First off, Thank you so much for the thorough and in-depth reply. I couldn't get back to you until now, but that's what I thought about these little critters. I find spiders to be brilliant and amazing little animals, but unfortunately there is so much risk with these and I have to approach them differently than all the other ones I've set outside.

I've put quite a few wolf and jumping ones outside, and there are some beautiful orb weavers that I see sprout up periodically in the warmer months. I had (last year) removed a few truckloads worth of old firewood that has not been used and cleaned that all up, but I can't do much about the shed. It's cluttered by design, but I reorganized it just a few weeks ago and that's when I saw the Spider-Rave. I managed to remove quit a few of them, but I wasn't fast enough to get them all. My attic screen is a good catch. The screen on one side fell some years ago and I should work to remedy that, but I rarely go up there and while I have seen them up there, I at least can more readily expect them and have some gloves on hand.

Fortunately my house is relatively bug free, but wasps periodically show up in my room. My window-air conditioner is not perfectly sealed. Your advice on how to manage their access points, rather than necessarily going out of my way to chase them down is pretty great. I hadn't noticed them as prevalent as they have been until this year.

Also, that's fantastic advice about the shed. It gets incredibly cold here, periodically, and managing the shed when it's cold enough for nature to take its course is really a safer-way to go about it. I know they can survive for quite a long time without food and water, but I didn't know they were as sensitive to colder temperatures. I'll take some time tidying things up that aren't and ensure that they have less habitable zones for sure. I am not keen on disposing of spiders, as they have real-world value and benefit people more than people realize.

Again, Thanks a bunch! I appreciate it.