Everyone occasionally comes across a spider climbing a wall or hanging from the ceiling. Many people have a terrible fear of spiders and want to kill them, but you don't have to do this to get rid of them! There are many ways to safely get a spider back outside without harming it! You just need a dose of courage and be brave!
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Preparation
Step 1. Don't be scared when you see a spider
It will only make it harder to catch him.
Step 2. It may be helpful to identify the spider as a harmless species, or a very poisonous species
Most spiders are harmless, although some spiders are more poisonous. If the spider has no hair, is pitch black, has a large abdomen with a red mark on the top and an hourglass shaped one on the bottom, it is the dangerous black widow. If it has a violin marked on its back, it is a violin spider, or brown hermit, another very dangerous spider.
Method 2 of 3: For Harmless Species
Step 1. If the spider is on the ceiling, take a clear cup or glass (so you can see through it) and a sheet of stiff paper or card
Step 2. Place a chair or stool under the spider and climb on it
Be careful not to fall.
Step 3. With the cup or glass and card in hand, quickly place the cup over the spider securely
Touch the edges of the cup to attempt to drop the spider inside. When you are successful, take the card and slide it between the ceiling and the cup.
Step 4. Take the spider out and let it loose
Step 5. This same method can be used for a spider on the floor or on a wall
Step 6. If the spider is dangling from a web, place the cup under the spider
You may need to cut the net with scissors. Put the board over the cup and take the spider out and let it loose.
Method 3 of 3: For Toxic Species
Step 1. Don't get bitten
It is also good to know which deadly spiders are in your area.
Step 2. Some toy companies make a special small vacuum cleaner that sucks up bugs
You can also use your own dust collector. If the vacuum cleaner is powerful enough, it can be used to vacuum a brown hermit. A black widow can be too heavy.
Step 3. Use the same procedure used for harmless spiders, except use larger materials to reduce the chances of being bitten
Step 4. Free them away from any home
Step 5. If he bites you, use a rubber band or something else to block the circulation where he bit you
Immediately call the emergency services and tell what happened to you. Don't fret as panic will cause the poison to travel faster into the bloodstream. Keep the bite at a height below heart level until the ambulance arrives with the specialists.
Step 6. Despite all these safety tips, it may be best to spray the spider with insecticide for the safety of others and yours
Advice
- Wear a pair of gloves and a long-sleeved sweatshirt, preferably with a hood.
- Always keep some kind of cure for any kind of poison in your home, so in the case of a bite, you have something that could help when things get out of control.
- If it is not possible to identify the spider as dangerous or harmless, it is always best to assume that it is dangerous.
- If you have been bitten by a possibly poisonous spider, always call the emergency services and tell what happened. Remembering the appearance of the spider in this case is usually of great help.
Warnings
- Never try to catch a deadly spider with your hands. It's actually not even a good idea to catch a deadly spider, unless you have experience of how to do it. Again, it's risky.
- Remember, some spiders are adapted for living indoors. "Setting them free" in the open will likely be like condemning them to a slow death
