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The frog tongs reminded me of my spider box. Because I think spiders are good and reduce insect population I don't kill them. Instead I have a shoebox with a piece of paper in it. Get spider on paper, they usually crawl right onto it if you hold it near them. Then throw paper into shoebox and close the box. Shoebox should seal and not have holes, btw. Most shoeboxes do not seal. Then take the box outside and open. +1 spider population in your yard.
I was going to say that having some method of relocating spiders outside is pretty common (whether it's a shoebox, Tupperware container, etc), but maybe I just think that because I'm Australian and we often see spiders inside in Australia lol
At some point I realized that I don't have to kill every dumb creature that makes the mistake of existing inside my house as my parents taught me.
So I also have live catch traps for mice. Dont get many at all but they get dropped off a couple miles from my house.
I like having house spiders, they are quiet and clean, and their webs are fairly discreet. My main interaction with them is helping them out of the bath before I have a shower. I offer a flannel, spider climbs aboard, I lift the flannel to the windowsill, spider exits. Another place I appreciate spiders is inside my beehives - they help keep wax moths at bay.
Hose centipedes are great too! My partner and I call them "Basement Friends" every other insect gets relocated outside, but the centipedes get to go to the basement.
I don't even care if they're in my home. We get harmless ones
I didn't really mind them. When they crawl accross my desk I take that as a request to go outside. I don't think they're going to last very long inside my house bevause there are not many bugs to eat.
I have a purpose made device for that job. It's a clear plastic cone with a hollow handle at the point. Half the open end is closed off. Inside there is a semicircular 'door' with it's own handle that sits inside the hollow one.
You place it over the creature that's getting evicted, then rotate the inner handle so the door rotates over the opening, sealing it (taking care not to trap any legs).
Then go outside and reverse the process to release it.
Personally I don't mind spiders and would rather have them around than the pests they eat, but wifey is incredibly arachnophobic, so they have to go.
Is that uncommon? I also have a small box next to my bed for trapping bugs so that I can release them outside. Bonus points if it's transparent and you get to see them up close.
I really don't know how common it is. I think you're one of the few people to tell me they also do it.
Clear is a great idea.
Damn, they must have been so happy when we finally invented houses
I'm not sure how tagging here works either. I guess that makes sense about the spiders. I usually just put them in a hallway.
Really? Do you have a citation for that?
Fortunately for me, I live in an area where there are no dangerous spiders, but if you you live in India, Australia or some other place like that, you can usually safely assume that all the spiders are out there to get you. In my case though, you don't need to worry about them, so we get along really well.
One night, I switched the lights off and went to bed. After a while, I realized I forgot to do something important, so I switched the lights back on and got up. In the middle of the now lit room I saw a big spider (tiny by Australian standards), and it quickly scurried along under the kitchen cabinets. I hadn't seen this fellow before, because apparently that's where it hides during the day. If it eats some bugs in the house, it can continue to live here. I don't mind at all.