bogleech:

buggirl:

I posted this not too long ago- most of the responses were heartwarming.  I was, however, amazed at the number of people that were against catch and release, not because they wanted to kill spiders, but because they believed the myth that spiders that live in our homes cannot survive outdoors.

This is a myth.  Spiders are roughly 250-400 million years old.  Human dwellings have only been around for about 10 thousand.  No spider species is strictly adapted to our dwellings and our dwellings alone.  It may be true that a few out of the 46,000 species are very closely tied to us (hey- we offer free prey and protection from environmental elements), but not one species is dependent on them for survival.  So a guilt-free boot outdoors is totally fine if that’s what you you prefer!   They are wild animals that have been around a lot longer than us, they’ll do just fine outside.  If you want to ignore them and leave them inside- that’s fine too (that’s what I do!), but that isn’t for everyone, and we don’t want to discourage catch & release tactics! 

yeah don’t worry, spiders will find another place! Sometimes like inside an old tree or a gutter or just anything!