Daddy Longlegs

They are considered a beneficial insect. Just pick them up and throw back outside. That can't bite you. Also, shut any windows and doors to keep them from coming inside.

They are actually good spiders... and eat other bugs.
They don't bite.... and are shy....
When they are in our house... I actually let them be... because they catch/eat whatever little bugs/ants are in our home.
My kids even play with them... and like them too. I like them. :)

all the best,
Susan

they don't hurt anything my dad always said leave them be. they cant bite and they eat bugs so we left them be.

I don't have any remedies, but just wanted to share with you; the Orkin guy that comes to my place says that spiders don't respond to chemical treatments for prevention like roaches do. Meaning they can crawl on pesticide and keep on crawling, roaches ingest what gets on their legs and spiders don't. Pesticide only works when directly sprayed on them. If you find something that works, please share! I hate spiders!!

you can get the sticky cardboard that attracts spiders to them and then they get stuck and can't move. Although, I have heard that if you want spiders, those would be the ones to have...they eat other bugs. Put those boards behind toilets, etc They do have poison on them so the dogs might lick them....you could also just have a pest control company come in and spray the baseboards. Those green balls from trees, hedgeapples/horseapples, from Osage trees, are supposed to repel spiders and you can put one by each door.

I've heard those "monkey ball" things which are falling from the trees right now repel them. I put them in the corners of my basement.

You can pick them up by a leg and toss them outside if not too squeamish. They are harmless and eat bugs.

We had them all over at summer camp and they are harmless--unless you are a smaller bug. If you don't want to pick them up in your hand you can use a paper/plastic cup and a piece of paper or cardboard to catch them. Put the cup over them and then slide the paper underneath and they are trapped and can be put outside easily.

While I agree with other posters about letting them be (there are WAY grosser spiders! *shudder*), a natural remedy that has worked for us is to get some fresh chestnuts, poke small holes in them with a push pin (or something) and place them around your doors and windows. Your dogs may try to play with the nuts, but as long as they don't try to eat them it should be fine.