Had to evict a big ass spider from my room today and was reminded of this meme template. At least it’s easier to evict spiders than cats, the latter don’t fit in measuring cups.
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I’m usually arachnophobic, but once I had an orb weaver decide to live on the back of my work truck. Freaked me out at first, but I let it be. It would come out of it’s hiding spot at night to make its web across the truck, and I would watch it clean up in the morning before I left. Almost got it on my face a few times while doing overnight work. It stayed with me all summer, I could always find it hidden under a door seal or up on the ladder rack, tucked away.
It was nice almost having a pet. Then, one morning, I get ready to leave for work. The web was still up, tattered, and spider bro was nowhere to be seen…
I taught my kids early and often that spiders are friends, aside from a few dangerous ones we don’t really encounter here. Mosquitos are scarier than spiders. One of my kids is still terrified of spiders though 😭
I don’t think arachnophobia is learned or a result of upbringing!
We have huntsman spiders in Australia, they make great house pets. It’s a little game everyday to see what wall/corner they have moved to and they keep other bugs away.
They also eat mice and lizards and can drag them up the walls.
I wonder if they were more common here would people be more or less arachnophobic in general? Like, I’m much more afraid of a wasp than a crow because crows cannot sneak up and stab me. Or rather, they haven’t tried. UNLIKE WASPS.
I’d still be careful with crows. They’re wicked smart, can mimic sounds including human speech, and remember your face for life.
However, crows are normal beings, while wasps are demons from hell. It’s unfair to compare them
Had an ongoing battle of wills with a very large spider. It kept getting stuck in the sink and I kept moving it back out. Tried to convince it that there was better prey outside in the patio corner but it seemed to disagree. It finally disappeared. I don’t love spiders but I don’t love annoying bugs any better so I’m happy for the spiders to catch and eat their fill.
I kept wokf spiders in my place. They take care of ants, prevent roaches, and get rid of the other spiders that are dangeous. No help with mice, though.
Huh, it might’ve actually been a wolf spider that I threw out. Didn’t know spiders that don’t build nets enjoy entering homes. I guess temperatures are starting to drop, so it makes sense.
At least it would explain why it was just sitting in the middle of my wall nowhere near a corner.
Also apparently the other commentator was right, your wolf spiders are probably too small:
Wolf spiders are a vital source of natural pest control for many people’s gardens or even homes, since the wolf spider preys on perceived pests such as crickets, ants, cockroaches, and in some cases lizards and frogs
just find some bigger ones
One of my coworkers said she was trying to catch some ants to try to nurse a spider in her house back to good health. Absolutely insane behavior.
golly, what a woman 💘
We have a family of spiders in the bathroom that have survived a few generations now. Spiders are friends!
Can we really say spiders domesticated themselves when we were the ones to come live in their habitats (caves)? What are houses but a recreation of caves we used to call home?
They could’ve decided to just stay in their cold and moist caves. But warm and dry homes are apparently more pleasent. I don’t fault them.
Spiders are my favourite critters :D
One of my favs pest eradicators:
