According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), phobias are one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. Roughly about 9% of people in the country have specific phobias but it's possible that in reality, this number is even higher because mental disorders are often under-reported in the States due to the stigma surrounding them.
Arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders and other arachnids, is one of the most prevalent phobias. Just the mere sight of a spider can trigger a fear response, and in some cases, even an image of an arachnid or the thought of a spider can lead to feelings of overwhelming fear and panic.
But spiders can creep out regular folks too. Especially when they are caught by surprise.
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Spotted A Spider On A Traffic Light The Other Day And Decided To Snap This Cool Pic
That spider is very tactical because flies and other bugs are always flying around traffic lights. Also, what an awesome picture!
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There's a number of explanations for why phobias develop, including evolutionary and behavioral theories. One of the most common ones for this and similar animal phobias is that such creatures once posed a considerable threat to our ancestors — they lacked the medical know-how and technological tools to address injuries from animals and insects so as a result, evolution contributed to a predisposition to fear these creatures.
But even though there are an estimated 35,000 different species of spiders, only around a dozen pose danger to humans. However, they bring many benefits, too.
"Spiders play an essential part in maintaining ecological balance on earth," Tea, a spider enthusiast and advocate who runs an online project called scienTEAfic, told Bored Panda. "They form a vital link in the global food chain by preying on other invertebrates and small vertebrates, and also providing food for the animals that prey on them as well."
This Spider Hiding In My Garden
Perfectly Camouflaged Spider On My Cannabis Plant.
To be blunt, looks like he broke the grass ceiling and moved up to a higher life.
Just right of centre :) it took me a bit to find it too!
Load More Replies...I'm more fascinated by the fact that this panda has a cannabis plant!!
Currently Renovating Our Floors. Seems Everyone Has Come Out Of Hiding
why bother burning down the house when you can use an atomic bomb?
Load More Replies...Huntsman spider I think it's called? They eat other spiders for you. Australian house spider lol :D
Huntsman. They are harmless and NOT that big (still make me jump though!)
Dont´ think this is article for me... but gonna check anyway.
To put it into context, without spiders, "we would experience insurmountable problems with agricultural failure and disease, to give two high impact examples. Not only this, but spider venom and silk proteins are extremely valuable in medical and technological research and advancement, which is pretty cool!"
In fact, spider silk is the first thing that comes to mind when Tea thinks of these creatures. "The fact that spiders are capable of producing a material so strong and so flexible, and using it in so many ways continues to blow my mind every day!"
"Some spin huge round orb webs that they sit and wait for prey to become ensnared in, some craft nets that they will hold with their feet & grab their prey in," the naturalist explained.
She's A Model And A Survivor
Jumping spiders are the only spider I can live with. I don't know how but they are so cute <3
I agree! They are suuuper adorable and are practically harmless.
Load More Replies...Jumping spiders and common garden spiders (that's what I call them because I only find them in my garden) because they're tiny and Lucas is my only love. There was a wolf spider in my science class once nearly vomited and fainted at the same moment.
I've found a black widow in grapes before. Always check your produce!
Took A Photo For Biology Class, Noticed The Spider Sitting On The Seed After School
Jumping spiders make great pets! Can easily keep them a few weeks, feed them, then release...
Load More Replies...oh my gosh... cute spider but the clusters of holes make me feel like throwing up :(
My friend has tryphobia and arachnophobia this pic is perfect for erm.. social studies🤫
Glove Full Of Spiders
That is one of my worst fears - reaching into a glove with spiders inside
"Patrick and Justin, you'll be sleeping in the thumb. Tiffany, Sandra, Olivia - I'm putting you in the first finger. Michael, Robert, Alex - oh, what the heck, choose your own rooms but just keep the noise down"
And little Toby is clinging to momma's leg, he's waiting for his nightlight ^-^
Load More Replies...They are harmless, small and delicate. One of the most common spiders in Germany. No need to worry, just let them be.
yeah I like them, they eat other spiders and bugs and are scared of humans.
