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Richard D

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95. Agreed

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Fri Apr 5, 2013, 02:59 PM

Apr 2013

They seem rather intelligent too.

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People should stop killing spiders for no good reason. [View all] TimberValley Apr 2013 OP

Spiders live all around my home. They come inside to die. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #1

Same here! n/t woodsprite Apr 2013 #3

Yes. If they intrude on my living space, they are dead spiders. Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #38

Sounds more like a brown recluse bite. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #175

She always said it's was a black widow. This was Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #179

Thank you Buzz, I couldn't of said it any better. I'm scared to death of them and I can't take the southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #93

That is precisely the kind of attitude that feeds a lot of ignorance in society. TimberValley Apr 2013 #112

Am sorry am not going to feel guilty about that. That is a genuine fear of spiders and snakes. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #114

If someone had a "genuine fear" of dogs and cats....... TimberValley Apr 2013 #121

No because I don't own a gun but living in the country humans who don't want their dogs or cats southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #126

I am horrified of daddy long legs. Kudos to you for picking one up. I would be screaming and losing Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #141

Now if that was a regular spider I would probably out scream you, LOL. Funny how people southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #143

Psychologically I know that DLL are harmless, but I had a very traumatic experience with them Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #144

I remember as a child getting stung by a bee and to this day I am afraid of bees. But I usually run southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #145

Daddy longlegs aren't spiders...they're most closely related to sir pball Apr 2013 #196

"That spider had just as much right to live as you or I" hfojvt Apr 2013 #113

YES!!! SkyDaddy7 Apr 2013 #217

Oh yeah... SkyDaddy7 Apr 2013 #218

Insects are animals ..... oldhippie Apr 2013 #235

OK, My bad... SkyDaddy7 Apr 2013 #236

Sorry, but my walkway and entryways are spider-free zones Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #2

Yep... ariesgem Apr 2013 #168

Misunderstood Spider is one of my favorite memes. Brickbat Apr 2013 #4

heheh octothorpe Apr 2013 #19

My Dad never killed spiders he said they were "lucky" and they killed silver fish! xtraxritical Apr 2013 #205

I kill black widows and brown recluses pintobean Apr 2013 #5

Same here. I view spiders as beneficial insects. Butterbean Apr 2013 #201

Thank you for this thread! Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #6

I agree. Wait Wut Apr 2013 #7

I kill nothing but Chinese Stink bugs... haikugal Apr 2013 #8

Wasps die Taverner Apr 2013 #100

They belong to the eco system... haikugal Apr 2013 #104

Wasps and Scorpions need to be deleted from the ecosystem Taverner Apr 2013 #106

Well.... haikugal Apr 2013 #124

Probably...also a good reason not to elect me "god" Taverner Apr 2013 #131

No fear there lol haikugal Apr 2013 #134

Wuss... xtraxritical Apr 2013 #206

Pure ignorance and mindless fear Nitram Apr 2013 #210

You...you...vespae lover!!!! Taverner Apr 2013 #219

OMG I could not agree more!!! LOL! They keep building nests around my roof Lisa0825 Apr 2013 #221

Tracker jackers! Goddamn tracker jackers!!!! Taverner Apr 2013 #225

I catch spiders in my house and release them LittleBlue Apr 2013 #9

Leave the little ones inside.. they catch those annoying gnats and flies inside.. X_Digger Apr 2013 #41

Yes, and mosquitoes. slackmaster Apr 2013 #185

For years I have been catching spiders for my wife... Earth_First Apr 2013 #10

I simply catch them and put them outside G_j Apr 2013 #11

Same here. I find all life to be fascinating and would never squash a spider. n/t FSogol Apr 2013 #20

me too hibbing Apr 2013 #96

Ditto for snakes. GoCubsGo Apr 2013 #12

Used to have a pet tarantula ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2013 #13

Everyone knows it's GOOD LUCK to have a spider in your house Matariki Apr 2013 #14

...not for the spider. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #30

Normally I would totally agree with you. I am a big animal person. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #15

keep an open mind Enrique Apr 2013 #21

My sister had a spider just drop on her out of the blue when she was little. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #24

