If you touch a dead spider, will it move?

Question

I have a spider stuck in the top corner of my ceiling, I think it's dead since it hasn't moved in a few hours and the legs are in a funny position but it isn't completely curled up. I don't want to kill it so I tried to move it but I'm really afraid of spiders, so being a wuss, I don't want it to fall onto the ground and crawl away where I can't find it. When i poked it, it moved slightly but didn't crawl away. Is it dead or what?

Answer 1

KILL IT!!! who cares!!! hit it with a shoe or something!!

Answer 2

There's a pretty good chance it's dead since most spiders will scurry away if it's touched. If it's dead, it'll move slightly if you touch it. I have seen spiders curl up and "play dead" but they normally don't stay like that for very long. It could also just be the shed shell of a spider since they do have exoskeletons.

Answer 3

it's living

Answer 4

well try pokng it w/ a chop stick or somthing like that and if it moves again its most likely alive

Answer 5

Yeah it's probably dead because spiders can't survive in your house..they have nothing to eat.  

Answer 6

erm... it will only move if you move it mate... lol

Answer 7

spiders play dead.... they can also stay still for days, that is how they catch there food in the web..... i would kill it, it may be prgnant or something.... and if u wait too long ang u kill it later and the offspring see it they will plot on u and use the rest of there childhood to train and get stronger to get u