Load More Replies...I would absolutely positively start smashing that glove. I know they are just daddy long legs, but I would still smash them. It'd be reflex.
"Some spiders have excellent eyesight, but others are almost blind. Even species with such poor eyesight are able to hunt extremely effectively by using silk to amplify the vibrations of passing prey and enable them to pinpoint exactly where to strike! Some use their silk as little more than a safety line whilst they're out hunting, and some will use their silk to bind together debris from around their hideaway and make a seamlessly camouflaged trapdoor that they lie in wait beneath, ready to spring out at unsuspecting prey as it passes by!"
Play It By Ear
Wtf I would be running to a hospital making them get it out asap! Who has time for photos?! Imagine the noise 😨
Maybe the person couldn't believe it and asked for a friend to take pictures before deciding to visit a doctor. I'm also imagining the doctor taking pictures (with consent from the patient) to show it around and for their private collection LOL
Load More Replies...I can't look at this without wanting to scream
Load More Replies...BranitFX is a special effects youtube channel. So no, the spider is not real. Great video though!
Thank you for telling us that! I couldn’t imagine how something like that can happen, but still you took a great load off my mind.
Load More Replies...The reflective eyes! Hilarious! Anyone remember that show Monsters Inside Me? I saw an episode about a guy who had a leech living in his sinus cavity. It made a little appearance, unbeknownst to its host, and scared the hell out of a waiter.
How about the guy that had fly larvae under his scalp. He went to the doctor after feeling them burrow over his skull with their little legs. The doctor would try to grab at them with tweezers and they would duck back into the hole in his scalp. Just had to get that off my chest.
Load More Replies...My ear hurts just by looking at it... You think he heard it? It tickled? Hurt? How did he found out? Did he wait for it to take the photo? I have sooo many questions.
Me: f**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**kf**k no
AHHHHHHH!!!! Nope, nope, nope, freaking NOPE!!!! ISH, I just went and found all my cotton swabs and might puncture an eardrum now, thanks. **shiver**
A Spider Walked Along My Copy Of "This Book Is Full Of Spiders"
This is the rare irony spider, it only shows up if irony is present. As you can imagine, it was not present when Alannis Morisette recorded her hit song "Ironic". However it consented to write a footnote that the song was sung by a woman who doesn't seem to know the meaning of the word ironic ^-^ A fascinating creature indeed
One time I was on my laptop and I felt something weird on my hands, but I ignored it. A few seconds later a spider crawled into my screen and I almost flung my laptop into the wall
Normally I love books, but considering my arachnophobia? Think I’ll give this one a miss! 😂
Heads Up
If that dropped on my head I would have a panic attack, a heart attack, a nervous breakdown and a car crash at the same time. If I survived I would be a basket case, a nervous wreck and would need EMDR therapy. On the other hand, if I saw the f@@ker sitting in my car, I can remove them without problem, without harm.
Huntsmans are generally harmless but they can cause a bit of a fright. especially when they drop from ceilings/roofs lol.
I would not be as calm as them. I would be screaming and would have crashed the car
There's a video going viral right now of a pilot landing a small plane and having one of those land on his head. It's terrifying.
Personally, Tea believes that arachnophobia is understandable and in many cases unavoidable. But the needless killing of spiders, or indeed anything, is not.
"I understand knee jerk reactions, but I think a lot of spider killing is unnecessary, harmful to the environment and so easily avoided with just a little bit of thought. I think by far the most powerful weapon against fear is knowledge, and it is my belief taking the time to learn and understand more about spiders will go a long way in helping a person no longer be afraid of them."
The Way This Spider Nested In A Beer Glass In My Garage
It's dead. Dry. Curled up. Barely a shell. Looks like it might be a huntsman (harmless type of spider). If it is, huntsmans don't spin webs like this. They don't produce much. Usually only use it like an anchor or an abseiling rope, or to wrap around a catch and drag it off somewhere. So, if this is a huntsman (bit hard to tell) then it was something else's dinner.