I learned to be horribly afraid haikugal Apr 2013 #47

Aaargh, Brown Recluses ... Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #77

Me too, spiders are the bugs that I least want crawling around my house Silent3 Apr 2013 #44

I live in the Pacific Northwest and every August or so Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #49

me too! Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2013 #159

We're all hallucinating and muttering to ourselves and making rapid swiping motions to our face ... Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #171

Totally agree. Smilo Apr 2013 #16

I don't kill them ...... I run away! polly7 Apr 2013 #17

Hopefully your dad wasn't across the country... octothorpe Apr 2013 #22

No, only a couple of miles away. But he'd been watching his baseball game, so polly7 Apr 2013 #28

I'm with you on this one, TimberValley. narnian60 Apr 2013 #18

seems like bad karma to kill spiders Enrique Apr 2013 #23

Spiders are our friends! immoderate Apr 2013 #25

I usually let them be if they are just hanging out. octothorpe Apr 2013 #26

I always help them outside if I find one in the house. RiffRandell Apr 2013 #27

I agree d_r Apr 2013 #29

Easy Technique for Spider Removal IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #31

That's my technique wryter2000 Apr 2013 #51

It's a good reason to buy the book... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #87

ROFL wryter2000 Apr 2013 #120

LOL blaze Apr 2013 #125

zOMG Jamastiene Apr 2013 #158

yup fizzgig Apr 2013 #64

Missed a few steps dlauthor Apr 2013 #70

A small design flaw in your plan: What about jumping spiders? Taverner Apr 2013 #101

I do this with bees and wasps, too. Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #160

I love the little jumping spiders. longship Apr 2013 #32

And some of them are AMAZING to look at up close.. X_Digger Apr 2013 #48

I had this as a neighbor last year stonecutter357 Apr 2013 #71

I'd *love* to get one of those under my scope for photos. *sigh* n/t X_Digger Apr 2013 #74

My dad took a bunch of macro photos of jumping spiders years ago. eppur_se_muova Apr 2013 #81

Agreed Richard D Apr 2013 #95

There was a spider zappaman Apr 2013 #33

We love our little spiders. X_Digger Apr 2013 #34

OMG! Look at those googlie eyes and hairy legs! Outta here ..... nt. polly7 Apr 2013 #36

D'aww, he just wants a belly rub.. X_Digger Apr 2013 #39

Unless they can harm you there is no good reason to kill them. undeterred Apr 2013 #35

I don't go out of my way to kill spiders (or much else) but slugs, on the other hand... Shrike47 Apr 2013 #37

Catch and release is the way to go mokawanis Apr 2013 #40

I get two pieces of paper, shove the little guy with one onto the second... joeybee12 Apr 2013 #42

Me too. Demoiselle Apr 2013 #123

Agreed...nt joeybee12 Apr 2013 #139

Spiders also serve as 'canaries in the coal mine' closeupready Apr 2013 #43

I finally stopped wryter2000 Apr 2013 #45

Yup AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #46

Read "Grandmother Spider" fadedrose Apr 2013 #50

Is it ok to kill other insects? kudzu22 Apr 2013 #52

I like spiders, but i still kill them when if i find them inside my house. darkangel218 Apr 2013 #53

Even nonvenomous spider bites can cause real probkems. and they aren't tblue37 Apr 2013 #182

I almost died from a brown recluse spider bite. If a spider gets in my house, it's gone. Sorry. antigop Apr 2013 #54

Kill a spider and you'll make it rain, JEB Apr 2013 #55

There would never be a drought near me. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #68

If they want to come inside, let 'em build their own house. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #56

With me, it depends on the spider Trailrider1951 Apr 2013 #57

Statistically speaking dangin Apr 2013 #58

so long as they stay outdoors, fine eShirl Apr 2013 #59

My grandfather, a farmer, taught me to love spiders. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #60

This was at my old place in Anaheim.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #61

Orb-weavers are the most amazing creatures! MindPilot Apr 2013 #103

First time I saw orb spiders was along the Kalamazoo River... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #133

