Killing Spiders

[The Ninja]

Tonight my aractnifobic mother made me kill a spider. It wasnt just a regular sized spider though its size could probably be compared to a quarter, possibly a half dollar if you count its legs. Now the problem is i went to step on the spider but i only half stepped on it (probably cause i didnt want to kill it) so i had to watch it twitch there on the ground while it slowly died cause i didnt want to step on it again. For what ever reason it made me cry. so what are your views on killing spiders or rather any animal i suppose.

[huginnmuninn]

aww poor little spider... you should have put it out of its misery. Not that i can say much since i used to pull the legs off of spiders but still it was wrong just to let it slowly die. you probably cried because you knew that there was no real reason for it to die

[Perseus]

Tonight my aractnifobic mother made me kill a spider. It wasnt just a regular sized spider though its size could probably be compared to a quarter, possibly a half dollar if you count its legs. Now the problem is i went to step on the spider but i only half stepped on it (probably cause i didnt want to kill it) so i had to watch it twitch there on the ground while it slowly died cause i didnt want to step on it again. For what ever reason it made me cry. so what are your views on killing spiders or rather any animal i suppose.

I don't like killing bugs because I don't see a reason to. I mean like killing ants, for example. They made that long and hard journey to your food inside your house to be killed in one flail swoop by your foot and such.

[Suicune]

Spiders. I hate them. I fear them more than anything. They all must die. *Lightning*
I feel remorse for killing other animals though. Arachnids...just...no.

[The Ninja]

Spiders. I hate them. I fear them more than anything. They all must die. *Lightning*
I feel remorse for killing other animals though. Arachnids...just...no.

But why do you think they should die its not there fault they stumbled into your house looking for food, warmth, maybe a nice wet cave aka your mouth while your sleeping. I'm not joking the average person swallows three spiders a year.

[Amnesiac]

The only insects I truly hate are cockroaches. Damn things, leaving their "droppings" everywhere.

[Suicune]

But why do you think they should die its not there fault they stumbled into your house looking for food, warmth, maybe a nice wet cave aka your mouth while your sleeping. I'm not joking the average person swallows three spiders a year.

(We all know people eat them.)

It's just a fear that most everybody has and never get over. I just don't want them around me. There are also too many different variations of spiders around here, so I can't tell which are dangerous and which are safe to be around.

[The Ninja]

(We all know people eat them.)

It's just a fear that most everybody has and never get over. I just don't want them around me. There are also too many different variations of spiders around here, so I can't tell which are dangerous and which are safe to be around.

Ok yeah society has distorted spiders as being evil blood suckers so i can understand why you would fear them, almost everyone i know does. yeah some are dangerous but the way i see it, if you dont fuck with em they wont bite you.

[Whisper]

i love how you didn't want to quickly and painlessly crush it so you mortally wounded it and watched it die slowly.

I treat arachnids the same as insects
f they leave me alone, i leave them alone
If I find one in my house, I kill it. If I come across one outside, I leave it alone.

[Suicune]

Ok yeah society has distorted spiders as being evil blood suckers so i can understand why you would fear them, almost everyone i know does. yeah some are dangerous but the way i see it, if you dont fuck with em they wont bite you.

It's not society. It's just a natural fear. Everybody has a fear of their own in some way.

[Whisper]

allot of people believe common fears such as that of spiders, scorpions, snakes, the dark, etc... are actually primal survival instincts (fight or flight drive) we evolved over the millennia to survive.

A poisonous bite for the majority of humanities existence by even the smallest of spider meant one thing, death.

[Suicune]

Exactly. Although, I find snakes a pretty odd fear.

[Jenna.]

I'm the type of person who will kill a bug if it's in my house, but when outside I'll leave them alone, I'll just flick them away if need be. I hate bugs though, nobody understands how terrified I am of them. Especially...anything large, with numerous legs, or that flies.
My boyfriend on the other hand, oh mister sensitive one, doesn't like to kill bugs, he lets them go outside. Not me. :P If that thing's in my room, it's getting flushed.

[Errr]

I feel bad for animals dieing, but spiders? NO. They should all be gone.hehe

[Perseus]

Exactly. Although, I find snakes a pretty odd fear.

Oh, right. FANGS.

[1_21Guns]

I'll only kill insects with wings, such as moths and daddy long legs, because they terrify me :P

but spiders? nah. harmless things. XD

[PJay]

I can't kill them either, but thats cos i'm too busy running fast the other way.

logically i know i have as much to fear from hippos as spiders in this country. And if it was bothering me its pretty easy to step on a spider. Maybe its because spiders are sneaky. I've never had hippos hiding behind my curtains waiting to drop on my pillow...