Load More Replies...You know what I would have done… gotten a hose and sprayed it into the fourth demension…… no just kidding I probably would have run away
Went To Brush My Teeth This Morning When...
Got In My Car Last Night, Turned Around And Saw This. Australia’s "Huntsman" Spider. A Big One
yeah but now we get to stare at it's TERRIFYING DISGUSTING BOTTOM SIDE
Load More Replies...Imagine someone calling: Hey, I need some help. I can't go out from my car. Other person: a robbery, an assault? Someone: spider.
True story: had a date with a friend! Came to pick me and i had to call to say i cannot come out because there was a flying cockroach outside my house.... thing is that my friend was also terrified so I was hiding in my house and she was hiding in her car!
Load More Replies...Yes we Aussies love our huntsmans - they're actually virtually harmless and make great pets.
It's a shame. They're ugly and induce that kind of natural response but if you had to have a spider around then there'd be no better choice. Even though we don't have to, we still choose to just let them be more often than not. They'll sit in a corner and the home owner will call it their pet (like "Yes I know it's there, just leave it alone, it won't hurt anyone.")
Load More Replies...According to Tea, spiders are much maligned in pop culture and the media, and that contributes to the fact that people develop fear and mistrust of them. However, if you give spiders the benefit of the doubt, you realize that they really are quite delightful, charismatic, and fascinating little creatures.
"I would like to add that for anyone who is afraid of spiders, there is a large community of spider enthusiasts on most social media platforms who would be only too happy to help them find resources to dispel myths and educate them on what spiders are really all about. Lots of cute pictures showing them in a completely different way to that which most people are used to seeing them, too!"
In fact, scienTEAfic is one of these places. Feel free to check it out on Instagram, Twitter, and Patreon.
There’s A Spider In My AC
what do u mean "in" ur AC? how do these guys even get inside such impossible places?
It's not that difficult.... i had many times insects coming through the ac part that is outside the house... flying cockroaches even bat which i don't know how it fit..... i think you can put something like a net I'm not sure but lately I'm terrified to open the a/c
Load More Replies...My Biggest Fear When Sitting Down On The Toilet...
I do not think that anyone would like to sit on that toilet, even without the spider.
the spider is the least scary part of the photo
Load More Replies...God I almost sat down to pee on the toilet and there was a spider on the seat. I screamed and my roommate came and saw me pee my pants.
Looking at the toilet, the spider would be third on my list of nope
Flushing will only take care of one of the three issues with that toilet!
Is that one of the “redback spiders” from Australia that often hide under toilet seats & would bite you in the bum if you dared to sit down without checking?? 😅
This Spider On My Back Porch Disguises Itself As A Stick To Fool Prey
Spider In A Snow Globe At Target
If it's dead that's so sad :( if it's alive get it out asap! C'mon if you hypothetically got stuck in a giant alien decoration by accident, and one saw you in there, wouldn't you want it to release you? I would
Cookie Monster
If we really knew what is in half of what we eat but couldn't see it would scare us.
Load More Replies...I once saw a National Geographic program about the amazing, human body. Apparently, we are very well equipped to notice the abnormal, be it a flick of motion in our peripheral, a scent or a spider baked into our cookies. It may not save me from eating bugs, but it gives me hope.
Load More Replies...Have Some Extra Flavor
The coffee guaranteed to keep you awake, possibly for the rest of your life
Haa... is it? That's fucken naughty. Where do you get them?
Load More Replies...the fact the cup is near empty.. means they actually did drink this and that fact makes me feel ill. >.<
If it's a real spider, they float. Real spiders curl up when they die. (Must be the relaxed state of their muscles or something.) Someone's suggested it's a gag mug, and I'm inclined to believe her and want to know where to get one. Absolute chaotic hilarity. Just hand it off then walk away. You don't even need to be in the room to enjoy the moment. But lock your door.
Load More Replies...Thanks I Hate This Cluster
"I don't know Dave!!! Call THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!!"
