How to Catch a Spider
Locate the spider's web., Once you have found a web, make sure you have your gloves on and your collection containers ready. , Catch the spider in its own web.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Locate the spider's web.
Webs are usually inhabited, but if the web looks dull or wispy, then the spider probably doesn't live there anymore.
Most web building spiders are active at night. ,, Place the biggest part of the container behind the web and the lid in front.
Quickly bring the two together without injuring the spider.
Clear the web around the rim of the container and shake the container up so that the spider can't climb back out of it's own web.
Most spiders will drop out of their webs, holding a container under the spider usually works well. -
Step 2: Once you have found a web
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Step 3: make sure you have your gloves on and your collection containers ready.
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Step 4: Catch the spider in its own web.
Detailed Guide
Webs are usually inhabited, but if the web looks dull or wispy, then the spider probably doesn't live there anymore.
Most web building spiders are active at night. ,, Place the biggest part of the container behind the web and the lid in front.
Quickly bring the two together without injuring the spider.
Clear the web around the rim of the container and shake the container up so that the spider can't climb back out of it's own web.
Most spiders will drop out of their webs, holding a container under the spider usually works well.
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