So, would you have done the same?
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Are you nuts, Hobo Spiders can cause your limbs to fall off if they bite you. If they don't kill you (scientists don't know for sure yet). If it was a huge tarantula or a bird eater then you can pretend its the spider from Charlotte's Web and be nice. Because those guys are not dangerous.
But Hobo Spiders could be dangerous and you should have killed it on the spot. You might even want to get an exterminator to get rid of all of them. Especially if you have kids or old people in the place.
But Hobo Spiders could be dangerous and you should have killed it on the spot. You might even want to get an exterminator to get rid of all of them. Especially if you have kids or old people in the place.
I'm a bit mixed on it myself. Nuisances like stink bugs, ants, spiders, and especially mosquitoes I usually will kill. However, fireflies, crane flies, moths, and pillbugs I'll just help back outside. So I guess the dangerous critters not so much, but others, I don't mind.
That got a good long laugh out of me. Nicely done.Hal10k said:
And no, I wouldn't do what you did, OP. If a spider has the temerity to be crawling around in my living space, it dies. I kill spiders. Period.
I would have given it the phone book.
Not fond of any dangerous critters that might end up in my home.
edit: It should be noted that I despise spiders. Mainly because every time I go for a run I end up running through at least two spider webs(so 6+ a week) and the feeling of the web annoys the crap out of me.
Not fond of any dangerous critters that might end up in my home.
edit: It should be noted that I despise spiders. Mainly because every time I go for a run I end up running through at least two spider webs(so 6+ a week) and the feeling of the web annoys the crap out of me.
I am innately disturbed by spiders, but not exactly afraid of them (at least not the ones around here). I think it's more so the fact they can be quite fast, and the thought of one of them crawling in an ear or losing track of one while it's near me can be unnerving. (I have actually had what I believe was an ant crawl in my ear. Was in there for days and I almost lost my mind, so had it been a creature less passive well... I dread to imagine).
Anyway, sorry, I got a bit off topic there, but yes I do the same as you, every time. Regardless of how odd, freaky or disturbing a creature is, I could never bring myself to kill it. The termination of an existence unnecessarily is.... Well, it's absolutely heartbreaking to me. So generally even if the spider in question isn't bothering me I'll try to capture it to put it outside, just because I'm aware the other people here would have no qualms about killing it.
Anyway, sorry, I got a bit off topic there, but yes I do the same as you, every time. Regardless of how odd, freaky or disturbing a creature is, I could never bring myself to kill it. The termination of an existence unnecessarily is.... Well, it's absolutely heartbreaking to me. So generally even if the spider in question isn't bothering me I'll try to capture it to put it outside, just because I'm aware the other people here would have no qualms about killing it.
the huge spiders I tend to kill ONLY because they won't fit inside my hands that and they are scary as hell :/. The small spiders I pick up and throw out the window/door 
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In the kitchen, I'm not sure what I'd have done. Either killed it or left it alone. In my bedroom or bathroom, it's dead.