiders
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by Valerie_M2531 on October 16th, 2011
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What is the best why to keep spiders out of bathrooms.
by ??? on April 20th, 2010
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I have no problems with small spiders on webs. It\'s the brown ones that scuttle around the basement floor that really get me.
by ragnerman on August 6th, 2010
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How can I put diatomaceous earth on the outside of my hose to kill spiders outside of 2nd story windows?
by emamamma on September 2nd, 2010
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Anyone have a idea on how to get rid of spiders, out of a house? And before anyone comes up with the funny/hot answer. I have no plans on burning the house down.....LOL.
by - M.C.S. - Dave on September 16th, 2009
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if you try to kill a spider and fail they will come back and bite you when your asleep. Dont know where i heard this but it hapend to me
by ginadicamillo on April 30th, 2010