00:00Is it okay to throw house spiders outside? If you spot a spider creeping
00:06through your room, is it okay to scoop it up in a jar and throw it outside? It
00:11turns out it depends. This method only works if the spider species is native to
00:16the area. If the spider is not a native but a transplant, odds are it will die
00:22outside, even if the spider's ancestors arrived to the region decades to hundreds
00:28of years ago. That's because most spiders are adapted to specific places and
00:33temperatures. The American house spider is likely native to northern South America,
00:38so it undoubtedly lives outdoors just fine if your backyard is in Brazil. Even
00:44spiders that move to places with similar climates have trouble. The giant house
00:49spider is a native of England and traveled west when the British settled in British
00:53Columbia, Canada. Then it moved south to Seattle and other parts of the northwest
00:58United States. But the giant house spider is hardly ever found outside, even
01:03though Seattle is just as mild and rainy as London. The more compassionate way to
01:08deal with spiders you find indoors is to scoop them up and put them in part of your
01:13residence where you don't mind having spiders, such as the garage. This way the
01:17spider will live another day to catch flies and other small pests that are
01:21invading your space. House spiders, just another one of Lifespa Mysteries.
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