Critter Catcher - Spider & Insect Catcher

أنا لست شخص علة على الإطلاق. لم أكن أهتم حقًا بإنقاذهم لأنني لم أكن أقوم بتنظيف الفوضى بعد أن أخطو بهم. هذا الشيء يعمل بشكل رائع حتى أتمكن من التقاطهم ووضعهم خارج المكان الذي ينتمون إليه.

لدي مكنسة ملفوفة منشفة لاستخدامها في العناكب ولكن أعطى هذه المحاولة. إنه لأمر رائع عندما أشعر بالشجاعة للقبض على العنكبوت لكنني في الواقع اشتعلت ذبابة في هذا المنتج وهو رائع. إنه أمر رائع ألا يؤذي المخلوقات وليس لديّ دم على السقف أو الجدار. يبتسم!

This thing is awesome! Initially I was hesitant that it would squish the little guys or they would fall out in transport but it's great! Highly recommend! Sorry little guy your GPS brought you into my house, I will help you find your way back outside :)

This thing. Oh how it has changed my life.I live alone in a small NYC apartment, and for the past 3 years have had a mysterious increase of American cockroaches.I used to find maybe 2-3 per summer. Since May, I’ve seen over 20. I’ve paid an exterminator, sealed every nook and cranny shut, but for some reason they really want to come in here and die. Maybe I should take it as a compliment?Anyhow, it might seem that having mostly dead ones is better than live ones. But I’m really not sure. They are so big, I just can’t stand to pick them up. Not even with a shop vac (which their big dead bodies clog up anyway).They terrorize me. I really pride myself on not being afraid of silly things, but I just can’t with these. Spiders? Fine. Snakes? No problem. Geckos? Cute! American roaches? Another huge issue are the half-dead ones. What does one do when you arrive home from a long day at work, ready to sit down on your couch and enjoy some dinner and Netflix, but there is a half-dead roach lying in front of your tv? If you try to kill it, it WILL get up and start running at you. But it’s too big to pick up with your little girly hands. Your night is ruined. The apartment you pay $2,000+/month for does not belong to you. Find somewhere else to eat your dinner and relax until the roach is dead enough to try to pick up the next day.I paint these scenarios for you all so you can truly understand how much this bug picker-upper has given me back my home and life. It picks up these huge roaches perfectly. I’ve only tried it on dead or half-dead ones, but that’s fine with me. It’s so easy to use, that this morning, before putting my contact lenses in, I noticed what seemed to be a dead-ish one on my kitchen floor. I purposely left my contacts out so I didn’t have to see details, grabbed this thing, snatched up the roach in one fell swoop and dropped it in the toilet. Was it dead or alive or brown or black or winged or not? Thanks to this contraption, I’ll never have to know.

"I am alive because of critter catcher." - A large hairy spider

GOT 'EM !! 2 days after I received my Critter Catcher I pressed it into action to catch a praying mantis. Now, I know most people LOVE praying mantis' - but not us! They kill hummingbirds and we have a Hummingbird-Friendly yard! You cannot engage in hand-to-hand combat with a praying mantis because they are MADE OF STEEL. Since they lay in wait on the hummingbird feeder and in the vine on our courtyard wall where our pet hummingbird hangs, I NEEDED something for them (well, and truth be known, something for spiders too!). So this morning a mantis JUMPED ON MY FACE - and after I screamed - I calmly got my Critter Catcher and roped him, and released him down the hill. He's happy, I'm happy (at least until he comes back.) BEST GIFT IDEA EVER!!!

My Critter Catcher is a super-helpful product to have around. I also bought one for my mom and mother-in-law and they like it too. It’s an easy way to pick up bugs without getting scary-close to them and you can transport them outside where they belong without hurting them. I also love that it comes in pink, my favorite color! Perfect!

I had to write this review. My Critter Catcher arrived today and after opening it and checking it over I got to use it immediately! A stink bug was in between my window and screen, so I opened the window and put my 'catcher' to use. After a little 'chasing' of the bug to prevent it from getting into a hiding spot, I nabbed it! I CAN'T BELIVE HOW WELL THIS ITEM WORKS!!! I almost bought one of the electric versions for lots more money, but when I saw this item at this price, I figured I'd try it out. NOT SORRY! I'm considering buying another one as a backup! FANTASTIC IDEA THAT REALLY WORKS!Update 10/14/17: Had to add this to my review. Got two spiders off the wall with the greatest of ease! FIVE STAR PRODUCT FOR SURE!!!

I have a disproportionate fear and aversion to roaches, since this northern transplant's introduction to Florida some 30+ years ago was buying a cup of soda in the soda machine in our break room and discovering when I got to the bottom of the cup that I had brought that disgusting COKE-COLORED roach to my lips how many times??? My critter catcher's sole purpose is to pick up dead roaches without me having to bend down closer or feel/hear the little beasts crunch when I pick them up in wads of paper towels! Now they're arm's length plus the length of the tool away, and I don't even have to more than glance quickly at 'em. Phew!

