Put a heavy yellowpage on top of it, then wait for someone to deal with it.

Put a paper cup on it, then slide a piece of paper under the cup, then take it out doors. I used to have a turranchila and I caught live flies to feed it.

my cat finds them all before i do. spidey sense, or something.

Most spiders are harmless, and they catch insects that are way more dangerous than the spider is. Take a deep breath, catch and remove from the house. I have an outdoorsy friend who carefully removes all creatures (he's sorta Buddhist) from the path in the wildlife area where he walks every day to protect them from people who'd scream and squish them. Including the rattlesnakes.

I leave spiders in the basement alone.

My elder daughter was terrified of spiders but became a Montessori preschool teacher and had to pretend to be calm and benevolent as she caught and removed any spiders from the classrooms. She demonstrated how to do it and then she could designate one of the "big" kids (four years old rather than two or three) to trap and remove as she supervised. Soon, of course, she lost all fear of crawly critters and now does it without a second thought.

Trivia...

Did you know that Wolf Spiders like to burrow themselves in shaggy bathroom area rugs? Just sayin... LOL

Well, they're not dumb! Snug as a bug in....

Hahahaha

I just this minute found a 2 inch spider in my bath tub. I washed him down the drain. Not really in the mood for catch and release this morning. He should have stayed outside where he belongs.

Was the spider poisonous? If it was run for the hills if not I would scoot it out the door because I really don't like killing bugs. This may sound stupid but spiders have lives to. You just can't have them multiplying in your house!

Oops forgot feed it to a carnivorous plant problem solved

I keep jars tucked away in every part of the house for "capture and release." Spiders are good people; I just prefer not to cohabitate.

Just found a HUGE Desert Recluse crawling on my family room wall the other night....my hubby caught it in a jar, and we sealed it up to show the exterminator I called the next day. I'm OVER poisonous spiders in my house!!!!

depends if it is a hobo, recluse or widow I squish it. Otherwise I put them in the garden or flower beds

Get some toilet paper, grab it, and flush it down the toilet

Most spiders are harmless, even beneficial. Sad to see people killing them when it would just take a minute to remove them from the house.

my rules are simple

1. Is it running at me or away - Away, you get to live a little longer

2. How big is it- smaller then my palm you get to live a little longer

3. Does it have fat furry legs or skinny ones. Skinny legs, after i clap for the home exterminator he will put you out the door

If it's the spider in the picture, there's only one appropriate reaction...RUNNNNN!!!!!

i'm in the UK, we don't have any dangerous spiders. i used to freak out entirely. but now i just ignore them....even a spider that seems HUGE to us is rarely bigger than the palm of ones hand. plus, they get rid of flies etc. i'm not so happy with the big ones that you can hear clattering across the floor but i'm usually too late for them - one of the dogs will deal with it! but i try to live my life harming as few creatures as possible. killing something because it gives me the heebies would just be selfish.

lol, totally with you, but i do so love the way you phrase it, jenni! lol

Why a picture! I hate spiders! Squish it, kill it, do whatever it takes to get that out!

After having been bitten by a wolf spider and spending two days in the hospital. I say kill them all and let their god sort them. I'm not spending my time asking him if he's dangerous first while he plots my death. Just a heads up, if you are allergic to bee stings or wasp bites you are more than likely allergic to spider bites. That being said not all spiders bite humans. Some just aren't able to, don't be mistaken though if they were big enough they would all gang up on us. I hate the little monsters. Oh I voted to kill them with fire. So there.

Good policy in my book.

@shars agreed .

I would just carefully try and scoot it outside! Although most people's first reaction would be to probably squish it!