Yes, cats can help keep spiders away. Because cats are natural predators, they are drawn to fast movements and will frequently stalk, swat at, and eat spiders they see crawling around your home. However, their effectiveness depends heavily on the individual cat’s prey drive and whether the spiders are out in the open.
Cats are highly sensitive to essential oils (especially citrus, tea tree, and peppermint). Use highly diluted or specifically formulated products to avoid respiratory or liver issues.
A cat's worst enemy depends on its lifestyle. For outdoor and feral cats, coyotes, dogs, and birds of prey are the top predators. For indoor cats, silent health conditions—like chronic kidney disease or infectious diseases like FeLV—are the deadliest, alongside accidents, poisons, and stress.
Squishing a spider is never a good idea because it can unleash hidden egg sacs, release foul-smelling pheromones that attract other bugs, and destroy a natural, free pest-control system that targets disease-carrying insects in your home.
Yes, spiders can hear you talk, even though they do not have ears. They pick up sound waves in the air using the tiny, ultra-sensitive hairs on their legs and bodies. These hairs vibrate in response to your voice and transmit those signals to their nervous system.
The Bible does not explicitly command how to treat spiders, but it references them to teach both positive and negative spiritual lessons:
To coax a spider out of hiding, appeal to its hunting instincts or need for security. Use a vibrating object—like the handle of a battery-powered sonic toothbrush—against the wall or edge of its web to mimic trapped prey. Alternatively, place a few moist cotton balls or a small drop of water in a corner, as spiders frequently emerge to find hydration.
Whether spiders feel pain when killed is a subject of scientific debate, but experts agree they do not experience pain in the same emotional way humans do.
In short: no. Spiders do not possess the brainpower to understand complex concepts like protection or companionship.
However, it's essential to know that the vacuum isn't always going to kill them (and may not even catch them in the first place). Spiders generally have good reflexes and will survive being sucked up — some may even be able to get away, sensing the vacuum before you can get them.
When cats know their time is near or are preparing to leave, they don't understand death in a human sense. Instead, they rely on ancient instincts. They say goodbye through subtle behavioral changes—either by withdrawing to a quiet, dark spot to protect themselves, or by seeking out constant comfort and affection from their favorite humans.
Cats are skilled apex predators equipped with biological marvels and instinctual behaviors that can seem surprisingly unsettling. From functioning as hyper-efficient hunters that drive species to extinction, to possessing night-vision, magnetic navigation, and a documented history of opportunistic survival, our feline companions have a surprisingly dark side.
Yes, cats absolutely forgive you for yelling, but "forgiveness" in the cat world simply means they feel safe around you again. Cats do not hold complex, human grudges like resentment or revenge. Instead, they react to immediate threats. Once the yelling stops and they feel secure, their natural bond with you returns.
Other bugs tend to gravitate toward bright colors, like yellow, white, or orange. So while green attracts spiders, it repels their food sources. The color that spiders tend to hate is light blue. People don't just paint their porches light blue for the aesthetic.
Keep cats or even frogs as pets, since they are known to hunt spiders. Use a vacuum cleaner if you need to kill one or just a few spiders efficiently.
Spiders primarily lay their eggs in the spring and fall, though specific timing depends heavily on the species.
Squishing Can Create More Problems
Unlike some insects, squishing spiders can sometimes: Spread eggs if it's a female carrying young. Leave behind messes or stains. Prevent proper identification.
Is It Safe to Sleep With a Spider in the Room? It's not ideal, but yes—most spiders in our area are completely harmless. They'd much rather avoid you than bite you. In fact, even our venomous species usually only bite if they feel threatened.
Yes, spiders will generally leave you alone at night. They prefer to avoid humans and are more afraid of you than you are of them, typically staying in dark corners, on webs, or on the floor away from your bed. Spiders have no reason to crawl on or bite sleeping humans, as they can feel vibrations and, unlike pests such as mosquitoes, do not feed on human blood.
Spiders do not feed on human blood and do not seek out people at night. When a spider bite happens in bed, it is usually accidental—for example, if a spider becomes trapped in bedding or pressed against skin while you roll over.
The jumping spider (specifically the Phidippus genus) is widely considered the kindest and most personable spider. Known for their big, curious eyes and distinct personalities, they are highly intelligent, inquisitive, and generally harmless to humans.
Public and pest-control surveys consistently crown cockroaches and mosquitoes as the most universally hated insects globally. Cockroaches top indoor disgust metrics, while mosquitoes are the ultimate outdoor nuisance and a major global health threat.
To catch a hiding spider, lure it into the open by gently tapping its web, or use sticky traps along baseboards. Once visible, place a clear container directly over it and slide a sturdy piece of paper or cardboard underneath to trap it.
Also- normal spiders are somehow 2 blocks wide and therefore cannot fit through a 1x1x1 block gap, but cave spiders are 1 block wide and can fit through just half a block.
No, spiders generally do not survive being flushed down the toilet.