It's Spider Season. Here's What to do With Them

Sometimes, the horrors of Halloween are real, like when you find that a spider has decided to share residency with you.

This is more of a PSA than anything: beware, you’re likely to see more spiders moving inside to shelter from the cold as winter creeps in.

But what should you do with spiders? I get the instinct to kill them, sure — but is that in your best interest?

Spiders rarely bite humans. They are an important pest-control system and prey exclusively on insects. If you can keep insects inside your home to a minimum, spiders won’t have enough to eat to live with you. And generally, if you kindly escort a spider outside instead of killing it, it won’t return to your house.

P.S. Spiders also do an incredible thing during the winter: their bodies produce a chemical that lowers their freezing point.