Does hoovering up spiders kill them?

Consigliere
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Just found a massive spider so i hoovered it up to get rid rather than making a mess on the floor by whacking it...so do spiders die when you hoover them up or are they likely to crawl out in the middle of the night and lay eggs in my ear while i sleep? :p
 
Soldato
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Probably laying eggs in your hoover right now. Then when you empty it... Bam!

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I prefer the spiders to satisfy their diet - the stuff they eat is nastier (in the sense they can be bugs that would bite mammals and/or carry icky pathogens) than they are themselves.

Creating a spider-free zone just invites everything else in.

You may end up eating one or two subconsciously though.. thems the breaks!
 
Soldato
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Stick a cup over the spider, shove a piece of paper underneath it and throw it out the window/door. That's how I get rid of them, can't bring myself to kill them :p.
 
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