I removed a black widow from my house and released it outside am I crazy for doing that?

[kylecoffey73]

[Chazmatazz269]

Yes. Spiders remove pests from your home. Removing them invites more pests.
Spider populations are self regulating because they’re cannibals. If you have spiders, you have pests. You never have too many spiders because they will eat each other. When you no longer have bugs to sustain them, they will leave.
I never kill spiders deliberately or remove them from my home. They are beautiful, and interesting and they are nature’s perfect pest control.

[kylecoffey73]

And perfectly fine with the jumping spider that's in my house I just don't want to get bit by the Black widow

[Chazmatazz269]

They’re not aggressive, so getting bitten is highly unlikely. The spider will try every avenue of evasion or escape before it bites for defensive reasons. Also the reports of their toxicity are widely exaggerated. A healthy adult has little to fear from a black widow bite. They are far more beneficial than dangerous.

[kylecoffey73]

Okay if I see another one I will just leave him be.

[Anonymous]

yes. they're not supposed to go inside houses. We had a deal and that one broke the contract, and the penalty should be death by squishing. Hopefully it finds a better place to hang out than in your house next time though

[Nikki1989]

Nah, we never kill spiders in this house, and we have ones as big as your hand.

[MemeSupreme]

no they're pretty shy like they normally leave you alone

[Jeff51]

Maybe. Better than killing it

[Anonymous]

Should have killed it

[Anonymous]

you're a kind person