• Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world
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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!

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        “Termination on sight”, being seen in my house is the reason, I leave them alone if they’re outside and away from entrances

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              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.

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                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.

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              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.

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                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.

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                  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)

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      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

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        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.

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      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

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    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.

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      Sadly, I live in an area with brown recluses and black widows. I don’t smoosh, but definitely catch and toss outside

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    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

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    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.

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      I am always this crow. I haven’t intentionally killed a spider in three? years I think. they are my eight legged friends :)

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        Unfortunately, there are no more spiders in my immediate vicinity to kill in your name. Don’t worry! You’re on the wait-list!

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        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.

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          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

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      Currently dealing with carpet beetles, more specifically their larvae. They like to eat things like hair and also anything made out of natural fibers. They’re also extremely small. I noticed them when I emptied the laundry basket and after staring at them for a moment realizing that they were bugs, they started moving. I have hardwood floors and I keep finding them. I sweep the floor with a broom into a white dustpan and stare at it and then after 30 seconds or so I see movement. One or two each time, everywhere all over the house. I found a forgotten hair brush under the couch and there was one in there. They’re completely harmless except that they will eat holes in your clothes. They take a long time to go from larvae to flying beetle. They can also survive without eating for 30 days. The original beetle could have just flown in from outside or came in on fresh flowers. They also like women’s underwear because of the pheromones. The eggs must have been in a piece of clothing and then got spread around the house before hatching.

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        They also like women’s underwear because of the pheromones.

        You really just casually slipped that in there huh

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        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.

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        They like light. I put bug spray on the window sills, blinds, and baseboards and that got rid of them

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        Ughhh I keep finding these exact things in one of our rooms, never seen an adult one, always larvae. Find like one a week, which makes me think they’re just too dumb to organize an orgy and reproduce and ruin my life, which works for me.

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    If I can trap and release a spider I will, same with certain non-scary insects. Centipedes immediately get squashed though

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      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.

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        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.

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        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.

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    Spiders are the bugs I have a problem with XD

    (Preemptive) Stow your prescriptivist semantics, pendants! Spiders are bugs because I say so

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    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.

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        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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        Its also a south thing in america. Florida has as many small lizards running around as squirrels up north.

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        I also got lizards in my home sometimes. Very small ones, we always released them back in the wild.

        Same with frogs.

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    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.

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    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.