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samnsara

(17,570 posts)
1. ugh..even tho i hate those critters i never kill them..i quickly re-home them outside..
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:32 PM
Apr 2021

...however, i did learn never to re-home a house spider outside when its in the single digits

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
6. We had a California Tarantula in our house in Arizona. It left the kids alone and the kids ...
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:37 PM
Apr 2021

... left her home in the base of the dining room table alone. She was murder on scorpions and Palmetto bugs.

Every once in a while I'd see her patrolling the kitchen and dining room.

If you have spiders, you need them.

Wingus Dingus

(8,049 posts)
10. I try do the same when it's not bitter cold AND they're slow and/or nonthreatening.
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:22 PM
Apr 2021

Some are scary-looking, too fast to catch, or just unlucky or appear at an inconvenient time (like when I'm getting ready for bed). My husband thinks I'm weird for making the effort to release them outside.

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
7. Spiders are pretty good animals to have around, except for a couple; recluses are great buggers ...
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 03:40 PM
Apr 2021

... but tricky to live around.

alfredo

(60,065 posts)
16. A jumping spider
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 03:41 PM
Apr 2021

I watch one stalking it’s prey. I blinked my eyes and it had already captured it’s prey. Fast little bugger.

Karadeniz

(22,283 posts)
9. I prepared myself, I thought. Took into account the legs...NEVER expected that face!!! Visibly
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 04:20 PM
Apr 2021

Cringed!

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
13. Not this time. I chased it around the screen of my Chrome Book trying to get a
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 07:26 PM
Apr 2021

1:1 macro with decent lighting. He doesn't scurry THAT fast but the target area is only .25x.25 inches!

myccrider

(484 posts)
14. Oh, she's beautiful!
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 02:56 PM
Apr 2021

Great shot, the ‘hairs’ on her body practically glow. The reflection is a cool effect, too. I love their ‘faces’ with all the eyes. Wouldn’t it be weird but interesting to have so many views of the world?

Like others have said, I usually try to capture spiders and put them back outside (I’m in SoCal, so low temperature isn’t usually a problem). My husband freaks out about them and gets frustrated with me, but I always explain that, overall, spiders are the good guys. Arachnids rock!

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