I've got a brick that keeps away lions. Never had a lion in the house in all the time I've lived here. I keep it next to my anti-tiger shopping trolley.
House spiders live in every house. When my kids had loads of conkers everywhere I don't think there were any less spiders. We need spiders though, to catch the flies that are way more annoying when you wake up and hear one buzzing round your bedroom!
A lass visiting Scotland, Is it true, what they say abart men in Kilts, Scotsman sez put your hand beneath my Kilt, Lass sez Urrggg, thats Gruesome, Scotsman sez put your hand back its Gruesome more
It's a house centipede you want. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-68055122 https://youtube.com/shorts/lK9N6LYkeLE?si=rFoLkV4Jkme73-w2
We have loads of those in Italy, they are as fast as anything, but I guess only to be expected given the amount of legs they have. Not been bitten or heard of any of our friends being bitten by one, but I have been stung by a scorpion, and that hurt.