My stepdad used to tell me about "spider karma" when I was little. Basically, all spiders are a part of a gang, and if you squash one they'll just think he must've stepped out of line or something. However if you squash 3 or more, the spiders will all start talking to each other and plan out attacks on you when you're most vulnerable. Sleep attacks are the most common, but occasionally they'll get so pissed they choose to hide in a jacket or shoe and sacrifice everything just to inflict a little pain and terror for killing their mums or siblings.
I used to actually believe this btw.
Edit: why the downvotes to OP? home maintenance is always the best method for keeping pests out. No need for spiders indoors if ya dont have bugs indoors!
Tiny eldritch horror!
They way they move is so freaky. Especially since they are always in my bathtub. One time i opened my door for a package bam came right in the front door.
Hahaha heck yeah. They’re insane, leggy terrors who don’t want to/can’t hurt me. I had a pet one when I lived with my folks a million years ago, u der their chest freezer. I named him Petey. He was missing one of his million legs. I loved him.
I'm terrified of everything and violence is the default. I blame my mom for watching so many horror movies when I was a kid.
One time I was work and saw a shadow scurry by my foot, panicked, and immediately stepped on it. Was a mouse.
Okay but adults can choose to undo a bad habit. It doesnt take that long, maybe a month. It helps to learn about the bugs and what they do, how they live.
If I were in your shoes I think the accidental mouse killing would have been a catalyst for that. Ive never killed an animal though and I'm already vegan, so theres no way to know for sure.
No Way takes a month. Took me 6 months to set the towels the way my partner wants it. And the socks? I still miss it up if I'm not paying attention.
So fun fact, The first childhood house was infested. Apparently I suffer massive trauma from a large number of bugs falling on me from weak ceiling that I mentally blocked out. Mom thinks its why I destroy them on sight with Astartes zeal. Frankly, is this way better than when I was a child. I remember crying at the sight of a bug until about elementary. Couldn't even see a animated 2d bug without minor panic attacks. Then fear turned to a purification crusade*.
*(while Im inside, outside is all them unless mosquito, wasps, ticks...etc)
Listen, all I'm saying is that I'm not 100% sure I'd exist if I didn't believe in spider karma. Better safe than sorry, especially when it costs you nothing.
Jumping spiders were my gateway into not hating spiders. They're pretty adorable and surprisingly interactive. Also learning that spiders are partially pneumatic/use hydraulics to get around, which makes me think of them as nature's little steampunk robots.
I'm chaotic good, I actually capture spiders and release them in my house. I have a population of Crossopriza lyoni in my house, all spawned from one mother.
Had a spider in my bathroom that I befriended. Named Steve. He was a tiny little thing that stayed on the crown molding, and had the foresight not to invade the inner sanctum of the shower space. I noticed Steve wasn't catching many bugs, so I killed a fly, and while it was still twitching, I held it up for Steve to look at, then dropped said fly into his web. Steve must've been put off by the fact that the fly quickly died, and he didn't bother eating it. Steve has now passed, starved up there in his web, without ever even touching that big ass fly I caught him.
Spiders are stupid. You're a more efficient bug-killer by far, I'd wager.
And I just saved one in yours. I expect for it to come back with his wife and gadzillion kids, making you unable to outweigh the spider I saved with ones that you kill.
When I was a kid, I was scared of spiders, house centipedes, and heights. On a school trip to a tall building, I was terrified but eventually worked up the courage to look over the edge. The fear disappeared, and I realized that if I could overcome that, maybe I could face other fears too. So, I started learning about the things that scared me; spiders, centipedes, the dark, etc. I found that the more I learned about something, the less frightening they became.
For example, house centipedes are harmless, clean, and even help by getting rid of destructive pests. Understanding really helps ease fear. It confuses me that some people seem to want to stay afraid instead of trying to overcome it.
Unfortunately, learning about things doesn't always help. I'm still very scared of spiders, despite being big on team learning. Some fears are rational, some are irrational, and these have very different salves.
