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I think with House Spiders people either like them or hate them, many people have told me over the years that they either stamp on them or suck them up in the hoover, which must be a very long death for a spider, and a shame as they can live for many years. It would be much kinder to capture it with a glass and release it in the garden. I admit compared to smaller spiders found in the house they do look scary, when my daughter was younger she would scream and demand that a house spider in her bed room was removed before she could sleep, I would pick it up in my bare hands grit my teeth and run, which some friends found funny, give me one of my large tarantulas to hold any day. I always tell people that these spiders will eat cockroaches, or bugs that come out in the night to feast on your blood; they keep your house clean. Once when watching TV with the lights out I noticed two large House Spiders running up and down on the carpet at speed, they were
running towards each other and at the last second running the other way, it looked quite funny to watch, I can only think it was two males sizing each other up. My Golden Retriever would often chase one very fast which was funny as the spiders would always out dodge him. The female will tolerate the male but it is known that she will eat him when he dies, because as usual the males do not live so long. They can be found in any location not just houses, garages, sheds, factories, I even filmed one large spider being attacked by a spider wasp at studland bay on some sand dunes.
I think we our lucky to share our homes with such a fascinating creature, they have a complex and long life which makes them interesting and worth observing in peace.
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