Spider in the vacuum cleaner: When the bag is full, it crawls out
Created: 10/07/2022, 2:30 p.m
By: Janine Napirca
If you are afraid of spiders and you want to get rid of the animals with the vacuum cleaner, you should consider one thing - otherwise the spider will crawl out of the vacuum cleaner again.
Many people fear spiders and find the thought of spiders in their homes unbearable.
Those who suffer from spider phobia, also known as arachnophobia, are so disgusted that they do not want to be in a room with an arachnid under any circumstances.
But how do you get rid of spiders?
If you're scared, you don't want to get too close to the animals and like to use the vacuum cleaner.
You could also drive away spiders with chestnuts, for example.
What you should pay attention to if you want to get rid of spiders with a vacuum cleaner is explained below.
Why do many people use vacuum cleaners to remove spiders?
If you want to remove a spider out of fear or disgust, you can use the vacuum cleaner.
Because with the help of the useful household appliance, not only dirt and dust can be simply vacuumed away.
Even unwanted guests such as spiders are sucked in by the vacuum cleaner and you can get rid of them in no time at all - so the theory goes.
You can find out below when this is not the case.
It is actually quite easy to explain why people choose the vacuum cleaner to remove spiders in the first place: The vacuum cleaner serves as an arm extension, so you can easily reach the upper corners of the room where the spiders like to hide.
In addition, the vacuum cleaner creates a certain distance that people who fear spiders need to drive them away.
Spider in the vacuum cleaner: When the bag is full, it crawls out
According to a report by Praxistipps.chip.de
, when the vacuum cleaner bag is full, spiders can
survive the removal action and crawl out of the vacuum cleaner again.
Because of the contents of the vacuum cleaner bag, which usually consists of soft dust, the spider lands gently.
The situation is different, however, when the vacuum cleaner bag is empty.
Then the animal hits the housing of the vacuum cleaner while being sucked in and has difficulty surviving the impact.
When the vacuum cleaner bag is full, sucked up spiders land softly and can crawl out again.
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According to the report, the set suction power also plays a role in whether or not the spider can crawl out again after it has been sucked in with the vacuum cleaner.
If the vacuum is set to full power, the arachnid will have a hard time surviving when sucked in.
If you vacuum at a lower level to save energy, the spider's chances of survival look better, provided the vacuum cleaner bag is not empty.
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What alternative ways are there to get rid of spiders without using the vacuum cleaner?
If you don't want to empty the vacuum bag every time you remove a spider or spare the animal such a horrible death, you can resort to alternative methods of repelling spiders.
Recommended home remedies to drive away spiders are, for example, lavender, mint or eucalyptus oil.
Lemon scent also scares spiders away.
However, since spiders are usually harmless and also extremely useful housemates who can, for example, protect you from mosquitoes and flies and protect your garden from pests, you could simply leave them alone and come to terms with them.