Morning Spiders and Night Spiders

In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders like following:

"Let morning spiders get away even if they are your foes, kill night spiders even if they have children."

I was also told something like this superstition when I was child, but I'm not sure the reason.

I found a theory that morning spiders represent visitors and night spiders represent thieves on the Internet, but there is no scientific basis.

In general, house spiders are beneficial insects that eat injurious insects like flies or cockroaches, so I basically don't kill spiders even when I find them at night.

朝蜘蛛と夜蜘蛛

日本には、次のような蜘蛛に関する迷信があります。

「朝の蜘蛛は仇でも逃がせ、夜の蜘蛛は親でも殺せ。」

私もこのように教わったのですが、理由はよくわかりません。

朝の蜘蛛は来客、夜の蜘蛛は泥棒を表しているという説をインターネットで見つけましたが、科学的な根拠はありません。

一般的に蜘蛛は、ハエやゴキブリなどの害虫を食べる益虫であるため、私は基本的に殺しません。

• Morning Spiders and Night Spiders
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• In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders like following:
• In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders like as followings:

• "Let morning spiders get away even if they are your foes, kill night spiders even if they have children."
• "Let morning spiders get away even if they are your foes, but kill night spiders even if they have children."

• I was also told something like this superstition when I was child, but I'm not sure the reason.
• I was also told something like this superstition when I was a child, but I'm not sure the reason.

• I found a theory that morning spiders represent visitors and night spiders represent thieves on the Internet, but there is no scientific basis.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• In general, house spiders are beneficial insects that eat injurious insects like flies or cockroaches, so I basically don't kill spiders even when I find them at night.
• In general, house spiders are beneficial in bugsects that eat injurious insects like flies or cockroaches, so I basically don't kill spiders even when I find them at night.

  Spiders are arachnids, not insects, but you can call them "bugs."

Well done. I also prefer not to kill spiders, but sometimes I do carry them outside.

• Morning Spiders and Night Spiders
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders like following:
• In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders that goes like this:

• "Let morning spiders get away even if they are your foes, kill night spiders even if they have children."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• I found a theory that morning spiders represent visitors and night spiders represent thieves on the Internet, but there is no scientific basis.
• I found a theory on the internet that morning spiders represent visitors, and night spiders represent thieves on the Internet, but there is no scientific basis for that theory.

• In general, house spiders are beneficial insects that eat injurious insects like flies or cockroaches, so I basically don't kill spiders even when I find them at night.
• In general, house spiders are beneficial insects that eat annoying insects like flies or cockroaches, so I usually don't kill spiders even when I find them at night.

This is such an interesting superstition! Maybe the reason is because, if you find a spider during the day, you don't have to worry about being scared because you can see it. But if you find a spider when it's dark, you can't see where it is, and that is so scary you have to kill it?!

(≧艸≦*)

Maybe I just think that because I'm scared of spiders. :)