kenuchelover Wrote:
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Grab a paper
> towel, piece of toilet tissue, kleenex, or scrap
> of soft cloth (cloth about twice the size of your
> hand works best).
>
> Holding it like a potholder or oven mitt, slowly
> go up to the spider & then (when close) move
> faster and pin it to the ground. (Make contact
> with your hand mostly opened up, and close it a
> bit as you contact the ground/wall/etc). DO NOT
> SQUISH THE SPIDER, as this defeats the purpose of
> the exercise. Don't worry, the spider CANNOT jump
> at you even if it wanted to, because before you
> pin it the padding is between you and it. And you
> can't feel it (padding!), nor can it crawl up on
> you (pinned).


>
> Carefully (The "carefully" is mostly for your
> peace of mind, this is easy & I've NEVER had
> it go wrong) close your hand a bit more (the
> spider is caught in the folds of the soft
> material), pick it up, go outside and shake the
> spider out of the confining padding (in a
> direction away from you, preferably onto some type
> of spider habitat.... if onto flat ground, it will
> run for cover... which might be you!). Or you can
> simply toss the whole setup, padding & spider
> alike, off to a side, and recover it later if
> desired.


Yes, that's what I do if I want to put a spider (or other insect) outside and don't feel brave! I sort of scrunch the material (or bath-hat, or whatever it might be) round the creature, and then, holding it very gingerly, shake it out of the nearest door/window.

>
> *********************
>
> Huh, I suppose this isn't the time to mention that
> I only use this method on those greasy looking
> hairless spiders, or on brown recluses & black
> widows? (the daddy longlegs & cute little
> fuzzy spiders I do bareback).
>
> Or that my grandfather liked spiders so much he'd
> bring home tarantulas he'd found in the woods,
> play with them for an hour or so (he'd let them
> crawl *ALL* over him) & then take them back
> out in the woods to release?

Er ... yes, I don't think I'd go THAT far myself. I believe in keeping a healthy distance (i.e., several thousand miles) between me and the nearest tarantula ...

Maybe you
> should get a pet lizard of some kind, to eat the
> spiders for you?

That's a good idea! (I love lizards ... but we rarely get them in this part of the UK ... but there should be lots where Stephanie lives ...)

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