Load More Replies...We can't all live in the same house so you and your kids have got to go.
Another Spider In The Car. Passenger Nearly Swung The Door Off
I don't know who's posting all these Huntsman spider pics but I'm willing to bet it's not Tourism Australia
And probably because the windows are left a teeny bit open for fresh air when they are not in the car
I’m Not Going Into The Kitchen Today! Ask Him To Make You Something
What I've learned from this thread: spiders seem to be getting more confident with technology
Just give him the fridge. Don't try to fight for it.
He's keeping the kitchen spider-free for you, so don't forget to tip.
honestly, get a large peice of card and a bucket and just remove him. don't kill him. but remove him. then burn the house
Woman Finds Black Widow Spider In Bag Of Grapes From Troy Walmart
Surprised it doesn't happen more often. Loads of spiders in vineyards. Them and clipping your own fingers because you have to reach in behind, blind, to get to all the bunches are the biggest problem when fruit picking grapes. I recall my pop telling me about watching wine being made at a wine factory, watching the bunches of grapes being tipped into the crusher, tarantulas and all. Cheers!
The legs look wrong for Black Widow -hard to tell what the body looks like.
The body looked a little narrow to me. I would expect to see the shiny black globular looking bubble rising off the back with a red mark showing through the condensation on the packaging but instead it looks flat and thin. The way the legs are positioned, the abdomen with red markings should be very close to the plastic and make it more visible, imo.
Load More Replies...Had a coworker get bit by a black widow that came in a box of bananas at one store I worked at. At another store they caught one and put it in one of the empty plastic cups they put cut fruit in. Got to look at it even though I dislike spiders. Kinda cool looking
Went To Take A Drink Of Water From My Cup And Saw This
Omg . I was drinking a sweet tea from McDonalds , and a piece of lemon popped through the straw . As I chewed it up I realized ... I DIDNT HAVE LEMON IN MY TEA !!!!! I ate a frickin bug
It just wants some of your drink and a place to sleep. Sharing is caring.
This Huntsman Spider Was Trying To Connect To The Web
BAHAHSHAHHSHSHWHHAHHAHHAHHAH dad jokes ya gotta love em ohh god im crying im lauging so hard XDDD
Load More Replies...he wil see his family in the web or he will go to a cult in the dark web
Yep. That Is Your Drawer Now. Wolf Spider Is Harmless But He Mentally Kicking My Butt
Harmless and not deadly are two different things. These bustards bite, don't get it twisted.
I would tell him/her that the bottom drawer is safer as it is closer to the floor.
I want to empty the can of Lysol trying to kill a spider. I was on a treadmill and lysol was the closest thing
Hairspray and a lighter. Pretend you're on Aliens. But this one's not hurting anyone. Piece of paper or a broom would be more than sufficient.
Load More Replies...In Case You Couldn't Tell How Big The Spider Is
These are Brazilian Wandering Spiders - from whose venom Viagra was distilled
I.. can't. I have to stop scrolling through these pictures. I feel unwell.
Held Hostage By A Giant Spider...
If you're in Australia, it's probably a Huntsman. If you're in the western US, it's likely a tarantula.
We have tarantulas in Australia (Bird Eating Spider, aka Barking or Whistling Spider - several species are found in different locations all across the mainland), and I think this is a tarantula but not an Australian variety. Pretty definitely not a huntsman. And I think you find them in Africa, pretty definitely in Asia. But, yeah, probably Americas somewhere.
Load More Replies...So I Found A Massive Rain Spider In My Bathroom
The bathroom will be my new home now. No way I'm reaching for the door handle.
What happens when the spiders are nesting in your bathroom?
Load More Replies...A common spider in South Africa. It's a type of huntsman spider and it's pretty harmless (their bites hurt but no worse than a bee sting). They usually show up in your house right before it starts to rain (they don't like the rain), so that's where they got the nickname from.
