Hey, I often apologize when killing spiders, so you’re not alone! I made a deal with the spider universe: I’ll leave them alone outdoors, and they have to stay out of my house. I can overrule my own edict by letting one live, but the agreement is, if they make themselves known, especially in a scary way, they’re gone. And yes, a lot of them die of starvation anyway, so I’m just hastening their exit without seriously changing the gene pool.
kandu