So, a little bit of back story first.

I’m arachophobic, so I’m pretty afraid of spiders. It’s not the comedy central fear where I’d climb chairs and tables (which is pretty pointless, since spiders are better climbers than I am) but I freeze up and my mind goes from “normal, rational thought” to “OH SHIT ITS A SPIDER GET IT AWAY”. About two or three weeks ago, I was pouring some water from the icemaker, since that is where the water is the coldest (I hate drinking warm water), when suddenly, a spider falls out and on my hand. My first reaction was pretty calm, I simly thought “Oh look, a spider.”. Then i realised there was a SPIDER on my HAND. I instantly dropped the glass (I was pretty ninja about it, it didn’t spill a drop after landing on the tray) and jerked my hand away. After I squashed the spider (with some cloth or something, I cant remember what it was) I sweeped it into an ashtray and went thirsty for the rest of the day. The next day, as I was in the kitchen again, I went for another glass of water (this time i decided it can be warm, and i poured it at the faucet) I see him. Standing on the counter. Looking at me menacingly. I killed it again, then checked the ashtray for the corpse. It wasn’t there. So he came back from beyond the grave to haunt me. Today, I went to the bathroom. I sat down. I looked up. He was there, right across the bathroom, sitting on the tub. I literally shat myself and ran screaming (well, maybe not screaming, but I did leave the bathroom).

So, my questions are:

1. ⁠Are spiders immortal?
2. ⁠Do they have an evolved civilisation?
3. ⁠Are they capable of creating weapons?
4. ⁠How good is their memory?
5. ⁠How can I defend myself?