Spiders

[Phillip V]

My main "work area", ie computer, desk, bookcases, etc. is in my basement. However, there are also visible spiders encamped around. Should I kill them because they are creepy, or do they serve another more important purpose such as eating unwanted pests?

[Weatherman]

[jimmy olsen]

How many spiders are we talking about?

[Phillip V]

How many spiders are we talking about?

Just a few here and there. Perhaps 5-10 (visibly) distributed throughout the room with each having its own nook and cranny,

[jimmy olsen]

How many spiders are we talking about?

Just a few here and there. Perhaps 5-10 (visibly) distributed throughout the room with each having its own nook and cranny,

How often do spiders have to eat? You might have an insect problem, especially since it's likely that there are spiders you can't see.

[grumbler]

I leave spiders alone.  They are merely biological alternatives to chemicals we would use in a heartbeat.

I have one nasty spider who grows his web on the outside of the window next to my workstation.  He enjoys making me see him stalk and kill the insects that fly into the web overnight while he and I are sleeping. Bastard!

[garbon]

I consider spiders to be unwanted pests and therefore, they should die.

[Jaron]

I leave spiders alone.  They are merely biological alternatives to chemicals we would use in a heartbeat.

I have one nasty spider who grows his web on the outside of the window next to my workstation.  He enjoys making me see him stalk and kill the insects that fly into the web overnight while he and I are sleeping. Bastard!

Years of living alone have warped your brain.

[DisturbedPervert]

Kill the spiders.  Use lizards to eat up any stray insects.

[sbr]

The local spider union and I have reached an understanding; if they are outside I ignore them, if they are in my house they get flushed down the shitter with no questions asked.

[grumbler]

Kill the spiders.  Use lizards to eat up any stray insects.

Lizards are too independent to be reliable. 

Besides, spiders don't plot to take over the world.

[garbon]

if they are in my house they get flushed down the shitter with no questions asked.

Thanks for killing the environment.

[sbr]

if they are in my house they get flushed down the shitter with no questions asked.

Thanks for killing the environment.

What exactly is "killing the environment"?  The one extra flush a week or the spider in the shit pond?

If you are worried about the one extra flush don't, I use much, much less water than the average household.

If you are worried about the spider in the shitpond, then I am curious.

[Slargos]

Spiders are our friends.

That they are there should be a comfort to you, not a worry.

I used to have a house-spider. I named him "spidey". Grew to a massive size and used to scamper across the floor to check out his various webs throughout the appartment. I once tried to feed him a large beetle, but he was not amused. I think it fucked up one of his webs. 

[Tamas]

I consider the spiders to be a loose ally in my eternal struggle to exterminate other more annoying insects. So I dont stomp on them outside the house.

But, the bigger (central european sizes, so dont think that big) versions creap me the hell out so if I find a spider in my rooms, it is dead. Anyways a spider web is the sign of a seriously not-maintained room.