Spider Catcher B2001 The Original, Green

As someone who lives alone I am the only one to remove spiders and arachnophobia is a real issue for me. This catcher has helped me so much especially when catching the bigger beasts that seem to choose to come out at night when you’re chilling on the sofa. This is brilliant if you’re a scaredy cat like me as you don’t need to get too close to them. Once you catch the spider it holds them securely within the bristles so you can move them without hurting them and lessens the fear. It’s good quality and always at hand for when I need it. I only use it for bigger spiders as I catch smaller ones with a jar. The material is good quality and good value for money. The only tiny negative is that the plastic cover for the end of the catcher doesn’t attach very well but this doesn’t cause any major issues and still 5 stars IMO

This thing is fantastic. I’d guess I’ve caught around 15 spiders with it and about 3 crane flies so far. Whenever a long legged lodger shows it’s face the call of “where is the spider catcher?!” echoes through the house. It’s a bit knacky, so faster spiders are a bit more tricky to catch, and if you don’t bunch them up in the ends of the bristles and they are small enough they can sort of wiggle out of the gaps at the back, but it’s very rare that this has happened imo. Personally, I think it’s a good addition to any house. I don’t think you can beat the “glass over the top” method for consistency and results when a spider is in an accessible spot, however when they are out of reach or on awkward spots like staircases, this is a much better option. Also, as mentioned above, it’s fantastic for getting crane flies as well. They’re normally rather frantic fliers and it’s hard to get one with a cup, so I’ve found much more consistent results with this (plus there’s less chance of them flying back into your face when you release them. The negative reviews seem to be from people who say it feels cheaply made, or people who say it doesn’t work or it’s too difficult to use. There is a learning curve on this, and if you’re expecting this EASY 100% FOOLPROOF DOES THE WORK FOR YOU EVERYTIME product you may be disappointed the first time you come across a nimble house spider. However if you practice and persist, you’ll find that this tool is a fantastic addition to your arsenal. PRO TIP: ceiling spiders are tricky. You don’t want to stand below them, even with this device. My suggestion would be to gentle jostle them with the bristles from afar and try and get them to run to a more accessible spot, either down a wall or even if they fall onto the floor. There isn’t really an easy way to get a ceiling spider without risking it falling on your face.

As someone who is petrified of spiders but who refuses to kill them, life can be very hard for me. People often laugh when they see my reaction to even the tiniest spiders but they don't understand how debilitating a phobia of spiders can be. I was once locked in my own bathroom for seven hours because a spider seated itself right next to the lock. I missed work that day. Try explaining to your supervisor that you missed work because a spider trapped you in the bathroom! I was in tears by the time it moved off the door and only escaped by throwing a towel on it and running out the room as if I were being chased by some demon or something. My house mate later dealt with the towel and I couldn't use it again. When you have a phobia of spiders, spiders become your entire life. You never really stop looking for them, which is why you always see the tiny ones that other people miss. You are always waiting for the next time a massive spider appears and turns your life upside down (is this a first world problem?). I did buy the vacuum type spider catcher but couldn't use it as the tube is clear plastic and the spider is sucked up right close to your hand. I couldn't stomach it. I kept imagining the sight of a spider writing around with its long legs right next to my hand. But this device has worked very well for me. I never believed I would ever be able to put a spider outside but now I can! It takes a lot of mental preparation to launch with it as I am terrified of missing and making the spider move, but I have succeeded to throw out every spider I have seen. Apart from one: a spider almost the size of my hand (slight over-exaggeration maybe) and I did not have faith that the bristles could hold it. I couldn't get the image out of my head of this massive spider running up the length of the handle towards me. I shudder now just to think of it. My landlady dealt with the spider in the end. But this device has made me more confident with most of the spiders that enter my life. I feel that my phobia is actually decreasing somewhat. I saw a money spider in someone's hair a couple of weeks ago and managed not to freak out. That was a proud moment for me. I doubt I can be cured, but this device has given me some power to deal with situations that would once have caused a major problem for me. I have two. One which I keep in the bathroom always, as I refuse to be locked in my bathroom ever again. And one which I use in the rest of the house. I am considering purchasing a third. Sometimes there is a spider on the stairs, which prevents me from going upstairs to get the spider catcher. Keeping one downstairs would solve this problem nicely. Yes, I might buy another one right now.

