So, would you have done the same?

[revolutionaification]

If it looks like it's in danger of being stood on or anything, I'll rescue it. Same if it's just chilling in my room; it's got to the point that I actually keep a glass in my room specifically for removing insects and spiders. I won't squish them intentionally, but if they're physically on me I'll shake them off in a panic, and that's when they're most likely to end up liquidised.

 

[tahrey]

As I live in Britain, where there's nothing venomous or aggressive enough to be a threat, all spiders are to be regarded as Bro's. They catch flies and stop them barfing on your food and that.

Though I do get a bit pissy at the one that's making webs on my apartment block's communal washing lines. Stuff keeps getting in my hair, but there's no bugs hang round there anyway. Retard-spider, pretty much. Caught it trying to make a web ON one of my shirts as I was hanging it out. Grabbed it and carried it over to the trees where there's TONS of less desirable flying mofo's, including a huge swarm of wasps. I have a feeling it'll be back, however :-/

Now if it was Australia, or anywhere else you're likely to get hobo-type spiders, i'd be a bit more wary. All the same, you can usually avoid trouble if you're careful about it. Drinking glass and a piece of paper, for example, or one of those cheap plastic bug-trappers on a stick. Sneak up, trap it, dump it out a window, job done. It can continue the good work somewhere where it's a little less likely to get confused and start bitin' folk.

 

[Rolf]

i usually don't care, but i prefer to let them live

 

[GeorgW]

I tend to kill any damn insect, arachnid or pretty much anything smaller than an inch without hesitation if I come across them. Damn critters >.<

 

[ChaoticKraus]

Small ones, no. They're adorable when they scuttle around on the wall.

We got some really big ones crawling around in our house and they get smashed instantly. I would freak out if i woke up to one of them crawling on my face. They can also bite if you try to hold them and my lil brother is terrified by them.

I even scoured the garage with a high-pressure hose because i don't want the little bastards to breed in there.

 

[the.gill123]

I tend to throw them outside, I had a big bastard of a spider in the house yesterday, I hate spiders, they absolutely creep me out, but since they're not vermin, or pests, I tend to let them free. I have 2 lady housemates, and both of them wanted me to squash it, but were too scared to do it themselves, so I caught it on a piece of paper, and lobbed it outside.

 

[gabe12301]

It depends on what type.If I feel that it's dangerous and it's inside my house it's going against the bottom of my shoe.

 

[Rawne1980]

A camel spider is more closely related to scorpions than spiders ironically. It's a solifugae.

That actually quite surprises me.

I really do like Scorpions but that Camel Spider scared the living crap out of me, it was quite possibly the ugliest creature i've laid eyes on.

 

[dickywebster]

I tend to put them outside when i can catch the little beggars, but i like spiders ^^

 

[Twilight.falls]

Who am I to end lives without reason? Depends on the creature. If it's something harmless, like a jumping spider, I'll let it live. Afterall, they're cute and eat flies.

If it's something that could actually pose harm to someone, such as a wasp or recluse spider, I have no sympathy.

 

[Pegghead]

Nope, can't stand spiders. I'd like to think i have a few good excuses:

-I live in Australia

-At the age of three I had the displeasure of pulling out a favourite picture book of mine only to find a red-backed spider (fun fact: not all red-backs actually have red backs depending on age, gende and habitat. This partciular little fucker had a white back, but trust me, it was a red-back...mindfuck) had spun a web all over it, and thus proceeded to chase me out of my own damn room

-They're poisonous, ugly, disgusting creatures and they almost killed Harry and Ron in the chamber of secrets

If I see a spider, I either kill it or run the other way.

 

[mcdain]

I loathe spiders. All of them. Regardless of size, type or location.

I don't care if you're a magical, adorable, wish granting spider from the land of chocolate and rainbows- if you show your face in my house, I will murder you without a moments hesitation.

 

[Dethenger]

I probably would have done the same.

Spoiler: besides spiders are our friends

Now I feel kinda bad.

 

[PonceyMcTosserFaic]

i fukkin hate spiders. creepy bastards. Im like KILL ALL THE SPIDERS!!!

 

[Beliyal]

I have a mild arachnophobia in a way that spiders give me the creeps, even when I just look at the picture (and I tend to avoid touching the picture... It might make the spider come to life, or something). However, I do try to leave spiders alone. They are useful as they catch flies and other shit insects and they usually stay in their webs and do nothing. Recently I even noticed that I'm not that scared of them as I used to be and recently I let a little spider that jumped on me, walk on my hand. I do have to be careful though, we have black widows around in my area, but other spiders are generally okay. I would've done the same and let the spider go Once, I had one spider in the bathroom for months, he was chilling there, doing his spider business and I got him a name and everything. One day he just wasn't there anymore, though

I try to be tolerant to other tiny beings, however, centipedes are my doom. As much as I'd like to let them go, I can't as they freak the hell out of me. I kill them, pay my respects and flush the toilet, hoping they ended up in some bug paradise.

Also, for bug/spider/reptile lovers, check out this guy's [http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/gallery/] photos. He makes them all look so cute and pretty (and innocent).

 

[Shoqiyqa]

Also, for bug/spider/reptile lovers, check out this guy's [http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/gallery/] photos. He makes them all look so cute and pretty (and innocent).

They are!

Here, look at this beauty [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/NephilaClavipesSideView_4161.JPG]! Check out her colours and patterns [http://frank.itlab.us/spider_2002/large/nephila_clavipes.jpg] and those comedy-gold knee tufts. How can you dislike something that beautiful that isn't significantly venomous and eats cockroaches? What more do you want, birdsong?