"You must never harm a spider, but always help and guide her" was what my mother taught me. I never kill them. I actually have a lot of respect and admiration for spiders but I'm still terrified of the large or hairy or dangerous-looking ones! (Huntsman spiders especially, which come into our house....) Christmas spiders are my favourite, they're so beautiful and I once had a dozen tiny, sparkling baby ones dancing across my fingers with their delicate trails of silk. <3 We also have lots of daddy longlegs and window spiders in our house because they catch the annoying flies.
Oh, and jumping spiders are so adorable, especially peacock spiders! :) I love how they look directly at you with those cute little beady eyes!
My favourite insects are ladybugs, dragonflies, butterflies, moths, bees and praying mantises! I adore them very much and love collecting trinkets or jewellery fashioned after the first three. <3
Although I'm not a complete saint around insects... I can't stand flies or mosquitoes, so I'll kill them. :( I also don't like cockroaches, centipedes, or anything large/capable of biting you, but I won't kill them if I can help it.