These hairy menace have invaded my kitchen and bathroom. The brown ones were about 2-2.5cm. Since I live on the ground floor these things are unavoidable. I just pick them up with a sheet of paper and put them back in the garden. The latest edition was a black and about 3cm and I can’t have any more new species. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

by AnnoyedMouse9660

25 comments

  1. Put up mosquito nets or similar into your windows to avoid the creepiest of crawlers get in but don’t hold your breath. Once in a while, a spider, a moth, a (harmless) roach and the occasional grasshopper will get in.

  2. they keep the other critters out. just shame it into working harder. thats the german way.

  4. Send trump to negotiate with the spiders for you. When trump is done with negotiating, you will end up leaving your house to the spiders. I think that’s how it works.

  5. Nets on your windows, draft excluders around your main entryway and ensure you have a good seal! Also a pet that likes to eat spiders, like a dog or a cat. The nets on the windows are absolutely the biggest things though.

  6. Put up screens on your windows. They are cheap and help a lot. If you have a balcony, get a screen door or curtain. Get yourself some „japanisches Heilkräuteröl“ (Mintoil), mix it with some water in a spray bottle (don’t forget to give it a good shake before you use it) and spray it on the bottom of your entrance.

    Worked for me when I was living on the ground floor next to the woods.

  7. It’s nearly warm enough for them to crawl back out by themself. meanwhile, enjoy a home with no pests in it. not even flipping food moths and the likes.

    edit: if you are from a country with dangerous spooders: all our spooders are just looking spooky, but are really nice frens. I, for SOME reason, have teeny tiny spiders in my plant pots who keep mites away. I first thought these were mites, but the plants were doing extremly great.

    Nosferatus are one of the few that can break skin, and their bite hurts a bit, like a bee or wasp sting.

  10. In the summer then: Got eaten by Mosquitos and flies. And why are there so many creepers running around in the bath room???

    Spiders are “Nutztiere”.

  12. Get two cats, a fast one, that kills the spiders and a fat one on diet, that eats the dead spiders.

  13. Just want to add, they are completely harmless to humans.

    But they keep the kind of pests outside that are not harmless, like food moths or clothes moths, and mosquitos.

    Really, the spiders are your friends here.

  14. Better have these over flies that lay eggs in your foods muahahah

  16. I’m trying to get them inside! I’ll put them to work at each corner but I can’t attract talent. Maybe I should add manual moth delivery benefits…

  18. Firstly: Good on you for throwing them out and not killing them! Already makes me like you.

    You will never get rid of all spiders, but here are some tips to deter them from entering through the windows. In order of effectiveness (in my experience).

    1. Smells. Spiders dislike strong smells. Put a bowl with a bit of fragrant oil on your radiators (or in the summer on the window sills). If you are into oranges or tangerines: Just put the peels on your radiators.

    2. Spiders like it humid. Consider buying a dehumidifier for your bathroom.

    3. Insect nets on the windows, obviously.

    Bonus, if you can live with *some* spiders: Don’t throw out jumping spiders. They hunt other spiders.

  20. We could trade, you can have a horde of ants in exchange and a queen on top if you want!

  21. 1. I wouldn’t want to get rid of them at all. They keep your house clear of the real buggers.

    2. If you really want to get rid of them a cat is probably your best bet. Spiders are irresistable to them. Our cats ate every spider they saw right away. Since we don’t mind spiders, we usually tried to get them to safety before the cats found them.

  22. I had a massive problem with “gewittertierchen”. Someone on Reddit mentioned I should leave the spiders do their work, so I just stopped harasskng the spiders in the corners. It’s been 2 years since the last time I saw any gewittertierchen. So leave them be I guess?

  24. spiders probably don’t like lavender. a few years ago i got myself a refill bottle for a lavender room freshener and filled it into a spray bottle. once a week i spray the windows and typical corners. i haven’t had any problems since then.

  25. I just ignore them in my WG, but there’s this one spider that always stays in the corridor, I hate it. It feel like it judges me every time I walk to the fridge at 1 AM.

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