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To kill this spider

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Balloonhearts · 11/06/2023 21:25

Nc as I have shown everyone I know this photo in an attempt to get someone to evict it.

It's living right under my kitchen window and I cannot cope with the idea that it may come into the house. No one will get close enough to move it as its massive (large snail included for scale) so I'm at the stage of considering asking my dad to come round with some fly spray and kill it.

Does anyone know what kind of spider it is, even?

OP posts:
TooManyAnimals94 · 11/06/2023 21:32

Just leave it to live it's spidery life- what terrible things will happen if it moves inside? You'll have less flies?

dudsville · 11/06/2023 21:32

Leave it. It's got a job to get on with.

joelmillersbackpack · 11/06/2023 21:32

It’s outside, leave it alone.

megacat · 11/06/2023 21:32

Don't be so ridiculous. And cruel.

Kanaloa · 11/06/2023 21:31

It’s just a spider. If it does come in, it’s not going to rob you or beat you up. I like to think of them as my fellow housekeepers, helping me to keep the fly population in check. The fly spray you want to use to kill it will be more harmful to you than the spider could ever be.

If you do want to kill it (I wouldn’t), you shouldn’t need to call your dad. Just squash it.

SometimesIwonderifishouldbemedicated · 11/06/2023 21:29

Look at all the flies it has killed around ot, it won't come in sure it's getting fed there.
But I'd burn your house down if I were you.

MynameisJune · 11/06/2023 21:29

GreenSeaGlass · 11/06/2023 21:27

Ahh, don’t kill it. Try to catch it and put it out. It looks like a house spider. I hate them myself, but don’t want to kill them. It won’t hurt you.

It’s already outside, she’s worried it will come in!

Op where’s the line? At what point do you stop killing wildlife because it might come in your house? Just leave it alone, it will move itself soon.

GreenSeaGlass · 11/06/2023 21:27

Ahh, don’t kill it. Try to catch it and put it out. It looks like a house spider. I hate them myself, but don’t want to kill them. It won’t hurt you.

Readyplayerthr33 · 11/06/2023 21:27

Why would you need your dad to come round? If you want to kill it then just kill it.

But since it is an outdoor spider, it won’t come and live in your house.

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