Quote Originally Posted by Reggie
Not to insult anyone, but i don't see why everyone is so scared of spiders?!?! According to some of the best scientists in the world who's names i do not know, it is inappropriate to classify any living thing, be it animal or insect, by human emotions. They are just doing what we all have to do, stay alive. If you don't want them in your house, don't kill it unless its dangerous. Just sit it outside. Next time you go to squish an spider, consider all of the beneficial things they do. Like they eat otherwise dangerous - to - your - plants bugs, they just basically controll otherwise dangerous bugs.
I tried to keep all of the above in mind when I was confronted with a black widow spider - full hourglass in view - and I just couldn't handle it.

But I did coax a cricket into a jar with the promise that I was going to save its life if it willingly went into the jar - which it did - and I gently placed it outside.
Does that count?

Kristen - beautiful spider - I could have lived with that one too.