I saved a spiders life last night.

[YoSofi]

Well, it was 5am.

Woke up and went to the kitchen and the massive brown fucker was just THERE. Blocking my access to the fridge and just staring at me, astand off if you will.

While I debated whether calling my dad or setting the house on fire was the better option, my 5 month old cat wandered in. Having never seen a house spider before, she immediately went over and tried to play with it. With her claws.

The poor thing curled up in a ball and I swear it was visibly shaking, so me a —hero— lifelong arachnophobia, came over all Mother Teresa and decided that no matter what, massive fucker should live. I picked up the cat and told the spider (out loud) to run, which it did and it was last seen taking cover under my sofa.

I have spent all day feeling serene and telling everyone who will listen, preaching to my children that we must NEVER kill a spider and boring them with tales of eco systems.

Its now getting dark and I’m starting to feel less serene and much more anxious about whether massive fucker might think we’re friends now and pop out again to say hello.

I thought I still had a few more days before all this started 😩

I picked up the cat and told the spider (out loud) to run, which it did
😂😂😂😂

Braver than me, I can't cope with spiders

I am terrified of them, usually panic attack level. I do not what changed last night, maybe because it’s my first spider season living alone with just my kids?

I am however feeling nervous tonight knowing it’s around somewhere! I’ll be checking my bed thoroughly before I get in.

Don't worry the spider will know you saved it! It is a very clever spider and ran away when you told it. If you see it again tell it go outside because it is in danger from your cat inside. 🙂

You should have left it to the cat. Ours eats spiders

It will not go out because now it feels safe in OP’s house.

It will creep up and stroke her face at night with its hairy leg.

By day she will find little parcels left around for her - flies wrapped in silk with a little web bow.

If you wish to live and thrive,
Let a spider run alive.

I save bugs all day every day . They scare me but I hate killing stuff and won't do it unless I absolutely have to!

You've messed with the ecosystem by not letting the cat eat it.

Round here, I'd have shut the cat and spider in together and let them battle it out Hunger Games style.

The way I see it with spiders is:

Outside - live and let live. I have a giant one living on the outside of my patio doors, it catches lots of wasps in its web so we are on good terms.

Inside - sorry no spiders allowed, what the eye doesn't see the heart can't grieve but if I see you, you are dead.

My dog showed early promise by eating some spiders as a pup but I saw a massive one run across his face and he didn't even blink so he is useless now.

I do feel like the giant house spiders are out looking for some loving quite early this year though, I've already killed two that were nearly the size of my hand (well I say I killed them but it was DH on my orders).

Spider spider where are you
Eight legs you have it can't be true
That you feel welcome in my home
For who knows where you'll try to roam

Now I am kind I do not kill
You're terrifying me but still
I do not wish to use the spray
So please please please just go away

I'll glass and cardboard if I must
But with this plea in you I trust
I'll say this once you little runt
Fuck off outside don't be a cunt!

I once tried to save a spider. It was in the bath when I was about to get a shower. I took it outside the bathroom and had my shower.

When I got out, I found it mashed into the carpet on the landing. One of the cats obviously thought I'd brought him a nice thing to play with

Oh bloody hell what?! Now I need to find a spider for the cat to eat!

The odds are ever in the cats favour!

@SwissRole123 i LOVE that

@Thereisnolight aforementioned cat sleeps on my head, I feel I am safe from spider stroking!

I also helped one survive last night, by saving it from my two mini house alpha predators. (MHAPs)

Spiders don't worry me at all - I am Spider Rehabilitator In Chief in our house - but this madam was fucking ENORMOUS and I was less than thrilled by her jumping around my bed as I was planning to get into it.

The MHAPs had a sporting go, but I managed to convince Mme Araignée to jump on to a cushion (fortunately - she was far too large for the usual card/glass manoeuvre), then popped her out the window.

@AffIt now a spider in my bed would be a different story, I don’t think I could cope with that even with my new found bravery.

I remember last year hearing a squeal from my sons room one morning, the kind of squeal that makes you think “fuck, spider”, and there was one in bed with him. That one took cover (see what I did there) under his pillow and was removed by my dad.

I hate killing them. Hopefully my spindly mate hasn’t told all her mates that this is a safe house…

I also heard that if you take them outside you have to take them quite far from the house or they just come back in.

Also, don’t they die outside anyway? Might just pop mine through my neighbours letterbox.

House spiders placed outside don't survive as they live in the house. I leave the spindly ones, that live in corners as they eat the big boys. I live on my own, today I've used Raid spray on the runs of the room today. Only thing that keeps me sane during spider season. Sorry 😞

I shared a shower every morning with a huge spider who lived down the plughole. We had an agreement that he could run up the side of the bath, but not to climb on me while I was getting washed. I called him Boris and we became friends, but one day my daughter was home and when he came out she squased him. Poor Boris.

Oh, I thought I’d done well, by shooing one that was preventing me from getting in the shower, by putting it out of the window. Now you tell me it won’t survive! I couldn’t leave it where it was. I couldn’t shower.

Good on you OP. I save the cutest little mouse from my cat last night. Little bugger bit me! Took it a safe place and hope the mouse sees to live another day

You’re his bitch now.

Her bitch.

Statistically, around 80% of spiders are female.

Don’t they eat their mate?

I am growing more fond of spiders by the minute! They’ve got the right idea.