This is a life saver!!I read all the negative reviews before my purchase. I still decided to give it a try.I absolutely LOVE it!! I have used it many times, from tiny spider to big flies, to some random bugs.It caught them all without any issue, and it held them sturdy while I was walking across rooms and throw them out.I'm short, this catcher is long enough for me to reach the ceiling without any help.I hate to touch or see bugs, but I don't want to kill any bug.Now, this catcher becomes my life saver!

there's a review here that says that this thing gave the reviewer their life and home back and that made me LOL but out of pure recognition. i can TOTALLY RELATE. i hate hate haaaaaaate bugs and not having a solid, reliable way of dealing with them makes me feel ill at home at home and that's just not acceptable.when i first moved into my new place, i encountered a cockroach so large that i literally did not know what to do... it was so large and unprecedented to me that i considered calling the police.turns out that these are "american cockroaches" that tend to be outdoors critters in my area but will crawl in if your home is not hermetically sealed. so job one was to find all possible points of ingress and it's been a continuing saga where i find overlarge holes for the pipes in the bathroom and kitchen and also open seams at the base of the toilet etc... it seems the first line of defense against pests is to just find and block out all possible modes of entry (and for that, i've found expanding foam and caulk to do a great job).but as this enterprise continues, i've still had to deal with the occasional intruder. until now, i was using a kinda terrifying method of plastic cup and index card to get them... but if i miss, it ends up causing the bugs to skitter around like crazy and that in turn causes me to leap back and start doing the dance of the heeby jeebies.... (again, i freakin' hate bugs!).but a week ago, when i found another invader (first in like 3 months so i'm hoping it was just a straggler that got in before i sealed the last hole [hope hope hope!] and was hiding till now) and i missed and it ended up skittering behind a book case, i was sick of my method and started searching Ecross convinced that there had to be a better way.encountered several possible solutions including several motorized vacuums which i had a feeling couldn't possibly be powerful enough to actually catch largish bugs.so i took a gamble on this and i'm so pleased to say that it works!!!i think i caught the bug that i missed that went into hiding behind the book case too!from what i can tell, it's very well designed - the bristles act like a good outer perimeter with which to "trap" the bug so it can't get away and then the pinching motion turns that trap into a gripping claw that very reliably held the little villain till i could get it to the toilet. catch, release and flush all worked flawlessly. the key, i think to usage is to expand the bristles so that they're far enough away from the bug to not trip its alarms but as close as possible. then, you hover over it and either very slowly or quickly (by circumstance) put it over the bug and then snap the bristles shut as quick as possible... it seems almost like you can use it as you would your own fingers... if only you weren't squeaming about picking up large bugs with your own fingers.... they feel almost that dextrous.and very much like the other reviewer, i feel like i have my home back. i have a reliable way to deal with the problem and a way that allows me to deal with it AT A DISTANCE and with confidence. lol... i no longer have to live in fear lol! hilarious but really really true.i can only imagine how it must be for people who live in more critter infested places like in the pics i've seen for australians.... but if largish and mid-sized pests are a problem, first, try to seal off all points of entry and while you're doing that, get one of these to deal with the invaders while you seal.it will indeed give you your home and life back!i hope this product does super super super well so that it will never ever go out of stock! this needs to exist into perpetuity or at least until we annihilate all home invading bugs![note: this is as glowing a review as anything i've ever reviewed on Ecross. again, lol but i am absolutely sincere!]

I have great difficulty killing any living creature (with the exception of mosquitoes and bald face hornets.) My removal technique has always involved coaxing the critter into a plastic container so I can release them outside. Now that I have "My Critter Catcher" removal of the crawlies has never been easier! Thank you for providing a simple, quick, and fun way of removing insects and arachnids from my home. I love it and highly recommend "My Critter Catcher" to anyone!

Let me tell you a bit about my spider phobia. I once threw a shoe at a small spider four feet away in my apartment because I couldn’t bring myself to get any closer. I once saw a spider in the living room of a house I was living in, and my roommates claimed they killed it (spoiler alert: they lied), and later it was on my pillow. I never slept in that room again. I moved out of that house. I still have nightmares about it.But also I feel awful killing things because they scare me, and I’m friends with someone who preaches the gospel of spiders in the ecosystem. So, what the heck, I figured I’d try this. It was more than I wanted to spend, but between my phobia and my guilty conscience I needed to try something.This thing is incredible. I’ve had it for months now, and I’m now the one in my household who deals with spiders. It has failed to catch only one spider ever, and that spider was on an oddly shaped surface. Sometimes it takes a few tries, but one out of maybe 50-75 spiders so far is a pretty great rate in my book. It has deposited every single spider alive and well OUTSIDE my house and back into the ecosystem.In spite of my phobia, I’ve started to fear spiders so much less. It has honestly improved my life in a measurable way, since I have dozens of stories about how spider encounters (prior to this tool) have negatively impacted my daily life. Absolutely recommend it to anyone who hates spiders but doesn’t want to kill them.

This thing surpassed my greatest expectations! It is easy to use, holds spiders very securely, and makes releasing them a breeze! It has enough reach to catch a spider on the ceiling (and I'm 5'4", so I don't have much reach to begin with). No worrying about having to get up close to catch a spider with a cup or risking marks on stuff if I smash a spider. And for that matter, no more feeling horrible about killing an innocent bug because I no longer feel like I have to resort to that. One day I hope to have one for every floor of my house! This should be a staple for every home.

Works great on spiders and other insects. There is a learning curve to use it and get the hang of it then it is great. Make sure you keep it straight up and down, not slanted that way you have a better chance of catching the critters on the first time.

I bought this because I'm pretty short and was tired of standing on a chair to get to bugs. We've used it on crane flies, mosquitos, and big ol' spiders so far, all without a hitch. Even my 10-year-old can use it.One of the other things I like is how long it will hold a critter. My 10-year-old walked around the house with a spider before I convinced her to get it outside, and there was no sign of it wriggling free.I wish the cap on the end stayed on, or had some kind of a twist-to-lock feature. I'd like to keep that on to prevent the "feelers" from getting bent, but if we try to hang the catcher, the cap falls off. I would also like some kind of way to hang it up. Storage (and finding it again if it wanders around the house because we don't have a designated place to keep it) are our two biggest problems.

