“SPARE THAT SPIDER”
Advice From Zoologist
“Kill that fly” could well have as a companion aim “Spare that spider,” according to Professor B. J. Marples of the zoology department, University of Otago. “All spiders live on insects, and part from the katipo there is no New Zealand species that does any harm to anyone,” Professor Marples said. “I don’t know why so many people object to spiders. The worst that can be said about them is that they are untidy. “Of course, they may take a few useful insects, but they probably eat a lot more that do harm.”
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30587, 2 November 1964, Page 9
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