I call spiders “creepers” because that’s what they are! They’re creepy. And I am so, so very not fond of them. But recently…I don’t know. I never used to have a problem killing bugs in the house – ants, spiders, flies, whatever. I didn’t just dislike them, I feared them! But suddenly I’ve started to feel bad for just killing an animal. I don’t want them in the house, but that doesn’t mean they need a death sentence. Probably, my newfound respect for creepy animals happened when I met my friends snake and realized he wasn’t creepy at all.

Last night I saw a daddy long-legs crawling around. First instinct? Smush him! But I didn’t. I watched him, and realized that he seemed to be missing a leg. So then I wondered if killing him would put him out of his misery because he was in pain. And I worried that if I let him stay inside that Shopcat would find him, eat him, and then get sick (because they’re poisonous spiders, they just can’t get their teeth long enough to bite humans). I decided I needed to get Mr. Spidy outside. Long story shooort… I looked ridiculous as I kept luring him onto a piece of kleenex and walking him slowly, while leaning towards the ground, to the door. It took a while – because if the spider got ON me I’d freak out – but finally he was outside, free.

Probably ended up back inside, or dead, or something. But, you know. I tried! And then I was inspired to find ways in which spiders don’t just seem creepy:

spider merchandise

• Spider earrings: Sterling Silver Spider Jasper Hook Earrings
• Spider bracelet: Art Deco Unique Crystal Antique Brass Spider Vintage Antique Estate Cuff Bracelet
• Spider brooch: Novica Onyx brooch pendant, ‘Nazca Spider’
• Spider candle: L’Objet Spider Candle
• Spider mascara: Spider Eye Mascara Base – 6.4ml/0.21oz
• Spider tech tape: Spider Tech – Precut kinesiology Tape – Full Knee – Black “SpiderTech is a line of pre-engineered tape-based therapeutic supports developed to facilitate a functional medicine approach to pain modulation and myofascial dysfunction.”
• Spider lamp: Tiffany-style Spider Yellow Table Lamp
• Spider necklace: black spider web handmade Necklace
• Spider earrings: Indonesian Conch Shell Inlay Hook Earrings
• Spider earrings: Oval Gold Filled Wire Wrapped Web Earrings
• Spider figure: Monty The Large Green and Black Phantom Spider
• Spider glasses: 80′s Vintage Spider Web Shape Sunglasses
• Spider socks: Betsey Johnson Miss Muffet Crew (3 Pack)