Due to the summer weather, my house is filled with spiders. I bought this to catch the spiders that crawl all over my house once every 2 days. Funny, I opened up the package and went upstairs and low and behold, a spider was ready for capture. The product works great! however, between the time from catching it upstairs to being able to get outside, the spider crawled from the end point through the fibers and into the areas with more gaps and eventually crawled out. I try not to kill the poor guys but since this one was about to get away, it was doomed. I'm a little skeptical whether this can hold a spider for a longer duration. spider was the size of a quarter. I will catch again and be conscious of making my way to the front door and see if it stays in the catcher.

If you're hesitating to get this imagine being in a hurry, and just about to shower. Then a fairly big spider is right there at your feet in the tub (to me anything over a size of a dime is big because I'm afraid of spiders) if I wouldn't have had this I would have had at least 10 minutes of messing around. (Getting dressed quick since I'm not messing with a spider naked, trying to scoop it up with a dust pan-which takes awhile-screaming and trying to get my composure back when they jump or scurry, getting my boyfriend to come in and do it. This all takes time and when you’re already in a hurry that can be a tremendous pain. I will not kill a spider either by the way. So this morning I'm taking the time to review because I have time to-because of this little beauty I safely and extremely quickly put the spider outside unharmed-put the handle out the side of deck since it's handle is long enough to do so-squeezed the trigger/opened the bristles and the spider dropped to the ground. Then I was showering instantly no hassle! It works the way it says and I love it! Would recommend to anyone and especially to people who don't want to kill spiders and are afraid of them!UPDATE: May 2018- I wanted to add another piece of info-This works perfectly if you get a bee or hornet/wasp in your house or screened in porch! A couple times so far this year I was able to catch bees in mid flight easily and effortlessly. I was really afraid I’d hurt their wings but they must be so gentle the bristles that I open it up and they fly away no problems or issues. Super handy! So far so good-this thing still works great, and every time I’ve had to use it, it has worked perfectly. It really has given me peace of mind, and more confidence even just THE IDEA of having to remove a spider knowing I have a tool to do it without getting close without relying on someone else has been great.

So yesterday I found a freaking giant spider hiding in a crack in the wall of our bathroom. And OOOOOOHboy I do NOT like spiders. But I couldn't get him because he'd duck back into the crack as soon as I tried. Well, I decided to put down some powder that is supposed to kill spiders. I threw a good pile of it into the crack and I very clearly saw the bugger get absolutely coated. Perfect! It should kill him without me having to touch him. Right? I thought so.Throughout the day, I checked the crack and couldn't see any disturbance so I figured that was the end of it. I finished taking a shower before bed, was brushing my teeth and all that. When I back up from the sink cabinet. I don't know if it was some sort of "spider sense" that went off in some dark subconscious corner of my mind, but my eyes were drawn suddenly to the floor.Just inches away from my toes he sat. That ghostly fiend of a freaking spider! He was still coated in the white powder, so it made him stand out from the dark rug. With a squeal I leapt away, as he froze in place. I swear, that spider was staring me down. He was angry. Angry at ME. He wanted revenge for his inevitable demise that SHOULD have happened sooner!My hubs immediately ran into the bathroom, and the spider backed up as if he knew my reinforcements had arrived. Hubs grabbed some tissue to capture this hell-bent spider before it could get to me. And you KNOW WHAT THAT DEVIL DID?!HE MADE A MAD DASH AT ME AS SOON AS HUBS WENT TO GRAB HIM. I nearly leapt out of my skin and probably looked like a ballet dancer having a seizure as I sprung on top toe out of his reach. This was fight or flight, and my body decided to get the heck outta there. Hubs pinned the wee bastard with the tissue, pinching him up and with a slow and dramatic countdown, he crushed the spider. I swear, there was a grotesque popping sound that hubs insisted was his knuckles when he sealed the spider's fate, but that was the sound of something small and juicy exploding. I know it.Thus ended the revenge plot of the ghost spider of the bathroom wall crack. We gave him a proper send off... Down the porcelain throne on the whirlpool to the afterlife.Long story short, now with this bug catcher stick I can keep the wee bastards at a safe distance and foil their revenge plots before they even get the chance.

Purchased this for my wife for Mother's Day. Normally her, or my kids for that matter, would just pick up the spiders and move them outside. Which is kinda worrisome for me living in black widow territory (we don't save the black widows we find. They are eliminated). I have no problems with spiders either, but I worry my 6 year old is a little TOO friendly. Anyway, this has been a great tool for us already. It works well, doesn't harm the spiders, and it keeps little hands away from venomous fangs.I am sure it will be used about every day in our house.

This is my second purchase-this time for a gift. I picked out a handful of my favorite products to give to a friend and THIS ONE topped the list!I LOVE this product! I’ve used it on bugs from centipedes to scorpions and it works PERFECTLY! I live near the Southwest border in the desert where we get LOTS of critters & my cat loves to somehow hypnotize them into the house! I’ve even been able to catch a small endangered rodent in the brush long enough to lift him into a container to take him back out of the house!If it’s small & wiggly and running around inside your house, you’ll want the Critter Catcher to remove it! I can’t say enough about how much I like this product!

My home is nestled in the trees so needless to say I tend to see a lot of spiders inside the house this time of year. I usually try to catch them in a plastic container but occasionally they'd drop to the carpet and I'd lose them and then it was the waiting game. I saw this and decided to purchase it and give it a try. The very day I received it I saw one crawling up the wall and put this to the test: It worked flawlessly. It easily and quickly plucked him off the wall and I took him outside and released him and he went scurrying off. It's great. I'll buy another one to keep in bedroom. If your squeamish about spiders this is what you need!

