Crippling fear of spiders... HELP!?

Question

Okay, this is going to sound really stupid but... okay, I was cleaning the kitchen and I moved the stove so I could mop under it and I saw a HUGE brown recluse. I am horrified of spiders and I'm not joking when I say that I almost fainted. Well, I found a full can of spider killer under the sink and I emptied the whole can on it. It finally died after trying to swim away in the pool I made for it. Okay, so here is the problem... I'm scared to clean it up. I know it's ridiculous, but I am. My husband is away and there is no one I can call to take care of this for me. So I need creative ideas on how I can be rid of it w/o having to ... touch it. Just looking at a spider makes me sick. I tried using play dough stuck to the end of a hammer and then squishing the spider into the dough but there is too much bug killer to make it stick... help.

Answer 1

Well my sister has the same problem. i always duct tape a plastic cup on a stick and scoop it up, but if that's too much hassle take an adhesive i.e. tape, glue... and get it on the mess and it'll stick.

Answer 2

Wad up a bunch of paper towels, then bunch them into a mass. Sweep the whole mess into a duspan & dump it.

If I were you, I'd spring for an exterminator. I'm not afraid of spiders, but that kind is poisonous!

Answer 3

Please know that an actual brown recluse are not "huge".  They are only about 1/4 in to 3/4 inch.  Put a paper towel over the critter and leave it for hubby upon his return.... or...believe it or not - the police will come do it...  I was a patrolmen for a while and was asked to get spiders out of a womens home...