This is why you generally don’t just stomp the shit out of any indoor spider you see … unless you very specifically live in an area where there are actually human-dangerous spiders.
Unless you live way out in the boonies, or you really have not been in your basement or attic in a while…
(and lets be real, we’re almost all urban renters now, nobody has a basement or attic rofl)
… chances are, any spider you see indoors is actually only really capable of living in or very near a warm building, and when/if you do see them, it is hunting actual pest insects, and is just shy of totally harmless to you as a human.
Just learn what black widows and brown recluses look like, and if it isn’t one o’ those, you’re fine.
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This is why you generally don’t just stomp the shit out of any indoor spider you see … unless you very specifically live in an area where there are actually human-dangerous spiders.
https://www.thespruce.com/why-spiders-are-good-8690795
Unless you live way out in the boonies, or you really have not been in your basement or attic in a while…
(and lets be real, we’re almost all urban renters now, nobody has a basement or attic rofl)
… chances are, any spider you see indoors is actually only really capable of living in or very near a warm building, and when/if you do see them, it is hunting actual pest insects, and is just shy of totally harmless to you as a human.
Just learn what black widows and brown recluses look like, and if it isn’t one o’ those, you’re fine.