This baby does exactly what it says it will do, and with gusto! I had a bit of a problem the first time, though, through no fault of the device. The bug I caught thought it had found a nice new home and didn't want to leave, so I had to force it out. Other than that, the catch and release has worked perfectly each and every time. If you have a heart and prefer re-homing bugs instead of squashing them, then this item will be your new best friend. Besides, it is a lot of fun to use, and requires less of a perfect aim that you need with a fly swatter. No muss, no fuss!I first saw this advertised on Facebook, and I immediately went to Ecross to purchase it, only to find it was out of stock. I signed up to be notified when it came back into stock, and when I was notified, I purchased it right away. No one gave it to me for free (I wish), and no one asked me to write a review, so this is entirely unsolicited.

I never know with "as seen on tv" things like this. I hesitated over and over about buying it (I felt the price was a bit high) but finally I bit the bullet. I'm so glad I have this thing. It works really well! I've caught and released spiders, preying manti (mantises?), huge spiders, little spiders, bugs I can't identify....You get the idea.I love that I don't have to get close. I love that I don't have to kill them. And the grabber thing really grabs em and holds em! Only thing is that it can be difficult to grab the little suckers when they're moving or on a bumpy surface. That can't be helped, though.

Yup! Totally works great. Living here in the central coast of California, we have our fair share of creepy crawlies seeking refuge in the house. We used to use a dedicated "bug cup" - a clear plastic cup - and a piece of cardboard to trap our little critters, but this is much easier and more reliable. I was concerned that it would crush the little guys, but they walk it off, unharmed. Give it a shot.

we wound up buying several more. beside the fact that it works great, we are challenged by how fast some bugs can be. there is a competition over who gets to use it first. great way to catch and release all bugs. some are caught in the air. love it

For months, I've had big ugly wolf spiders invading my home. They're not venomous, but for a long-time arachnophobe they're a real disturbance. One big fella, with a body about 2" long (!), popped up in my bathtub while I was showering. After a week-long stalemate (he couldn't climb out, and I wouldn't climb in), I got this nifty device -- and IT WORKS! The bristles easily captured the spider and I was finally able to dispose of him. Hallelujah, I can shower again!

I used this to collect small arthropods for my study for an ecology course in college and this worked wonders for me! I'm not familiar with all the arthropods in my area so this ensured that any aggressive ones stayed in its place during collection time. Note: some arachnids are smart enough to wait on the inside of the grabber on the base until you open it up for an escape. Only about 1 in every 25 caught used that strategy, though.

It was a small spider, so it took a few tries, but it did the trick! Poor guy couldn't move when I had him in it, but he was perfectly healthy when released. I rated 4/5 stars because it took a few tries, it being made for larger bugs. It's funny; I was in the shower this morning, around 11 am, and saw this spider on the shower wall. I knew the package would arrived today, so, when it arrived at 3 pm, I immediately put it to use.

This thing is brilliant. It works exactly as advertised. I've been thrilled by my new ability to pluck spiders and other insects off the walls, floor, ceiling, etc., and deposit them safely outdoors where they scuttle away unharmed. I no longer have to cringe and call for my husband's assistance when I find a spider in the shower in the morning. I wish this gadget had existed decades ago. Get it! Some other reviewers said it doesn't work in corners for them or with small bugs but I have to say, just tonight, I plucked five different spiders out of the corners up by my ceiling in the various rooms in my house and it works fine for me in corners. Also, I've never had any problem trapping small spiders with it. I love it!! I've never had a spider get out of it while I'm walking the spider to the outdoors for his freedom outside.Update: it's several months later and I still freaking love this thing! The person who invented this is a genius!! I can re-accommodate all the spiders and bugs in my house with ease! I used to cringe and beg my husband to help me and now that's all in the past. Every time I use this critter catcher I just want to tell the world how AWESOME it is!! Buy it now!

This is one of the greatest inventions of all time. When my husband came home and asked me what it was and I told him, he laughed at me. He said that I got ripped off. But then he watched me use it to catch and release a fly. Then a spider. Then he used it to catch a spider. Then I used it on a stink bug. How did I ever live without this thing?!

Good product... when it works. I’ve used it to deal with a few spiders and bugs over the last few months and have found that you need to use at it at just the perfect angle or else it’s useless. You have to act fast too. A lot of times it would grab onto a bug and it would pop out of its grip before it fully closed, and suddenly I find myself using this catcher as a giant blunt object to smash whatever is scurrying away.However, when it does work, it works great. Bugs are immobilized until you release it - I’ve never seen anything escape the claw once it’s actually caught. Gives you more than enough time to release it outside or whatever you want to do. Pretty neat, but given the hit or miss nature of the product, it’s always a gamble whether or not you can even catch the bug you’re aiming at to begin with. Guess I just need more practice.

This makes it easy for my wife who is ridiculously afraid of roaches to face her fears....at arm's length. She never kills anything, just catches and releases them. No more nights of me coming home from work to find a giant water bug trapped under a vase waiting to be killed...I mean released, of course. It's easy to use as long as the creatures don't decide to crawl in a corner or into long carpet. My wife loves this thing and hung a little hook thing up in the laundry room for it so that the bristles don't get bent. It's not the sturdiest thing in the world, but it gets the job done. We catch wasps, spiders, large ants, pretty much anything with this baby. I do still leave the moth catching to my wife though. Those things are freaky!

Used this for the first time to grab a spider on the wall over my sink. It totally worked! I released the spider outside, and he immediately scooted away unharmed. I have since used it to safely relocate a wasp that made his way into my house, and was on my window. The Critter Catcher allowed me to keep a safe distance, but catch the wasp easily- I released him outside, also unharmed! Great product!Update: I have owned this for about a year and a half now, and I STILL LOVE this thing!! Granted, I don't get a lot of spiders or bugs... maybe once a month. But just now, a HUGE spider crawled out from nowhere, and I raced to grab my critter catcher. It scooped him up no problem, and when I released him outside, he scooted away unharmed and happy to be alive. It just works perfectly. I have caught very tiny bugs as well as big bugs, and it has not failed me yet. I think it is a great product. I see that others have had a problem with it breaking- I guess I wouldn't let your kids play with it as a toy, as I suppose it wouldn't hold up...or perhaps the spring would wear out... but I keep it away in a safe place, and it has not failed me yet.