Most people are arachnophobic caseymoz Apr 2013 #62

I have a catch and release program in my house warrior1 Apr 2013 #63

"if you want to live and thrive--let a spider run alive." MindPilot Apr 2013 #65

Are "brown widows" brown recluses? Never heard of brown widows. juajen Apr 2013 #79

We don't have brown recluses here -- brown widows are kind of a new species MindPilot Apr 2013 #92

I've seen them in my back yard. Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #136

And their webs are incredibly tenacious. MindPilot Apr 2013 #148

Not sure why they've taken over so completely but the first time I saw one Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #150

It's plain old ignorance killing most spiders. Starts with a culture that shits on science classes Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #66

If you need a good reason to kill spiders, OnyxCollie Apr 2013 #67

Yea, I'd heard about that. Love this band. Crazy. Inkfreak Apr 2013 #172

I like having spiders airplaneman Apr 2013 #69

Hobo Spiders are common around here: IDemo Apr 2013 #72

"If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive" slor Apr 2013 #73

+1 n/t azurnoir Apr 2013 #110

True. I encourage them in my garden, but I don't want them in my house, particularly since we Cleita Apr 2013 #75

I am sending them to the next life when I squash them. GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #76

Please stop doing that! MindPilot Apr 2013 #138

"Don’t worry, spiders, I keep house casually." Flaxbee Apr 2013 #78

I got a bug vacuume from hedonics to catch and release the spiders. applegrove Apr 2013 #80

I operate a fredamae Apr 2013 #82

When I was a kid we had a black widow in the basement aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #83

Never saw scorpians in my 20 year old house. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #152

My aunt was taking a shower one morning and a scorpion aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #155

Eeww!!! That is emotionally scarring. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #169

Shoes and door ways... haikugal Apr 2013 #176

Or pants. Don't leave pants on the floor and put them on the next morning. Butterbean Apr 2013 #202

The little ones are the worst... haikugal Apr 2013 #213

I make sure people here at work know not to kill spiders. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #84

I leave spiders alone; they eat insects. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #85

I used to have a spider living in my sink. eppur_se_muova Apr 2013 #86

Must have been the elusive 'Rug Thief Spider' (aracnoidae persiabscondia) X_Digger Apr 2013 #90

Can I kill cockroaches? n/t Bay Boy Apr 2013 #88

I don't like 'em AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #89

We frequently get a lot of spiny orb weaver spiders inside the screen awning of my pool patio. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2013 #91

I agree. Superb pest control. harun Apr 2013 #94

I am an arachnophobe distantearlywarning Apr 2013 #97

Same here. Luckily, I have never had problems with a spider infestatstion. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #174

You probably shouldn't LWolf Apr 2013 #198

I try desperately to sweep them out of the house Taverner Apr 2013 #98

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #99

I was terrified of insects & spiders for years. CrispyQ Apr 2013 #102

I catch them and put them outside... Phentex Apr 2013 #105

If they are near the basement walls, they are probably near an air leak, Kolesar Apr 2013 #107

Spiders are cool Politicalboi Apr 2013 #108

Spiders are fantastic creatures! defacto7 Apr 2013 #109

Thank you Timber Valley. (And belated welcome to DU.) truedelphi Apr 2013 #111

+ 1,000 Bertha Venation Apr 2013 #115

I try to get them into a jar and dump them outside... I try. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #116

meh. . . Algebra Palin Apr 2013 #117

There is Always the Eternal Debate On the Road Apr 2013 #118

Sorry. LittleGirl Apr 2013 #119

I had a spider once that lived in my car Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #122

I generally leave most MynameisBlarney Apr 2013 #127

Spiders caught in my basement xloadiex Apr 2013 #128

I kill the Widows but other than that Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #129

I must be that weird too. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #163

Great topic, TimberValley and I totally agree mike dub Apr 2013 #130

Our house is Spider Heaven moonbeam23 Apr 2013 #132

Reminds me of this catchnrelease Apr 2013 #135

Funny Eintech Apr 2013 #137

Spiders eat bugs but my cat eats the spiders. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #140

