# How to kill spiders?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 2000, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-spiders/19960 "2000-05-19T12:21:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-spiders/19960/21 "2000-05-20T21:07:44Z")

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Duck said:

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> And yeah, I know it’s rated as a “possible carcinogen”, but then, so are peanuts and saccharin.

I’ve never heard anything about peanuts being listed, and saccharin was just this week removed from the list. FYI.

Mil: Why is it easier to kill spiders than the other bugs?

Handy: It may be like “just” a bee sting, but I would kill bees if I saw them in my house, also. I’ve never been stung and don’t want to start now – not to mention having my kids stung/bitten.

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