My wife is terrified of stinkbugs and lots of them try to make entry into house in the Southeast during the autumn months before it turns cold. They typically come in and then hang out at the top of a wall, close to the ceiling and sometimes on the ceiling. The thing is that if you kill them, they stink up your house so you need to able to gently remove them without upsetting them so that they will not release their noxious odor. It is hard to be up close with something that terrifies you and be gentle with it so this does the trick. We have used the My Critter Catcher several times even in the awkward area where the ceiling meets the wall with no issues. You can them simply deliver the critter outside without touching it or worrying it will get lose. Would highly recommend.

This thing is amazing. I definitely struggle with the dilemma of not wanting buggers in my house but also not wanting to kill them. THIS SOLVES IT! it keeps me far enough away from them and grabs them the first time! super easy to use. and then i get the happy conscious of releasing them outside to go on their happy way.

I mainly use this to catch cockroaches... the flying kind. Have to wait until they land or sitting. I'm sure it will do well with larger type bugs (spiders). Smaller ones I think they could probably escape. Usually I just squash the spiders and lucky haven't come across any huge ones. For the price I think it's worth it. I'd rather have maybe a small vacuum with a wide hose to suck em in. You got to be fast. Practice, practice, practice. Oh on a side note, if you think you haven't caught anything and you open the trap there might be something in there! Thought I missed the cockroach and I went to open it to try and catch him again, the roach flew out and hit me in the head!

I'm very impressed with this product. In the last week I've grabbed two big spiders and carried them outside where I released them, watching them scurry away without injury.When you pull the trigger on it the bristles spread wide surrounding the spider. As you let up on the trigger they close in, gently catching the critter and holding it until you can get it outside, where it belongs, and release it. All while staying a couple feet (approximately) away. Very happy with product.

Actually got this as a gift for someone that's a little squeamish around bugs and it works great. Who knew catching spiders and creepy crawlers could be sort of fun? No more squealing and squishing. Just snatch them up with the catcher and let them go outside where they belong.

Works exactly as described. I bought it for my daughter and a few weeks later she found a Black Widow Spider, and caught it with it. I use it all the time because I hate to kill spiders in my house. I just catch them and release them outside. The only thing is, the thing they give you to hang on the wall kept falling off so I have it just laying on the ground until I make the time to hang it up with Command Hooks.

There is a longstanding very spoken rule at work at our vet office that spiders are not to be killed they are to be rescued and deposited safely outside. Unfortunately since some staff are eeked out by them, what mostly happens is they are ignored and allowed to set up huge webs in inconvenient places, or they are disposed of, less humanely when the boss isn't around. I saw this online and it has changed our lives (and save many spiders). It created quite an uproar at the work Christmas party gift exchange. It works well and the fake practice spider was fun.

I've only had chance to use it once so far, on a small spider on my couch. It was a bit tricky to get the spider among the folds of a blanket and when I did get it, I couldn't tell for sure if I actually had captured it successfully until I opened it up outside and saw the spider scurry off. I imagine a larger spider might be more visible through the plastic straws. The other negative is that it's not nearly long enough for me to reach the ceiling without a step ladder. I am 5'6".But I still am glad I got it and I think it will make my spider encounters less scary.

I swear the spiders have disappeared since purchasing this thing so I haven't gotten that much use out of it. I did have one tiny spider I was trying to capture and release outdoors but it was too small to pick up with this - I didn't think size would matter, I guess it always does.I wasn't expecting to get 2 of them together, one longer, one shorter, I may just gift one! I love that is also came with a small plastic spider for me to practice with.

I'm always asking my husband to save bugs, so he got me this as a gag gift. However, we've actually used it on multiple occasions! I was worried the bristles would squish the softer bugs when it picks them up, but it hasn't harmed one bug that we've save. My husband even managed to catch a fly that landed in the corner of the window. He took it outside, released it, and it flew away unharmed. If it had been a little cheaper, I'd have ordered a second one for my classroom since I'm always saving bugs with a cup/paper there.

I honestly was skeptical that this thing would work, but I have to say I am impressed! My main issue is wasps that somehow get inside my house now and then through the dryer vent or furnace ducts or something, who knows. This critter catcher easily captured a wasp so it could be released back to the yard, and I could stay a safe distance away while catching it. It comes with a plastic spider to practice on but I hardly see how that is necessary. This thing could not be any simpler to operate.

We try to release any creature that might make it into our house (except black widows or brown recluse spiders). This was a must have when we saw it on tv. It works great wether the critter has 8 legs or 6. walks or flys. The grabbers on the catcher are soft enough, that there is never any danger of hurting whatever it is we are trying to capture and release. Now, I don't always hear, "We need you to come catch this!!!!" Instead, my wife and children can do it without me.

Love this bug catcher. It really works - on spiders and stink bugs and cockroaches. I wish it was made better, the plastic cap at the top of the brush has already come loose. can snap it back on, but I deal with it because it still catches bugs. Should sell for $9.99, not $19.99, Not sure it will last, but it really works. You can walk the bugs outside if you want to be humane, or walk it to the toilet or garbage disposal. I did have a carpenter bee. It caught it, but it escaped. Still a good product.

i don't like to kill living things - even if i wouldn't want to touch them with a 10 ft. pole. i didn't need a 10 ft. pole to be comfortable removing a hideous black furry spider that was crawling across my ceiling. i actually asked someone else to do it - but i felt better that he was put back outside rather than being killed in my house. and it was released outside with no issue - for either of us... catches & releases insects easily...

