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In reply to the discussion: Arachnophobia? It ain't just spiders. [View all]defacto7
(14,162 posts)I like spiders when they do their job and they are very good at it. Flies and mosquitoes are good for decaying things outside but I have no dead animals in my house so flies and mosquitoes are food... for the spiders. Window sills are great fly traps and as for over population of spiders, the spiders take care of that themselves. Too many spiders, the spiders eat each other. I never have too many spiders for my house, it's always pretty balanced. Every 6 months or so I vacuum the sills of the waste and they build another fly trap.
I don't like ticks or chiggers in the house but that is not a problem here inside or out. Scorpions aren't around here in particular though they are prevalent in the desert areas out of town.
As for spiders being a cuddly, cute, lovable creature... no. They stay to themselves and I stay in my place. Anyway, they probably think I'm too ugly to get close to.