***Updated review August 2025**** Ive had it a few months now and it’s still going strong! I even took it camping with me and used it to get wasps out the tent successfully. I also used it yesterday to get a large House Spider out of an awkward corner and it was so easy. I relocated the huge beast to the shed where it can live away from me and the cat in peace. Photos show the large specimen and I honestly don’t know how I’d have tackled that without the spider catcher. I’d probably have cried I honestly was that scared of going near them before. Now when I catch a spider I feel confident that it can’t get out so I don’t feel scared anymore and it feels far enough away from my hand too. So it’s still 5 stars from me *** I’ve not had it long so can’t comment on durability but I can comment on how impressed I am with how it works. I’ve always had a fear of spiders but have been trying to overcome it, the biggest problem for me is when they appear in the house and then I have to work up the courage to somehow capture them and release them outside. It was causing me a lot of stress and it was taking ages using a feather duster and the spider would always fall off it and terrify me (and probably it too). I was a bit skeptical about how well spider catcher gadgets would actually work but after reading all the positive reviews for this I thought I’d give it a go. I wish I’d bought one ages ago as it really has been a game changer for me! I practiced on the plastic spider that came with it and then managed to catch a big hoverfly that got stuck in the window and was impressed that it was released totally unharmed. Then last night a huge house spider appeared out of nowhere and kept hiding under the tv unit, I had to leave it and go to bed but then needed to go downstairs for something and saw it coming up the stairs. Grabbed my spider catcher and successfully caught it, checked it was securely detained and calmly walked to the back door to release it outside a good distance away from me. It was totally unharmed and I was calm and happy. I am so happy knowing that now I have this tool to help me overcome my fear and it really works.

Here are two problems from other reviews that made me histate before forking out £10 on this little beauty: It's not long enough It doesn't work for spiders in corners I'd like to answer both of these issues in my own brief story... I recently moved out of family home at the age of 22, and for the first time I was living alone. Of course, I'd moved out for university but I always had flatmates, and these were my port of call during spider season. That, or of course, our trusted Henry hoover. After six months in my new home, it became increasingly evident that spiders were going to be a problem. However, these were not your run-of-the-mill house spiders... no, these were larger. These were the ones with large abdomens, or the ones that moved so fast you could hardly blink before it was under the sofa or the gap under the oven. No; these were no regular spiders. Unfortunately, my only solution was to use my hoover. As someone brought up in a Hindu household, I felt incredibly sorry and guilty for each and every spider I sucked up that pipe; I justified the action by simply telling myself that they would have spared no mercy for me. However, as the human being in this scenario, I was bound by a moral duty to find a solution that required as little killing as possible. So, here we are. My spider catcher arrived yesterday, much to the bewilderment of my parents. "What the hell is that?" and "why did you spend so much money on this stick?" were the prevailing questions throughout the day. I started to second guess myself - was this really worth it? Is it long enough? Will it be able to deal with the larger spiders back at my own home? Lo and behold, there came a spider. Granted, it was a house spider - the type that I am now thoroughly used to. It sat on the ceiling, not quite in the corner but definitely chilling at the 90 degree right angle. This was as good an opportunity as any. I readied my spider catcher, hand forced as tight as it could be, o the bristles werre as encompassing as possible. I approached the spider slowly, and as it was about to move, I let go. Voila - the spider was safely trapped in the soft bristles of my new favourite toy. I quickly disposed of the spider by clanking on the side of an open window to ensure the spider was out. Was it long enough? Yes, almost certainly. Can it deal with spiders in corners? Yep, fairly sure it can. I felt compelled to write a review on this for one reason alone - I feel empowered. I still can't walk into my flat or anywhere else for that matter without a subconscious spider check of all the usual places - ceiling corners, behind the toilet in the bathroom or between the gap of the washing machine and the kitchen sink. A spider-free home doesn't leave me anxiety free, either - I'd be the ever vigilant, ever watching spider freak. I can safely say that this experience has left me feeling empowered. I feel positive going back and living on my own, and taking care of these pesky arachnids. I feel confident that my fear of spiders will reduce as time goes on, and I feel happy that I was able to take care of one on my own. Quite frankly, the £10 price tag is a bargain for this feeling. Someone can take £10 from you, but nobody can ever take away this feeling. Ever.

Ok so I know all these reviews sound like bots but seriously - this thing works. Like most who get this, I have severe arachnophobia. But I also feel really bad for killing something just because I'm scared of it. So I got this, not really expecting it to work and... it works. Like a dream, in fact. Living in the UK, there are SO many spiders everywhere all the time. The same day my spider grabber arrived, I got to use it on one of those skinny giant spiders in the bathroom. It... it just works. I was stunned. I'm still stunned every time it works. Which is every time I use it. I grabbed a moth with it too, the moth flew away unharmed. A couple of things that should be obvious but weren't to me so maybe they help someone: - If you're a curious arachnophobic like me, don't tilt the device's business end towards yourself to look at the critter you caught. It's there, I promise you. If you look, smaller critters might sort of slide down to the wider end of the grabby part and be able to get through the gaps. - What if the spider gets stuck on the device? It won't, I promise. The grabby part gently folds the spider into a natural position but prevents it from moving. When you capture a spider, usually it puts a bit of safety web somewhere so that it can come back - that's why you sometimes try to set a spider down, walk away and it gets yoinked back to you. Not with this thing, though. Because the spider cannot move, it cannot make a safety line to attach to your spider grabber. When you open the catcher again, the spider just falls down. Then it walks away in a huff - it's SO unharmed it usually doesn't even run. - Also works on moths. I know I'm not the only one that fears them. The moth will fly away when you release it. Thank you, you absolute gem of an invention. Humanity truly has come far. No more guilt, no more fear, I even use this to relocate house spiders when their webs get a bit too much and I want to clean it up. Also it just feels really cool to grab a moth out of the air with this. Try it.