Load More Replies...They May Be Sans Pepins But They Ain't Sans Spider
That is a black widow. Insect and spider bite pain is rated on a scale from 1 to 4. She is a 4 ...not to mention the neurological issues that come with her bite. Red hour glass, do not touch.
Load More Replies...Oh, there's my spider!!!! Her name is Natasha. Sorry about that.
as ive said befor and il say agein, another day another company sued
See, now THAT is a Black Widow. You can clearly see the hourglass shape. Even it's legs are shorter in the middle.
Big Spider Hiding
Sour Grapes
Are they actually sour though? Now I need to know if that was literal or the joke...
Found A Dead Spider Inside My Orange
Went To Go Take A Sip Of My Tea...
As a tea drinker, I need to know - was it on the OUTSIDE of the teabag? Please?
And I went to throw that tea out into the sink. (After putting the spider outside obviously).
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
White Spider I Found Above A Ceiling In A School. He Blended In Perfectly With The White Wall.
That poor thing is probably covered with mold, eaten alive by a mushroom. I'm not into spiders but i feel for it now.
While that’s a possibility and that’s sad, on the bright side it could just be a white spider. Albinism occurs in almost all species
Load More Replies...There Was No Other Way
Of course its America; It has a white dude with a rifle, aiming at a black "dude". :D
Load More Replies...Or, you know, take three seconds to get the spider out of the tub and both go about your lives.
I have a friend who literally fired a gun into the wall of his bathroom to kill a mouse. I didn't believe him until his wife told me it was true.
I see this a very appropriate now is there a Grenada launcher near by
Some people might call this overkill. I'm not one of them, but some people might.
This Spider Who Made A Web Bubble To Hide In Plain Sight In My Stairwell
Walked Into A Spider-Web The Other Night. This Was At The End Of It...
Yikes
But when you unroll the toilet paper, the spider would likely fall on the floor.
Load More Replies...A Spider Spun It's Home Under A Bottle Top Left On My Table Outside
Yeah. That's outdoors where spiders belong. I'm going to be on the spider's side on this one.
[tw: Big Ass Spider] Found In A Spinach Meal At Chowking
I Sucked Up A Spider A Week Ago And He's Been Living Inside My Vacuum Eating Other Bugs
Is there more spiders? It looks like there is one next to the letters and one ind the middle...
There's A Spider In My Tea
This Spider Hid In My Drink And Bit My Lip When I Went To Drink It
A Spider Is Stuck In My Cars Speedo, And I Have No Idea How To Get It Out
Then get lightning and go back in time to before the spider was there?
Load More Replies...Go to 90, slow down and up to 90 again making a sword swinging action. (Keep eye on road...or don't)
This is the speedo from an MPI Mini Cooper (1996-2000). The published top speed of that vehicle is only 89 mph, probably going downhill.
Load More Replies...Not The Best Thing To See While Trying To Open My Front Door
Dude, that's a daddy long leg or a house spider. Both are completely harmless to humans and they don't bite humans. Also, compared to the huntsman spider, that little baby is cute.
Load More Replies...aww it a daddy long legs they are the most venomous vertebrates but there mouths are to small to bite you also not a spider
aww its a daddy long legs not a spider but one of the most venomous invertebrates in the world however its jaws are too small to bite you
That scared me so bad… I thought it was bigger until I saw the doorbell-
You Know The Type
Imagine typing on your keyboard and then a spider crawls onto your wrist.
Found A Dead Little Spider Hanging Inside My Monocular Today. Bit Annoying
A Spider Crawled Into Our Clock In The Middle Of The Night And Stopped Time!
hmmm, I wonder why it did that..? I mean, it looks like it deliberately tied it down. Maybe the ticking bothered it?
Lol! When you explaining to your boss why your alarm didn't go off making you late. Lol!
I Found A Spider In A Tractor Pin At Work Today
Just Found A Big Wolf Spider In My Pillow - After I Woke Up. This Is How I Found It, It Was Still Alive - Just
Web Of Lies
That's actually what it's called. Giant house spider.