Awesome, never fails me and I hate spiders but don't like to kill them so this is a great device for just removing them away safely, it's easy to use and because it's at arms length I don't have to get to close to the critters

This thing works. I didn’t think it would, but it does. I’ve used it on spiders, beetles, etc. It doesn’t hurt or kill them, and they get to live. Bugs are experiencing a mass extinction, so this product is humane and warranted. I highly recommend it, even if you aren’t in PETA or Buddhism.

We always have stink bugs that come inside in the fall, not a big deal, capture and return outside. This year there's a major population upswing and they're everywhere! Reading reviews I decided to try this. Within 10 minutes of arrival I'd captured 15 and returned to the wild. These were on the ceiling and the length of this device made catching them very easy. Found I could catch 2-3 together as they like to cluster. Definitely recomend!

It's easy to use and doesn't hurt the insect.Just want you to be aware when you open the cap for the first time, the ring of the devises top could be stuck in the cap. Just get it out and push it back into the top notch were it belongs to. Don't throw away the cap it's the cover of the catcher.

I'd give this a 5 star review if it weren't for the protective cap. It doesn't fit snugly enough and falls off very easily. A line of electrical tape around the green portion of the unit (that makes contact with the cap) fixed that (see photo). Now it's 5 stars!

Great product, this has worked very well and allows you to release the insects without hurting them, which is great. However, it is sometimes hard to catch wall mounted bugs without a really good angle. I have only used this product about 5 or 6 times so a bit more practice could change things.... on a side note, I was able to catch a moving fly with this thing (and release without harm) making me amazing.... try that next time you have a fly in your home, its not easy.

I’m deathly afraid of spiders but I feel bad killing them and with the summer coming up the spiders are starting to show up more. This actually works!!! It’s really easy and does not harm the spiders at all. Comes with an attachment so that you could hang it up in a pantry or garage. Thank goodness for critter catchers!!

I recently moved into my own apartment and I was having a lot of anxiety about dealing with bugs dead or alive. They just really freak me out. :) with this thing I can pick them up and it doesn't bother me at all.

I bought this so I won't have to squash any bugs or spiders into my carpet anymore. I cannot stand bugs or spiders. This gadget picks up even the smallest little piece on the carpet or floor. It is easy to operate and does the job well. I also like the length of it so I don't have to be too close to the bug when I am transporting it to the toilet or outside the area. Great invention! I needed this one YEARS ago!!! Highly rated.

I LOVE this thing! Now I don't worry if I see a spider on the ceiling. I can just pluck it off and escort it out. I've had no trouble catching insects, even flies! It's cleaner because you don't squish the insect and it's long enough to reach almost anywhere.

I get an influx of stink bugs when it starts to get cold out. I wasn't sure if this thing would pick up small bugs like those and kind of bought this as a gag Xmas gift but it turns out it actually works great.The only bad thing I found was the double sided tape that comes on the hanger hook doesn't hold... it sticks to the wall but the actual hook keeps pulling away from the tape. I replaced it with a command strip it it holds great now.

The old cup + cardboard method, as you probably know, leaves a lot to be desired.The Critter Catcher operates like a reverse trash picker - squeeze to open, release to close, which has the benefit of controlling the pressure applied to your captive critter and making sure it doesn't escape if you happen to drop the thing. The bristles have firmly but gently grasped and contained the spiders I've tried it on so far. A quick flick of the wrist while squeezing the lever sends whatever you have captured flying. My favorite part is how easy it is to brush spiders out of creases and corners and into the open so that you can grab them more easily.

This tool has saved many spiders' lives. Although, my husband still screams while using it to remove spiders. :D A must have for humanitarians that do not want to harm insects.

I stepped out of the shower this morning to an enormous wolf spider in the bathroom! Having just purchased this Critter Catcher, I grabbed it and approached the beastie! It handily grabbed the spider and allowed me to toss him out on the patio where he went about his spidery business. Hopefully the neighbors did not see me in my birthday suit. Have no doubt though...I'm a believer in this thing and will be using it whenever bugs come knocking!

I will absolutely swear by this thing. I moved into an apartment with a roach problem for the first time back in November. I was perfectly able to spray them and kill them, but when it came to cleaning up after the fact... no. I don't want to go near any bugs, dead or alive. I'M SO GLAD I BOUGHT THIS.It even helped me once when there was a roach on a plastic shopping bag. The bag had things in it I needed, so the possibility of it crawling into it was horrifying. I knew if I sprayed it, it would probably escape into the bag before it died. So instead, I grabbed my critter catcher and somehow managed to snatch it off the side. (I've gotten quicker the more I've had to deal with them.) I was then able to carry it out to my porch and spray it as soon as I released it. The roach was unable to escape the grabber, which is actually something I'd wondered about. I usually just use it for picking up dead ones. BUT IT WORKED. And I am so pleased. I tell everyone about it every chance I get.(My roach problem is finally under control, btw, thank you Raid Baits, but my critter catcher still comes in handy all the time, even for non-bug-related issues sometimes.)

This thing is surprisingly effective. I've used it for spiders and bees and various other bugs and I've never had an issue (catching bees can be hard but this is much easier than the classic cup and cardboard). I get a lot of bugs in my room this time of year and it makes it very easy to get rid of them. The only issue is that it is a little bit prone to breaking, but the breaking is superficial is easy to fix. I'd recommend this to anyone who is scared of bugs but lives in a buggy environment.

