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Can I remove part of the web a daddy long legs has woven without harming them? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by bec@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This spider has taken residence in a corner of one of the rooms, I'm not bothered by them but the web is getting a bit too big... can I just remove part of it to keep the size in check without causing harm to the spider?

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[–] bec@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago

Yes, the reduced chance of getting prey was the first thing that sprung to mind and I was mainly thinking about how that would mean increased hunger... but the web was getting too large to ignore, so we needed a compromise. Hope the trim won't affect them too much!

Meaning it’s not going to waste too much energy

That's good to hear! Thanks for all the info!