Hopefully he’ll use a newspaper next time.

A West Seattle resident accidentally torched his rental home after attempting to kill a spider with a lighter and a can of spray paint, KOMO reports.

Eventually the raging flames were extinguished, but the home suffered thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.

The man told fire officials he was trying to get rid of a spider lurking in his laundry room — and inadvertently lit his wall on fire when he got creative with the spray paint and lighter. As the fire started spreading, he fled the house, leaving the spider — which may or may not still be alive — behind.

All told, it will cost a whopping $40,000 to repair the house and another $20,000 to replace the incinerated objects inside, fire officials said.