Nice quality product. It works on stink bugs too. I haven't used it on a spider yet (because it was at night and I didn't want to open the door at night to release it (didn't trust the spider not to find a way out till I could release it (so I had to squish it). I have to say I do not like spiders - I usually shout "Dear" and my husband responds with "Where is the spider". He knows I don't like them.

This thing is amazing! Smaller insects are absolutely no problem. What really surprised me was that I was even able to safely move a very, very large garden spider away from my house with it. I will be purchasing additional catchers for gift giving. The handle & arm are cheap plastic, so you can't be rough with it, but it certainly does the job of moving insects without harming them.

It works! I used it to remove a spider from a second bathroom that I rarely use. The spiders love to set up shop in there. All in all, I am happy I made the purchase. I would carefully store this product because it is not built to last 30 years.

This thing is great! I've caught spiders from pretty little to much bigger. And today I caught a wasp behind the blinds in my bedroom. I would not have known it was there except that my cat obviously was after something and I'm so glad she was! The very thought of going to sleep with a wasp in the room freaks me out! Getting it out from where it was without the Critter Catcher would have been tricky at best. Catch the critter with the tool, put the cap on so it doesn't get out, and dispose of it however you choose. Wouldn't be without it now that I have one!

It does the job... if you are fast enough! Great concept, even though my friends made fun of me when I pulled it out... until I caught a large moth that got into the house. I was able to gently catch it and release it outside...unharmed. They say it's for spiders but it works on other insects. Now my friends aren't laughing anymore.

Love the fact that I can take the spiders outside without killing and smearing them all over the wall. We use this tool all the time. Also, it's better than a paper towel because you're at a safe distance away and you don't have to worry if you got it or not.

I can't kill small creatures and this little device has saved me so much time. Gone are the days of: find a Tupperware... move fast... hope to grab creature... slide paper under Tupperware... take outside and release. With this, I've caught everything (spiders, bees, lizards, frogs, etc.) and I can safely relocate the critters. It's a great invention that I wish I had earlier.

My Critter Catcher is a game changer! It works like a charm to combat unwelcome spiders that stop in for a visit! As much as they creep me out, I like the fact that it doesn't harm them when I simply remove them with My Critter Catcher -especially bc most of them are harmless and just want to live. I wish I could get over my phobia of the creepy-crawlies, but until then, this works like a charm and I would definitely recommend it! Also, the company is super responsive, thoughtful and thorough with questions and inquiries..you won't be disappointed!

I LOVE this gadget. Today, a large spider walked across my compiuter desk and headed behind everything. This guy was larger than the usual ones around the Bay Area. I grabbed the Critter Catcher and chased it for awhile until he was in a good position to grab. Got him. Then took him outside and released him in the bushes. He'll be happier there. <G>Don't know what I would have done without my Critter Catcher.

I saw this and thought it was a joke...but I KID YOU NOT......THIS THING WORKS!!! If you are deathly afraid of creepy crawlies like me...and would prefer NOT to get a piece of tissue to kill a spider because it's just WAY TO CLOSE......GET THIS!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

Spiders are great when they are outside. They keep pesky insect populations in check which is a huge win. However, they are not welcome household guests. Brown recluse scurrying about? Nope!This tool provides a simple way to catch and release without the risk of getting bitten.Giving 4/5 since some larger winged stinging insects can wiggle out sometimes. I would not use this for hornets, wasps, or bees personally.

Even if you're not that scared of bugs, I highly recommend this. I'm pretty outdoorsy and actually like / tolerate most bugs, but big spiders in my house stress me out a lot. So I bought this and it's been PERFECT it's great for grabbing fast or slow spiders, and lets me put them back outside where they can live their lives and eat all the mosquitos their little hearts desire. And plus it keeps em at an arms reach so you don't have to look at or touch them, and it keeps them safe from me accidentally squishing them by trying to catch them in a jar. Best investment I've made on Ecross 10/10

Amazing. Got it because we were having an awful problem with stink bugs. But, low and behold, once I got the darn thing all the stink bugs disappeared! They must of known. I did use it to catch and release a spider and it is great for getting snacks off of places that my 6 foot 4 husband puts them so he thinks I can't get at them.

This has come in handy for me so many times and makes me feel better just to have it around. Although the idea of it is to humanely catch bugs without killing them, my concern was more for not wanting to get too close. I have released a few out the window that I've caught, though! It's a very simple product, just made of plastic, but really does the trick and you don't have to squash disgusting large bugs with a Kleenex. Some smaller bugs will not be big enough and will slip through the cracks I have found.

I hate squishing bugs in my house. Spiders most of all because they eat mosquitos and other pesky flying insects. This doesn't mean I care for them or their webs in my house. I decided to try this because it looked easy and you don't have to get too close. Corners are difficult but for the most part I've had a lot of success. The whole family likes to use it. Before I was always the one that had to take care of all bugs the kids found. I've only had one bug escape it. A big beetle that I don't think I had a good grasp of to begin with. It even works good on wasps. I should have bought this when I first saw it advertised.

Love this! I HATE killing a bug. I can catch the little critters without killing them and set them free outside!Fly little bug! Fly and be free! Or slither. Or scamper. Or crawl. Or hop. Or jump lol!

This is absolutely a life saver for anyone with a fear of bugs. Especially spiders. I live alone now and unfortunately have to deal with every bug I encounter alone. Spiders used to give me panic attacks and it would take me at least an hour to build up courage to catch it. The second night I received this item, I saw a spider. And for the first time ever, I was able to get rid of it in less than a minute. The only thing I don't like is the fake spider that came in the packaging. It took me a very long time to get the hook it comes with out of the bag because of the fake spider. Please don't put those in there because I'm pretty sure most people who get this item are afraid of bugs.

