I found a spider, should i kill it or let it go?

Question

I found a spider, should i kill it or let it go?

Answer 1

never kill spiders.

try taking it outside.

Answer 2

If it's poisonous, I recommend killing it.  

If not, and you can, I recommend catching and releasing outside.

If there are people in your household who are deathly afraid of spiders, I recommend killing it.  (This because you might try to catch it, and fail, leaving the spider to be discovered later by the arachnophobic house mate.)

But this is probably a BS question anyway.  

Answer 3

let it go.  it will catch other destructive bugs.  

Answer 4

You should lols at it. Then pee all over it.

Then make some toast, eat the toast and go back to watching the spider.

EDIT: If you don't like toast, try muffins.

Answer 5

Here's my policy.  If he's a brown recluse, I kill him on sight.  (Do look it up though.  Don't kill every brown spider.)  If he's small and ordinary I ignore him.  If he's interesting I catch him in a glass jar and look at him before letting him go.  If not, I catch him and let him go outside right away.  If he's really big and fast I kill him.

Answer 6

Well, if you still have the spider its your pet.  

Answer 7

If it's poisonous, and it seems difficult to let it out, then kill it for your own safety. If it's completely harmless then it's better to let it out. If you're too afraid of spiders you can ask someone else to do it, but if you're so afraid to go near or touch it then kill it because you don't want it scaring you or crawl on you during your sleep! Think about it: kill it and forget about it, or have your fear for days thinking that the spider might pop out and jump you (althought they don't actually do that; they're afraid of you too, you know!)

Spiders kill bugs and keep pests clean around your house (for example, they eat cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, etc.) so, if I were you, I would just let it walk around my house 'cause they're not harmful and actually helpful.

Answer 8

Put a cup over the spider,

Slide a paper under the cup,

and let it go :)

Answer 9

Only kill spiders that endanger you or someone else.  Poisonous spiders belong in the environment, just not around people and our animals.  If you can not move a poisonous spider safely to a spot away from people then it is okay to kill it.  I have had black widow spiders in the crawl space of my house(and in my garage from time to time) for 30 years,  No one has been bitten.

Answer 10

Just consider this -

If you kill a spider, what would you gain from it - Nothing.

And if you let it live, it will give you a Cost Free Service of Eliminating Pests.

Spiders play an important role in controlling insect populations. An arachnologist (a person who studies spiders) in the United Kingdom once calculated that the weight of insects eaten by spiders in that country every year exceeded the weight of the people who live in the U.K.

Some gardeners encourage spiders to live in their gardens to kill unwanted pests. Using mulches helps spiders by giving them habitat with a moderate microclimate. - http://www.pesticide.org/spiders.html

Even when it dies it's offspring's will continue doing that.

This a very useful tool to catch spiders -

Spider and Insect Catch and Release Tool

http://www.smarthome.com/61181.html

You can remove a spider from inside your house by putting a jar over it. Then slip a piece of paper under the jar so that the opening is sealed, pick up the jar, and take the spider outside.

A broom is also a useful tool for moving a spider outside.

Chemicals Are Ineffective

Using a pesticide is not a good solution to spider problems. "Insecticides will not provide long-term control" of spiders, according to the University of California, "and should not generally be used against spiders outdoors." Inside, "control by spraying is only temporary unless accompanied by housekeeping."

Washington State University Extension has a similar perspective: "Most spider problems can be solved without the use of chemicals." -

Preventing Spider Problems

There are many ways to make your home less appealing to spiders. If there are cracks in your foundation or around windows and doors, seal them up.

Check places where water pipes and electrical lines enter your house, and caulk any openings.

Keep woodpiles and debris away from your house.

In storage areas, put boxes up off the floor and away from walls.

Seal boxes with tape to keep spiders from living inside them. In general, cleaning up clutter will mean you have fewer spiders.

Pruning vegetation away from your house and keeping the area next to the foundation clear will also make your house less attractive to spiders.

Outdoor lighting sometimes attracts insects, which in turn attracts spiders. You can move outdoor lighting away from windows and doors if this is a problem around your home. - http://www.pesticide.org/spiders.html

So Moral Of The Story - A LIVING SPIDER IS BETTER THAN A DEAD ONE.

Answer 11

If you found a spider, it means you probably should let it stay, then clean the house. It'll stay only if there's bugs after that

Answer 12

I would bet that it is not dangerous.  Catch it with a piece of paper and a cup and release it in your garden.  There it will take care of the pests in your garden.