It's also just wrong. There's a reason predators like spiders and centipedes are territorial - if there are too many of them and they kill off the food supply they will starve. Spiders generally won't actually make a significant dent in an indoor infestation - they will kind of naturally grow with the insect population but won't eliminate it.
I'm in colombia. We have 2-3 inch anoles everywhere and I've got a colony that lives in my front wall. They're pretty chill. Sometimes they get frisky and climb onto my laptop but a shout scares them away.
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My stepdad used to tell me about "spider karma" when I was little. Basically, all spiders are a part of a gang, and if you squash one they'll just think he must've stepped out of line or something. However if you squash 3 or more, the spiders will all start talking to each other and plan out attacks on you when you're most vulnerable. Sleep attacks are the most common, but occasionally they'll get so pissed they choose to hide in a jacket or shoe and sacrifice everything just to inflict a little pain and terror for killing their mums or siblings.
I used to actually believe this btw.
Edit: why the downvotes to OP? home maintenance is always the best method for keeping pests out. No need for spiders indoors if ya dont have bugs indoors!
"Termination on sight", being seen in my house is the reason, I leave them alone if they're outside and away from entrances
If it moves, kill it. It applies to spiders, millipede, mimics...etc
House centipedes are the friendliest of home bugs. And they have a million legs!
Tiny eldritch horror! They way they move is so freaky. Especially since they are always in my bathtub. One time i opened my door for a package bam came right in the front door.
Hahaha heck yeah. They’re insane, leggy terrors who don’t want to/can’t hurt me. I had a pet one when I lived with my folks a million years ago, u der their chest freezer. I named him Petey. He was missing one of his million legs. I loved him.
Very wholesome.
How impulsive of you.
I'm terrified of everything and violence is the default. I blame my mom for watching so many horror movies when I was a kid. One time I was work and saw a shadow scurry by my foot, panicked, and immediately stepped on it. Was a mouse.
Okay but adults can choose to undo a bad habit. It doesnt take that long, maybe a month. It helps to learn about the bugs and what they do, how they live.
If I were in your shoes I think the accidental mouse killing would have been a catalyst for that. Ive never killed an animal though and I'm already vegan, so theres no way to know for sure.
No Way takes a month. Took me 6 months to set the towels the way my partner wants it. And the socks? I still miss it up if I'm not paying attention.
So fun fact, The first childhood house was infested. Apparently I suffer massive trauma from a large number of bugs falling on me from weak ceiling that I mentally blocked out. Mom thinks its why I destroy them on sight with Astartes zeal. Frankly, is this way better than when I was a child. I remember crying at the sight of a bug until about elementary. Couldn't even see a animated 2d bug without minor panic attacks. Then fear turned to a purification crusade*. *(while Im inside, outside is all them unless mosquito, wasps, ticks...etc)
I just remember the very 2007-ish inverse of this: Look out for your local spider gang, and they'll look out for you. XD
I just started believing it... 😳
Listen, all I'm saying is that I'm not 100% sure I'd exist if I didn't believe in spider karma. Better safe than sorry, especially when it costs you nothing.
Judging by all the spiders I've killed at this point in my life I'm probably on the most wanted (non-exterminator) board LMAO
Jumping spiders were my gateway into not hating spiders. They're pretty adorable and surprisingly interactive. Also learning that spiders are partially pneumatic/use hydraulics to get around, which makes me think of them as nature's little steampunk robots.
Jumping spiders are just the gateway to spider propaganda!
Sadly, I live in an area with brown recluses and black widows. I don't smoosh, but definitely catch and toss outside
Spiders keep bugs under control
Snakes keep spiders under control
Dogs keep snakes under control
Humans keep dogs under control (sometimes)
Cats keep humans under control
Then who keeps the Cats under control‽
Lazyness
No one, obviously :3
Hubris
Cthullu
Anubis
That’s the neat part, nobody keeps cats under control they control the universe.
Big Yarn
The Sun
Bigger cats all the way up
Anhubris
I just leave em be and name em George as is my tradition and say go git em George!
I'm chaotic good, I actually capture spiders and release them in my house. I have a population of Crossopriza lyoni in my house, all spawned from one mother.
