when you see spiders, do you kill them? (poll)

bizmark

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I just saw one drifting down on a thread from the ceiling. He was pretty small. I usually don't kill them because they make webs which catch other annoying insects. I'd rather have one spider in my house than 10 little flying bugs.

edit: I meant to limit things to inside your house/apartment/office/dwelling.
 

tweakmm

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i dont hate spiders any more than i hate other insects. I dont necisarly kill them if i see them, it depends on my mood
 

RossMAN

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I kill them by dousing them in generous amounts of RAID bugspray, 10 seconds later they're twitching and convulsing, a minute later they're dead.

If they're on something sensitive (electronics/furniture) then I'll just kill them with a tissue then flush them.
 

LiekOMG

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I am terrified of spiders. If i see one in my room i will run in circles screaming like a little girl until i can muster the courage to go call my mom to squish it for me. (and i am not joking)
 

RGN

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Back when I was in high school, I had a black widow that made its home in my window (between the panes). My friends thought I was nuts. :D
 

tweakmm

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<< I am terrified of spiders. If i see one in my room i will run in circles screaming like a little girl until i can muster the courage to go call my mom to squish it for me. (and i am not joking) >>


there are some things that you just shouldn't say aloud...
 

ohtwell

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I only kill spiders if they are crawling on me or if they are really big.





: ) Amanda
 

Cougar

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I let them bite me hoping that one of them will be radioactive and thereby giving me super powers.
 

incallisto

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It depends on the type of spider. I've studied the various spider families and only kill the truly dangerous spiders like the infamous Brown Recluse aka Violin spider, the Brasilian Wandering Spider (the nastiest spider on earth.. they wander at night until they find flesh to consume.. then they strike and eat the flesh and suck the blood of anything. They repeatedly bite until the victim is dead...), and the Funnel Web Spiders (they are also quite vicious).
 

jadinolf

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I think that I live in the spider capital of the world.

Inside the house sssssssssst the Raid gets them.

Outside..... maybe they have a chance.
 

Alex

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the only bugs i hate are cockroaches.... *shudders* ... they reduce me to a 5 year old girl :eek: :D
 

Tallgeese

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<< I let them bite me hoping that one of them will be radioactive and thereby giving me super powers. >>

Go Web Go!
 

308nato

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I haven't been seeing spiders since they let me quit taking the Lithium.
 

WilsonTung

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Spiders creep me out, but I don't like killing them either. I usually try to trap them in a bag or plastic cup and let them outside.
 

Jfur

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No, I scream and run and then my husband tries to catch it and take it outside :eek:
 

bmd

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Kill spiders as well as most other insects I find inside the house. Outside I don't kill stuff unless wasps make a nest near the house (which they have before).
 

nihil

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spiders are kind of cool, but at the same time i hate them. i only go after the big ones, the little ones i don't care about. but i'm nice and i let them go outside because i feel bad if i kill the poor things.
 

Mucman

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I love spiders! I used to have a black widow (Hera) and a tarantula (Zeus).
 

SpongeBob

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I make one of my roomates kill them. Our house is infested with them , it's pretty ridiculous. At any given time, in any given room there are 3-4 on the walls/ceiling.