Shock, spider in my bedroom this evening!

Just for the record? I haven’t “passed it on” to my children and, as far as I can remember my parents didn’t pass it on to me.
That’s called self control
Because phobias are a tyranny

That’s unwelcome news, TeacherAnne. I’m phobic about spiders and will be checking my bedroom now. I was hoping to be safe until August.

It's just a little creature going about its business, trying to stay alive like the rest of us. I'm channelling David Attenborough.

I'm happy to go with it being a phobia. Neither I nor Mr Maizie are in the least bit bothered by spiders but my DD was terrified of them from a very early age. I just trap them in a glass and put them outside.

I'm sorry you killed it though.

Nope. Not having a Devil’s horseman invading my sanctuary. They’re vile.

Never a truer word!

I've got a spider catcher, no batteries, just slide open the flap, place over spider, wait until it runs into the small compartment then slide the flap across. It does have a long handle.
Put it outside on a nice plant.
Works for bees too.

Very shocked that you put a spider down the toilet. Why couldn't you just have let it go outside.

Teacheranne, I do understand your fear , I would not be too keen to see a large one in my bedroom either. However my Mum taught me to never kill a spider , she used to say “ put him outside and ask him not to come back”. So that is what I do - not convinced he listens though! If the spider is on the floor I pop a glass over it then slide a thin piece of card under the glass , carry it outside and release it into the garden . If the spider is on the ceiling the glass procedure is not so easy, so a duster helps , a precarious procedure though ! so will be on the look out for a spider catcher. Not happy about spiders in my house but feel Mum is ‘ watching’ me so the spiders live to fight another day!

I couldn’t kill a spider same as I couldn’t kill anything on my veg patch I just pick them up and place elsewhere.

Aldom

Very shocked that you put a spider down the toilet. Why couldn't you just have let it go outside.

Me too.
It’s made me feel quite sad.
I’m not scared of spiders at all, but used to be ridiculously frightened by daddy long legs.
I can’t imagine willfully killing anything.
If I accidentally drown a little insect in the bath I’m gutted.

Teacheranne, lots of harsh comments and halo polishing here. You did what made you feel safe and comfy and that's important in your own home. Hope you don't encounter any more. (spiders or unkind\ judgemental comments)

SachaMac

I’m terrified of them, always have been, I had a massive one scuttling across the carpet on Saturday night, I thought it unusual in February but maybe this damp weather has brought them out of their hidey holes!! My DH used to pick them up in his hand & put them outside, I’m sure they waited till his back was turned & then sneaked back in!! I’m afraid I’m not that brave, I really must get a spider catcher.

I also wondered is all the rain had made them scuttle indoors!

My spider catcher is one of the best things I have ever bought - also my need to keep spares of most sizes of batteries,

Kim please don’t call me ‘unkind’!
I’m not the one who put an animal down the bloody loo!
This is a hill that I’m prepared to die on! ?

I once had a huntsman run across my face at night. Awful experience. I switched the light on and when I saw it I screamed. It was a huge one, about 2 or 3 inches across. Are they getting bigger with changing climates?

As far as I’m concerned spiders live outside, they take their chances if they come into our house……if I see them their chances aren’t good!

Was brought up to put spiders outside, never kill them,

“It’s bad luck to kill a spider”.

David Attenborough said to Princess Charlotte, who had told him she liked spiders, that he thought the reason some people were frightened of them was that with their eight legs they could move in any direction, so we can’t tell where they are likely to go.

I’m not keen on white spiders. If you aren’t a gardener, you may not even know they exist. They nestle in flowers with white centres (good camouflage), waiting for unsuspecting bees. I’ve seen several bees ambushed on the geranium Rozanne so I’m afraid white spiders get short shrift from me.

Teacheranne I’m on your side, I’m phobic of spiders and can’t sleep when I know they are in the house. I’ve been bitten by a false widow and it put me in hospital, so I think it’s perfectly fine to be scared of them. I don’t really understand the anger of killing spiders, no one would be upset about killing moths, ants or flies would they? I’m sure no one would want to have to encounter their phobia in their own.

There was a large spider in my bath yesterday - I don't like the buggers but no longer flush them down the loo.

I have a homemade catcher - it's the cardboard tube from aluminium foil with one end closed. I scoop up the pesky thing and hold a piece of card over the top then take it outside and let it go as far away from the door as I can, then close the door so it can't stroll straight back in!

I have a spider phobia which, oddly, seems to have got worse as I've aged. I tend to get my OH to dispose of them but if he isn't about I will attempt to do the job myself.
Sometimes I deposit them outside, sometimes they are trapped via the vacuum cleaner and sometimes they get flushed down the loo, it depends on how panic stricken I am.
Non of my children are fussed about spiders and I have a photo of my then 6yr old daughter handling a giant centipede and something big and hairy that looked like a tarantula when on a school trip, to prove it.
Likewise all my grandchildren except one are fine about spiders. I'm not sure where his phobia comes from. Perhaps it's true that some of us are genetically wired to fear them.

Several of my friends are petrified of snakes, whereas I'm fascinated by them and can happily handle them. One friend can't stand being near birds and another has a thing about cotton wool!
As my phobia seems to be getting worse, I'm considering hypnotherapy. Anybody else tried it?

I find it interesting that some people seem to loathe spiders while others are not bothered. My son and his children are terrified of even the smallest ones. So it's always me with the glass and the slip of card.
I have a fascinating spider who spins her web on my kitchen window with such skill. I am loath to spoil her good work as she is a joy to watch.

Grandma70s

David Attenborough said to Princess Charlotte, who had told him she liked spiders, that he thought the reason some people were frightened of them was that with their eight legs they could move in any direction, so we can’t tell where they are likely to go.

In my experience they always run away. They are very timid creatures.
For good reason it seems!

I love spiders and find them fascinating but I can accept people have a phobia about them but having caught it why not put it outside? So unnecessary to kill the spider and cruel.