THE thing most of us grab to get rid of spiders is the vacuum cleaner - but some people believe that spiders trapped in the device go on to lay eggs.

It is believed the baby spiders then crawl out of the spout which only exasperates the issue rather than solve it.

Using a vacuum cleaner to remove spiders from your home has been advised against by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.

According to Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, larger spiders wandering around houses and gardens are typical for this time of year.

For many, using a vacuum cleaner is the preferred option for removing spiders, but the Trust has advised against this.

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Wendy Carter, of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, said: "The suction of a powerful vacuum cleaner is probably enough to damage a spider’s delicate limbs and body enough that if it doesn’t die immediately, it will probably succumb in the dirt container unit at some point.

"However, we wouldn’t advise vacuuming up any spiders when removing them is as simple as popping a glass over them and sliding a card underneath so that they can be humanely put outside.

"If they’re in awkward to-reach places, perhaps a feather duster can persuade them to move somewhere more convenient for capture.

"We shouldn’t forget that spiders play an important role in nature and can rid households of other unwanted guests."

For many species the autumn season is the time of year when they’re mature and also when the females are full of eggs, making some spiders much larger.

Online rumours have suggested that using a vacuum cleaner could make spiders explode, which the trust denied and clarified.

Wendy Carter said: "The spiders carrying eggs that are most likely encountered in houses are daddy-long-legs spiders; the ones with small, elongated bodies and long spindly legs that hang up in corners of rooms, spreading lines of sticky webbing wherever they can.

"The females carry their egg sac in their jaws for up to three weeks. After this time, the young emerge and hang motionless amongst mum’s webbing for a while.

"Once they start to feed, they’re as likely to eat their siblings as they are to find other food. If the suction of a vacuum can break apart an egg sac, the spiderlings probably won’t be mature enough to survive this."

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Worcestershire Wildlife Trust encourages the public to submit their wildlife sightings across the county on its website.

If you wish to submit a sighting or have a species identified, you can visit https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/wildlife-sightings.