We have a little one who doesn’t want us to kill spiders and I am terrified of spiders. This actually catches the giant house spiders you get in the Pacific NW that are super fast. It gets them and doesn’t let them go. They actually don’t really struggle and it is easy to release - and even those who are super scared of spiders can do it.

Okay, you can't catch super tiny spiders in this -- they will crawl out. But anything bigger than like a pencil eraser (including the legs) you can catch, and that's pretty good. Much better than killing them, I always feel bad killing spiders when they were just looking for somewhere dry & warm and they do a lot of good. Outside. Where they belong. And I have gotten to the point where I can pick up the tiniest spiders myself (cringe) and throw them outside.

I cannot STAND picking up dead bugs after my home is exterminated. I also hate picking up live ones. So far I have only had to deal with june bugs and a mosquito hawk. It worked great picking up both and releasing outside but it damaged the delicate wings and legs of the Mosquito Hawk. I don't want to hurt anything but they cannot live in my house.

I bought the catcher for my daughter's house and she grabs it often! Spiders, crane flies, bees, anything that one would smack, can be caught and released. Great!

We just moved into a house on a partially wooded lot. We have GIANT brown spiders that make huge webs across our decks and under the eaves. This awesome tool is perfect for snatching them out of their webs and relocating them. I've also successfully caught camel crickets and would have tried to get some other bugs if my cats hadn't gotten to them first. It's actually pretty fun and it doesn't seem to hurt the critters a bit.

I’ve been scared of every kind of bug and spider all of my life. No matter what age I was, someone was getting a call to come remove a bug because I couldn’t do it myself. I recently bought a house and have had a rough time with stink bugs which had become my new biggest fear. It was becoming so unbearable I figured my only option at this point would be hypnotherapy. Luckily enough a friend of mine recommended this to me as a joke, but I bought it because I would try anything at this point. This morning, a stink bug decided to barge into my living room and instead of taking me 12 minutes and a phone call, I was able to grab the stink bug within 12 seconds. This thing is amazing and I am going to be ordering two more for backups!

I live in a building that has a thriving spider community, and I love seeing them from inside my apartment. Unfortunately, they are very attracted to the light and quickly make their way inside when I open my windows. I used to trap and release the spiders using a cup and paper or leave them alone if they were too high up for me to reach. One day, there were three large spiders and I attempted to trap them all, accidentally killing one. I dreamed of a more effective and safer way to capture them...Fast forward a few days and I stumble upon My Critter Catcher! I can have my windows open whenever I like and I've been able to trap and release spiders big and small, from the floor to the ceiling, without causing a single one harm! I LOVE My Critter Catcher. Special shoutout to Zach and the team for their friendliness and dedication to us customers!

I could not love this thing more. I live in Florida. So far it's picked up lots of bugs. Works EVERY TIME. No awkwardness. The brush magically stays clean. And I get to keep three feet of distance. Best money spent EVER.

It actually worked. Being Feb I thought I would have to wait a couple of moths to test it, but lucky me I saw a stinkbug. Although it was in a area between the wall and a wall phone and only 3" of claerance it snagged it, and it was unharmed, which really didn't because I flushed it. I now know bugs I want to catch and release will be unharmed.

Until you have one, you don't know how much you want one! This thing works really well, although only on larger spiders - here in Arizona we get a few big sun spiders now and then, and I've used this to catch and release a few. I've also caught a few scorpions with it, and that is a big benefit - beats the heck out of trying to catch them in a jar or bucket! I'm quite pleased with this purchase.

Love, love, love this tool. Has made our lives so much better. Now I am the first to get to the bug before LuLu (pup.) Now I do not need to clean them off the floor, when she regurgitates them back. Win, win for Mom~

I HATE bugs and this has made it way more manageable to pick them up/kill them when my man isn’t around. I don’t even like picking up the dead ones so this has been a blessing. 10/10 recommend.

I’ve never liked killing bugs so this handy dandy catcher lets me take them at arms length back outside where they belong. I even caught a crazy centipede racing around the house. Having the distance of the stick vs a tissue helps. I don’t even like picking up dead bugs with a tissue! I keep the catcher with my broom and mop so it always at the ready.

Ordered this for my sister, who prefers to take bugs outside under a cup rather than squash them. I was going to try it, but it was sealed up nicely. It came with a fake plastic spider, I guess to practice with. Very cool, he she likes it. Will post again once she uses it, for an update.

This is great. I used to ask my bf catch all the bugs and release them outside but now I can do it myself. They don’t get hurt and I don’t feel bad removing them this way.

This is my second one. I wore the old one out! So many people just can't believe it really works and ask me about it all the time, and I tell them over and over that YES! It really works! I don't know what I would do without it. I use it most often lately for stink bugs, but I've gotten spiders and all kinds of other things with it. Also, the seller was AWESOME! Several months after I bought this I had a problem, and they responded to my email within minutes and greatly exceeded my expectations in making everything right! You can buy with confidence from them!

I had read reviews before I ordered the Critter Catcher and found the device to be satisfactory in all areas. With a little practice, I've become quite adept at removing arachnids from the indoors to the out, and this device makes it quick and easy. Depending on the size of the spider, your approach and technique might need to be adjusted slightly, but the catcher works well, and I am very satisfied with its performance.

I've been trying to convince my daughter in law that spiders are great... not to just smash them. Over the past several years we've come a long way and now we are into the catch and release part of the training. This works like a charm every time... unless of course it is on the ceiling - then she yells for help...ha!

I thought this was just going to be some As-Seen-on-TV gimmicky item but I bought it anyway as, if nothing else, a gag gift. Well, egg on my face. So far we've caught a wasp - an angry little guy who stayed snug and secure until we could release him outside - along with a handful of less aggressive critters. If it can handle that wasp, you know it's good.