When cleaning the house the other day, I had an encounter with a creepy guest - a California cockroach. It was dead, but still large enough to make my housemates freak out. Personally, I thought it was cool looking, so I had no problem sweeping it up and throwing it outside. Now anyone who knows me could attest to the fact I don't get unnerved by many things, but spiders and I do not get along. They are creepy, can hang near face-level, and should just stay out of my line of sight (and science textbooks as well!).
However, when the landlord came over to check on things last night, he had a bit of wisdom that may change my perception of spiders. When I told him about finding the cockroach, he said to be extra diligent about keeping the doors closed and picking up all food scraps and crumbs. He said they live around conditions that are not the cleanest, and if you try to kill one, it moves extremely fast, often toward you! If you step on it, well.... let's just say it may be a bit gooey.
The landlord then elaborated how spiders are actually much better house guests. I always knew they keep other bugs away, but the presence of spiders does not necessarily mean the house is dirty. They just set up residence in low-traffic areas. If you try to kill one, it moves fairly slowly and never toward you. Lastly, when killed, the spider is ever the gentleman because it curls up nicely with no residue as if saying "good game mate, you won, so I'll make cleanup easier for you!"
Even though this all makes perfect sense, does this mean I'm magically ok with our so called eight legged friends? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!
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