One of the precepts talks about not killing, I was wondering if this also applies to spiders and insects? My wife hates spiders and every time she sees one she wants me to kill it, but I am not sure if that is the right thing to do or not. The other day I saw a spider in the bathroom and decided to have it crawl on a paper towel and take it outside to avoid feeling guilty and to avoid any negative karma from killing it. How do some of you feel about taking the life of spiders and insects?

Gassho,
Bryan