[The Ninja]

I feel bad for animals dieing, but spiders? NO. They should all be gone.hehe

If all the spiders were gone there would be nothing to kill the bugs that eat our vegetable, and no vegetables means after awhile all our sources of meat will eventually die unless they resort to canabalism. so spiders are important.

[Suicune]

Oh, right. FANGS.

Well that obviously would be a contributing factor, but I mean where I live, there are only garden snakes. The only deadly snake I've met was an Anaconda.
A lot of things have fangs anyway.

[Azunite]

I wont kill any bug, except spiders.......

[Clawhammer]

I kill the big ones if they're in my room, because I dislike waking up with enormous and painful bites in odd places. Otherwise I don't kill most insects, sometimes ants, and I kill ticks is unpleasant ways. And fleas. Moths I will catch and put outside. Flies I will kill if they go after me.

[scuba steve]

if they're in my room i'll kill it because i don't want it crawling around when i'm sleeping, but if it's anywhere else and isn't annoying me i'll usually leave it be.

[steve1234]

In most cases, I will usually catch the spiders or other bugs which are in my house, and put them outside, but sometimes I do kill them. For example, if i'm about to go to bed, and theres a spider in my room, I would probably kill it! It would be too much hassle to try and catch it, and I would hate the idea of a spider crawling all over me while I sleep, and there are those people that think spiders crawl down your mouth when you sleep. Ergh!

[Chris_Likes_Drums]

Instead of killing them I jsut put them outside. that way it means it can live, and anyone who's scared know it wont get back in.

[Perseus]

Well that obviously would be a contributing factor, but I mean where I live, there are only garden snakes. The only deadly snake I've met was an Anaconda.
A lot of things have fangs anyway.

People aren't too fond of bats, either.

[Suicune]

People aren't too fond of bats, either.

I love bats though. D:

I doubt any bats are going to suck all your blood out...or eat all your fruit.

[CaptainObvious]

Spiders are of such insignificance individually that I do not hesitate to kill them.

[Magus]

As an animalist, I have to go with the phrase "Survival of the fittest". Scorpion and Spider poison isn't comparable to a water insect venom. But obviously, spider is a common creature that crawls around your house. So, I don't see the problem here.

Yes, I am an insectophobe. I get the 'nervous attack' if they are flying, huge entomoids.

[Kaius]

Tbh, i won't kill anything. Spiders, Ants, any insect. Unless something is suffering, I wouldn't even attempt it.

[UnknownError]

Same as Kaius.

Also I usually put things outside. Spiders are up to my dad to put outside though. :P

[Jess]

My brothers loves insects and arachnids and wouldn't kill them unless necessary. I don't either but sometimes I do. :S Usually, however, I catch and release them. Now if it was a fly.....my little brother would definitely kill it (and my older one would want it..lol)

[Sage]

My policy on insects:
If it flies, it dies.
If it crawls, it dies.
If it bothers me, it dies.
If it looks bad, it dies.

[The Joker]

Man VT, grow some balls.

[Sage]

Man VT, grow some balls.

I concur with Matt's very eloquent sentiments.

[Magus]

I concur with Matt's very eloquent sentiments.
Fear is a natural defense system mode embedded in the human being.

But I like your policy on entomoids. :yes:

[Hatsune Miku]

I don't kill bugs because I have a very strong phobia of them, so strong that I won't even kill them.

Hate those little fuckers, but won't kill them.

I used to just leave them alone and not be scared of them, but even since that spider laid eggs in my room... Ugh...

[The Joker]

I have a fear of them, but y'know, I just stomp on them and the problem is solved.

[Jess]

My policy on insects:
If it flies, it dies.
If it crawls, it dies.
If it bothers me, it dies.
If it looks bad, it dies.

you would kill butterflies?

[Sage]

you would kill butterflies?

They're too difficult to crush.

[Perseus]

They're too difficult to crush.

Aren't you up to a good challenge, Sage?

[Vonn]

I kill them on site. If I don't, they get away and have babies and then I won't stand a chance.

(There's a black spider that's been living behind my computer for quite a while. I nicknamed it Muffins, and I've only seen him/her twice in the past two months.)

[Sage]

Aren't you up to a good challenge, Sage?

>Implying I lack better things to focus my time and energy on than chasing butterflies.

[The Ninja]

I kill them on site. If I don't, they get away and have babies and then I won't stand a chance.

(There's a black spider that's been living behind my computer for quite a while. I nicknamed it Muffins, and I've only seen him/her twice in the past two months.)

So now we have someone admittig to killing defenseless babies. Sicko.
Btw tell muffins I said hi.

[Daniel_]

The only think I hate more then spiders are fucking clowns. They all should die.

