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title: "I brought this lil jumping spider in my home on Thursday after work…"
description: "I brought this lil jumping spider in my home on Thursday after work when I found him crawling on my work van, then put him in the aglaonema I bought. Every day…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ix6A5S815MMKPeTJLVbbJL"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Nikiller"
published: "2026-08-23T15:53:02.694527Z"
language: "en"
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# I brought this lil jumping spider in my home on Thursday after work…

_Posted by Nikiller on 2026-08-23_

I brought this lil jumping spider in my home on Thursday after work when I found him crawling on my work van, then put him in the aglaonema I bought. Every day since I have been finding dead gnats that he’s been hunting over night on this regal shield leaf that hangs out over here. If you think they’re cute like I do, just abduct them from outside and make them your new pets that pay rent with hunting!

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## 3 comments

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-08-23

I love your new pet! I had a pet spider that lived in our bathroom when I was a kid that everyone adopt adopted. I named him, Mr. Bojangles.

### Karzdan commented on 2026-08-24

Be careful, they like to reproduce like rabbits. I had several in my home and a year later I started to find nests filled with baby jumpers everywhere. I mean I didn't have issues with to many insects in the house...... But having hundreds of spiders exploding from a nest wasn't so good either.

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-24

Sounds like a wonderful problem to have. I have some people I’m unfortunately stuck with dealing with that hate spiders anyways and I think they’re cute. Solving bug and people pests!

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