This is the way
Had a spider in my bathroom that I befriended. Named Steve. He was a tiny little thing that stayed on the crown molding, and had the foresight not to invade the inner sanctum of the shower space. I noticed Steve wasn't catching many bugs, so I killed a fly, and while it was still twitching, I held it up for Steve to look at, then dropped said fly into his web. Steve must've been put off by the fact that the fly quickly died, and he didn't bother eating it. Steve has now passed, starved up there in his web, without ever even touching that big ass fly I caught him.
Spiders are stupid. You're a more efficient bug-killer by far, I'd wager.
I am this crow sometimes ngl
I am always this crow. I haven't intentionally killed a spider in three? years I think. they are my eight legged friends :)
Unfortunately, there are no more spiders in my immediate vicinity to kill in your name. Don't worry! You're on the wait-list!
it must be sad to live your life
Good news! You're off the wait-list, a spider has been killed in your honor!
Just to let you know, I just killed a spider in my house in your honor
And I just saved one in yours. I expect for it to come back with his wife and gadzillion kids, making you unable to outweigh the spider I saved with ones that you kill.
I have located a nest, I torched all the spider babies within in your name
I made a donation to a psychiatric help charity in both your names.
Maybe just don't leave food out
You really just casually slipped that in there huh
TIL I'm a carpet beetle
They like light. I put bug spray on the window sills, blinds, and baseboards and that got rid of them
I'm so sorry.
A few years back I had a flee problem with my pets and in order to get rid of it I had to use one of those insecticide bombs.
If I can trap and release a spider I will, same with certain non-scary insects. Centipedes immediately get squashed though
centipedes are kos, spiders are cool, spiders can chill
When I was a kid, I was scared of spiders, house centipedes, and heights. On a school trip to a tall building, I was terrified but eventually worked up the courage to look over the edge. The fear disappeared, and I realized that if I could overcome that, maybe I could face other fears too. So, I started learning about the things that scared me; spiders, centipedes, the dark, etc. I found that the more I learned about something, the less frightening they became. For example, house centipedes are harmless, clean, and even help by getting rid of destructive pests. Understanding really helps ease fear. It confuses me that some people seem to want to stay afraid instead of trying to overcome it.
Unfortunately, learning about things doesn't always help. I'm still very scared of spiders, despite being big on team learning. Some fears are rational, some are irrational, and these have very different salves.
If only learning about bugs made them less gross to accidentally squish under your feet.
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It's also just wrong. There's a reason predators like spiders and centipedes are territorial - if there are too many of them and they kill off the food supply they will starve. Spiders generally won't actually make a significant dent in an indoor infestation - they will kind of naturally grow with the insect population but won't eliminate it.
Most indoor spaces aren't infested. Having a little hunter around helps keep it that way
Spiders are the bugs I have a problem with XD
(Preemptive) Stow your prescriptivist semantics, pendants! Spiders are bugs because I say so
Yeah in theory I would love to not kill them, or even relocate outside. But once I see one, it’s fight or flight
looks out your backyard window
so that is why you have a helicopter...
Spiders and lizards get a free pass in my house. They get rid of all the other bugs so I don’t mind them at all.
Awwwww, you get lizards? I've never seen a house lizard. I'm guessing you're Australian.
I'm in colombia. We have 2-3 inch anoles everywhere and I've got a colony that lives in my front wall. They're pretty chill. Sometimes they get frisky and climb onto my laptop but a shout scares them away.
Its also a south thing in america. Florida has as many small lizards running around as squirrels up north.
I also got lizards in my home sometimes. Very small ones, we always released them back in the wild.
Same with frogs.
Sorry, my irrational fear is gonna win out if I can't safely move it outside (without risk of it crawling on me) and my partner isn't home.
Ah, it looks like spiders are prepared for ze new world order.
Jumping spiders get a pass. Same with cellar spiders.
Grass spiders die on sight because they leave sticky-ass webs everywhere and have crawled on me randomly multiple times.
Most other spiders and centipedes ofc can get fucked unless they're outside or in the garage.