Do not disturb even a spider in holy dhama.

"Because I felt great affection for him, I asked if I might do any service for him. Sometimes he let me sweep the room and the veranda, remove trash, wash clothes or other small things. One day, I clearly remember I was cleaning his room and I saw some cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. With the broom I swept them down. Then I saw the spiders crawling on the floor. I was just noticing this when Srila Prabhupada came inside. Immediately he looked to the floor and saw the spiders, then he looked up to the ceiling. "Why have you disturbed?' he asked. I apologized, feeling ashamed, saying that I had made a mistake, but that the spiders were not killed and would be all right. Then he told me that we should never cause disturbance to residents like these of the holy dhama. He said that we ourselves are actually newcomers and that they have been residing here for countless generations and must be respected. When he gave me this instruction he was very grave. Since that day I have not disrupted any spiders or other creatures anywhere in Sri Vrindavana.