Yep. See my post below. n/t Laffy Kat Apr 2013 #188

I never kill them treestar Apr 2013 #142

K&R Jamastiene Apr 2013 #146

People who are catching the indoor spiders and 'setting them free', are most llikely killing them MerryBlooms Apr 2013 #147

Yes. Thank you for this. nt Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #162

I'm carrying out daddy long-legs and they Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #166

Carolina Wolf Spiders are not "indoor" house spiders. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #167

first, welcome to DU blaze Apr 2013 #149

I let'em live around the house. Anything that kills roaches is my friend. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #151

I never kill spiders unless Lebam in LA Apr 2013 #153

I generally leave them alone notadmblnd Apr 2013 #154

i'm an advocate for spider relocation.. frylock Apr 2013 #156

Is the fear of spiders and snakes a learned response encouraged by sexist stereotype? Ligyron Apr 2013 #157

It would be me that was squashed 4_TN_TITANS Apr 2013 #161

No squashing in this house Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #164

The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957 movie irisblue Apr 2013 #165

spiders OregonProg Apr 2013 #170

Any1 else feel em crawling on your body while reading this thread? n/t Inkfreak Apr 2013 #173

Yeah, and mine are face-sized. n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #177

I've been bitten Sgent Apr 2013 #178

I have to admit, I am really weird in that I practice a capture and release method Dragonfli Apr 2013 #180

I capture and release too. Mister Ed Apr 2013 #181

IMO you are teaching your child that life is not cheap and all life has value Dragonfli Apr 2013 #187

I agree, and I act in accordance with that belief. slackmaster Apr 2013 #183

My favorite spider remedy... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #184

Let your kitties handle the situation. Laffy Kat Apr 2013 #186

A couple of points lordsummerisle Apr 2013 #189

Right now there is a teeny tiny itty bitty spider living under my soap dish on the sink... Beaverhausen Apr 2013 #190

The only ones I kill are black widows. The rest, I catch in a jar and put outside. Silver Gaia Apr 2013 #191

I always try to reason with spiders first. TheManInTheMac Apr 2013 #192

I don't kill spiders - they don't bother me at all and they play an important role in the Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #193

Sorry, if I find a wolf spider in my house, it's dead. sweetNsassy Apr 2013 #194

You prefer cockroaches? sir pball Apr 2013 #197

Sorry, no convincing here....I hate the things. sweetNsassy Apr 2013 #199

+1000000 Jamastiene Apr 2013 #224

I heart spiders sir pball Apr 2013 #195

We keep a "spider catching apparatus" MoonchildCA Apr 2013 #200

Now that I have this assault gun and thousands of bullets, I'm running out of things to shoot! Sancho Apr 2013 #203

I never kill spiders because they kill other bugs i do not like. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #204

Depends on the spider. Those cute little jumping spiders always Marr Apr 2013 #207

Why are you asking this of us? Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #208

I catch and release outside, unless I find one on me. bluedigger Apr 2013 #209

Timber, you're absolutely right Nitram Apr 2013 #211

We get those big ass wolf spiders in the house occasionally sylvi Apr 2013 #212

I've always hated spiders, but I quit killing them long ago markiv Apr 2013 #214

Nature's environmentally sound The Wizard Apr 2013 #215

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.... pink-o Apr 2013 #216

i only kill ants. especially carpenter ants. technically i vacuum them. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #220

There is a strange reason for that, TV! sofa king Apr 2013 #222

I try not to kill them ellie Apr 2013 #223

I hate spiders. They creep me out. cynatnite Apr 2013 #226

I do try to limit creature-cide to those who pose a problem or danger. DirkGently Apr 2013 #227

people are so ignorant veganlush Apr 2013 #228

I do the catch and release thing too! savebigbird Apr 2013 #230

im not that fast veganlush Apr 2013 #233

Spiders have nothing on house centipedes. savebigbird Apr 2013 #229

I love spiders! Skittles Apr 2013 #231

I haven't killed a spider, on purpose, in like, forever... Tikki Apr 2013 #232

Spiders, in this case imaginary ones, are often useful edgineered Apr 2013 #234

Agree! lachea33 Sep 2013 #237

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #238

I like spiders, I would never kill them, but our cat does :( Celerity Jun 2020 #239