I'm not entirely sure the makers fully appreciated who their audience was for this product. It stands to reason that if you want one of these things you don't like spiders. My girlfriend doesn't like spiders - and when I say 'doesn't like' I mean that she thinks that dropping a small tactical nuke on the entire neighbourhood to get rid of a spider is a perfectly acceptable response to seeing one nestled in the corner of the room. So, being the caring fellow that I am, I looked at all the available options, and I liked the look of this one. Nice arms reach, doesn't kill them, does the job. Foolishly I just left it in the delivery box that Amazon supplied. This was a mistake. Not 'there's an iceburg, full speed ahead!' Titanic mistake, but nonetheless, a grievous error on my part. Is it *seriously* a good idea to festoon the packaging with pictures of large hairy black spiders? Did the designers not think? Clearly not. So aforementioned GF opens the Amazon packaging, wondering what her delightful BF has got her. Puts her hand in, pulls out the item, sees black hairy spiders and screams. Now, when I say 'screams' I don't mean those little girlie 'oh, oh oh!' screams, I mean the full on 'I just found a headless body and I'm determined to alert the world to it' screams. Box gets drop kicked across the room, spider catcher going in a different direction and just missing the dogs head by a mere.. well - spider thread. After some calming down (half a bottle of red wine) we're ready to start again. Now, the thing that you don't notice when you look at the packaging, because you're too busy not looking at the pictures of big hairy black spiders is that the makers have thoughtful put a big black hairy plastic spider in the packaging for you to practice on. You can see where we're going with this, can't you? I can imagine the discussion around the design shop for this bit... 'tell you what, let's put a pretend spider in there with it, that'll really freak them out... what a jolly jape that will be!' Then some other wit says 'Oh yeah, and let's make the packaging for the catcher out of that quite hard plastic, so you have to rip it really hard to open it.' I bet they both got their bonuses that day I can tell you. So, with trembling hands GF manages not to look at the picture on the packing. Neither of us notice Mr Plastic Hairy Spider, and GF finally manages to tear her way in. It's a bit of a struggle, but eventually she manages it. The plastic rips, the catcher goes one way and the plastic spider flies up into the air. It was at this moment time almost stood still. I saw the spider going up in the air, tumbling upwards quite gracefully - as did GF, who at this point thinks I must really have it in for her - until it reaches the top of its arc, and comes sailing back down again. Straight into GF's hair. Now, if you remember I mentioned a scream earlier. She emitted a second, much louder scream - I swear a couple of glasses shattered in the kitchen and the next door neighbours thought I was murdering several cats. The ripped plastic went one way - it was a good job the dog has good reflexes because he just managed to duck as the sharp shards whizzed past his ears - and the catcher went the other way, giving me a good bonk on the head. I can now therefore attest that the spider catcher is quite robust. GF was doing a dance around the room as though she was on hot coals. Part of me managed to dispassionately think 'Oh, so that's what it looks like when someone tries to tear their hair out... interesting!' while the rest of me considered going to assist. However, by this point I thought that I'd probably done enough damage for one evening so I curled up on the sofa well out of harms way. GF found the plastic spider, and screamed again. It was flung across the room, towards the dog, who immediately thought 'Ohhhh, treats!' and snapped it up before I could shout 'arachnid!'. He looked a little puzzled, since it was the first plastic flavoured spider he'd eaten, but he's game for most things, so it didn't phase him. GF meanwhile was stood in the middle of the room - hair everywhere like she'd been pulled through a hedge backwards by an angry goat, shaking with a heady mix of fear, relief and anger... I was simply grateful that she didn't actually have the spider catcher in her hand at this moment, since I think she would have found a rather different, and more painful use for it. I have yet to find out if the actually catcher does what it is supposed to do. You don't get that many spiders in the sort of motel you go to for sanctuary in the middle of a cold winters night. If I'm very lucky, I might be allowed back into the house one day....

I absolutely can't cope, no matter how much I try to get a glass and card and trap a spider for garden release. I manage sometimes on the odd successful day, but with so much anxiety and i tend to frighten the spider to scramble around darting away, leading to a sleepless night with a spider in the room. This is the best invention, without any anxiety I can confidently enjoy going to my spier catcher, carefully approach my spider from a sensible distance, catch and release in no time at all. How it works; is the devices gentle bristles expand over the spider (much like a spider shape) and pulls in there legs in so they are neatly and gently trapped, (no panic running), and quickly still at arms length you run out to the garden for quick release where they walk off (perhaps a bit confused) but not scared as they would from an hour of chasing around a room with a glass and card. I've used this device for big insects as well and have managed to get a couple.. honey /bumble bees that were trapped in my conservatory before but it did scare them and was tricky. But bettles /weird insects and obviously mainly spiders it works best for. I think this should be in everyone's home, It's so easy anyone could use it, and it's so safe with the spider I'd be confident they weren't getting injured. The only difficulty I have with the device, is when a spider hides in a crack or corner, as the device works best on flat surfaces. But if you don't scare it majority of the time they are in a good position.