Giant spider - ICK

[Gwaithmir]

I once had a Golden Garden Spider (♀) in my kitchen. It spun a huge web above the sink. Each morning I sprayed a bit of water on its web to simulate morning dew. After she drank her fill, I fed her several small insects. She lived until early November and produced four egg sacks. I put them in the bushes in the backyard and many hatchlings emerged the following spring.

...and then you killed them with fire, yes!?

Heck, no! Golden Garden Spiders are beneficial and non-aggressive.