I liked this article, because it made me feel a lot less crazy for going to extreme lengths to NOT kill bugs.
(It started with baby frogs. You can't kill a baby frog, because they're cute and harmless.. and bigger than insects. So I started rescuing them every time I found one in the house. And then it moved on to baby lizards... and rollie-pollies.. and lovebugs.. and flies.. and butterflies.. and moths.. and caterpillars.. and ants... and pretty much everything else that flies or crawls.
Some insects that
fly are a lot less cooperative -- but I still manage to get them out alive.
)
...But I also agree with Erin: I would kill a brown recluse if it came too close, or a bee if it was pestering me.