human are one of the rare animals that harm others for fun (like cats)
and it's us that violate their territory.
99% you can shoo spiders away with a broom, they will run for sure but to kill it is overdone and it's your choice.
they wont choose to kill you (as if they have any choice at all), they just want to be left alone.
human's self-defend towards small insects is usually extra (one smash and it's dead) and it's our own choice, we can do differently without much effort but we choose to kill them.
Shoo it away to where? Under my bed? Behind the sofa?
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So if i go outside and stick my finger in the web of a brown recluse and it bites me, it's my fault because i disturbed it's home.
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But if a brown recluse comes into my home and jumps on my eyeball while i'm browsing FS, it's my fault if I kill it?
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What % of spider killings do you suspect have been killed out of pleasure? I submit that most of them have been killed while the person was in a state of fear.
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I think people need to separate reality from Disney.
Have you ever heard of capture and release? No? You live in cave?
I've had spiders showing up on and in front of me many times, so far I've killed none, just push them aside with your hand.
And how many people have been bitten for anything but self-defend from spiders? 0, a really big fat 0.
You only kill them cause you aren't capable of anything else and you're only incapable bc you refuse to do otherwise.
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It's not as fairy and amazing as in Disney, I simply have more courage not to kill a spider.
Courage clearly means different things to you and I.
I think our disagreement boils down to the value of a spider. You're value for them is clearly very high, and I respect that. My value for an individual spider or two is low enough that I'm not going to chase one around my home in hopes to catch it and release it. I'm just going to squish it and move on with my day.
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And 'no' to the irony. I like princesses. I don't particularly care for Disney. The two are not synonymous.
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I also reject your claim that there are zero spider bites that were not in self defense. Any person bit by a spider in their sleep would be one example to disprove it.
Spiders move around, person moves around (asleep or not) and spiders bite them.
Pretty easy to imagine.
I value them as much as animals that aren't a direct threat. Not to mention they actually eliminate the animals which are (like mosquitoes).
They only defend themselves as all animals do.
and it's us that violate their territory.
99% you can shoo spiders away with a broom, they will run for sure but to kill it is overdone and it's your choice.
they wont choose to kill you (as if they have any choice at all), they just want to be left alone.
human's self-defend towards small insects is usually extra (one smash and it's dead) and it's our own choice, we can do differently without much effort but we choose to kill them.
.
So if i go outside and stick my finger in the web of a brown recluse and it bites me, it's my fault because i disturbed it's home.
.
But if a brown recluse comes into my home and jumps on my eyeball while i'm browsing FS, it's my fault if I kill it?
.
What % of spider killings do you suspect have been killed out of pleasure? I submit that most of them have been killed while the person was in a state of fear.
.
I think people need to separate reality from Disney.
I've had spiders showing up on and in front of me many times, so far I've killed none, just push them aside with your hand.
And how many people have been bitten for anything but self-defend from spiders? 0, a really big fat 0.
You only kill them cause you aren't capable of anything else and you're only incapable bc you refuse to do otherwise.
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It's not as fairy and amazing as in Disney, I simply have more courage not to kill a spider.
I think our disagreement boils down to the value of a spider. You're value for them is clearly very high, and I respect that. My value for an individual spider or two is low enough that I'm not going to chase one around my home in hopes to catch it and release it. I'm just going to squish it and move on with my day.
.
And 'no' to the irony. I like princesses. I don't particularly care for Disney. The two are not synonymous.
.
I also reject your claim that there are zero spider bites that were not in self defense. Any person bit by a spider in their sleep would be one example to disprove it.
Pretty easy to imagine.
I value them as much as animals that aren't a direct threat. Not to mention they actually eliminate the animals which are (like mosquitoes).