[Suicune]

So now we have someone admittig to killing defenseless babies. Sicko.
Btw tell muffins I said hi.

They're baby spiders...with no intention of living lavita loca with their very short life span to begin with.

[jovien]

killing animals is wrong

[The Joker]

They are insects, not animals. And why is it wrong?

[Perseus]

They are insects, not animals. And why is it wrong?

Why isn't it wrong?

[The Joker]

Positive always has to prove negative wrong, in terms of debates.

[Nexus]

It varies with me..

If I see them in the bathroom, I typically kill and flush them. If I find them in the living room or anywhere else, I will actually go the extra mile of gently moving them outdoors.

[Sith Lord 13]

They are insects, not animals. And why is it wrong?

Insects are animals.

Why isn't it wrong?

^This

Positive always has to prove negative wrong, in terms of debates.

Fine, it's wrong because killing animals for reason other than immediate self defense or food is wrong.

[The Joker]

As far as I know, the only purpose of a spider is to eat bugs. I don't think that killing a Daddy Long Leg in your house will ruin the food chain.

[Sith Lord 13]

As far as I know, the only purpose of a spider is to eat bugs. I don't think that killing a Daddy Long Leg in your house will ruin the food chain.

No but it could kill the mosquito that would otherwise harass and, depending on your area, possibly kill you.

[The Ninja]

As far as I know, the only purpose of a spider is to eat bugs. I don't think that killing a Daddy Long Leg in your house will ruin the food chain.

It's a living being, how would you like it if i came over to you plucked off all your legs and squished the remains.

No but it could kill the mosquito that would otherwise harass and, depending on your area, possibly kill you.

ahhhhh... the butterfly effect
btw it's nice to have someone who agrees with me.

[huginnmuninn]

As far as I know, the only purpose of a spider is to eat bugs. I don't think that killing a Daddy Long Leg in your house will ruin the food chain.

Daddy long legs arent spiders... they are arachnids but not spiders

[Sith Lord 13]

Daddy long legs arent spiders... they are arachnids but not spiders

What's the difference again?

[The Joker]

Spiders are arachnids, but arachnids aren't always spiders, I'm assuming? Because I'm not sure.

[Church]

I dont see a big need to kill bugs, I dont do it for sport or fun, if they dont need to die they dont need to die. But if its a dangerous spider like a brown recluse ya I'll kill it cause if it bites someone it can cause a lot of damage, but if I see a little jumping spider I dont care.

[huginnmuninn]

Spiders are arachnids, but arachnids aren't always spiders, I'm assuming? Because I'm not sure.

exactly, just like dogs are mammals but mammals arent always dogs

[Nexus]

Insects are animals.


And we are humans. Most of us only categorize an animal's intelligence by the amount of human-like things they are able to do or how well they can adapt to captivity.

Morality takes a backseat when it comes to things like this.

[LiveLife23]

i absolutely hate bugs all the way to my core so i dont care if they die, but when i see animals die or hurt, i get extremely extremely sad

[Sith Lord 13]

i absolutely hate bugs all the way to my core so i dont care if they die, but when i see animals die or hurt, i get extremely extremely sad

Bugs are a kind of animal.

[The Ninja]

i absolutely hate bugs all the way to my core so i dont care if they die, but when i see animals die or hurt, i get extremely extremely sad

So you get extremely sad if an animal dies but not a spider?

Bugs are a kind of animal.

Exactly I'm sure no one would take a shotgun right now and kill there dog.

[CaptainObvious]

Exactly I'm sure no one would take a shotgun right now and kill there dog.

Yeah, but I like my dog. I really couldn't care less/normally actively dislike the bug. If I couldn't care less/actively disliked my dog, I wouldn't necessarily mind executing it, either. As long as it's (relatively) humane, they're all just animals, like you said.

[huginnmuninn]

Yeah, but I like my dog. I really couldn't care less/normally actively dislike the bug. If I couldn't care less/actively disliked my dog, I wouldn't necessarily mind executing it, either. As long as it's (relatively) humane, they're all just animals, like you said.

Humans are animals too so you wouldnt mind executing a human for no reason as long as its humane?

[closed]

Tonight my aractnifobic mother made me kill a spider. It wasnt just a regular sized spider though its size could probably be compared to a quarter, possibly a half dollar if you count its legs. Now the problem is i went to step on the spider but i only half stepped on it (probably cause i didnt want to kill it) so i had to watch it twitch there on the ground while it slowly died cause i didnt want to step on it again. For what ever reason it made me cry. so what are your views on killing spiders or rather any animal i suppose.

I'm delighted by your sensitivity. it's a rare gift!
i'm against killing animals if it's not for eating... i would just take a piece of papaer and take with it the spider outside