Load More Replies...I was wondering how this is news. I guess that explains it.
Load More Replies...I Set Down My Drink And About Half An Hour Later A Spider Gave Birth On It
Sorry but I don't believe this one. Firstly because spiders lay eggs and don't have live births. Secondly some spiders carry the egg on their back, once the spiders hatch, they then climb back onto the mummy spiders back. Thirdly if there was an egg sac close by that hatched, it would take more than 30 mins for them to create that webbing and climb up.
It depends on the species of spider as to whether the offspring climb on the mother’s back after hatching - in some species, the offspring eat the mother, in others they leave the area immediately, and in social spiders they are cared for communally; the behaviour varies widely. As for the web, on average it takes 30 - 60 minutes for a single spider to weave a web. More spiders could certainly make faster work of it.
Load More Replies...So, My Worst Nightmare Happened Today, A Spider Fell Into My Ear While I Was Sleeping
Found This Inside My Coffee Machine. I’ve Been Drinking Spider Coffee
The Chocolate Covered Strawberries Were Fantastic. The Rose Petal Covered Bed Was Amazing. But, The Spider Covered Soap Might Have Been Going Too Far...
Found The Spider That Was In My Room Again, Guess She Likes Bees.
I Found A Black Widow Spider In My Shower Puff This Morning
I Put My Eye Up To This Eyehole Before Realizing A Spider Was Chilling In It
cool cool... Now imagine your eye right up there at the hole, and it jumps and bites your eyeball.
My Cheese Has A Spider Smushed In It
I Opened The Medicine Cabinet Last Night To Find This Spider In My Sealed Thermometer Case. I Couldn’t Figure Out How It Got In There Until It Squeezed Itself Out Of A Tiny Hole In The Tip...while I Was Holding It.
I Thought This Spider Was Catching Little Flies On My Bathroom Ceiling, Then I Took A Picture And Zoomed In. Made This Discovery At 3:30am.
Nope. Just making a fleet of fly eating spiders for your bathroom. You're welcome
Also, I'm pretty sure this species of spider eats other spiders. Sooo win-win?
Load More Replies...I always wonder what happens to all those babies I used to let them all be and eventually just a couple reached adulthood... my guess is they eat each other
Wolf Spider Moved Into My Closet. Guess I Need To Find A New Place To Live Now.
Found A Spider Bro Next To My Bed. Sorry No Banana For Scale.
I Looked Over And There Was A Spider In My Bed With Me
Found A Spider At The Bottom Of My Coffee Pot After Drinking My Morning Brew
Caffeine affects spiders in the same way alcohol affects humans. Spider drunk.
Load More Replies...In My Fridge (I Am Terribly Afraid Of Spiders)
one time I found a maggot in my apple at my elementary school
i have never eaten a apple non cut up since then
Load More Replies...Absolute Best Way To Handle This
I would flush the toilet like 8 times in a row while squeezing and jumping up and down immaturely for the first three flushes and then wondering the the next 5 (and the rest of the week) whether spiders can swim.
Or, you know, help it out of there. Instead of shooting it, I mean. And destroying your toilet.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the toilet spout, out came the gun and wiped the f*ck*er out
Oh yeah obviously. Definitely not being overdramatic in the slightest...
how to deal with this spider: Step 1: move to america. Step 2: buy an anti-tank missile, an exact replica of the tsar bomba, a rifle, a flamethrower, and some molokov cocktails. Step 3: place the missile ad tsar bomba in the toilet. Step 4: DETONATE EVERYTHING AND SEE THE WORLD BURN. Step 5: yay, no more spider!
This Spider Was Somehow Dangling Outside Of A 70-Story Building
reminds me of a time i saw a spider hanging at his little spider-rope-thing minding his own business.... BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ABOVE IT FOR THE STRING TO HANG ON TO, IT WAS FLYING
That's how baby spiders relocate: climb to the top of something, and when they feel the wind, release a BIG spider thread. Wind will pick them up and move them to Somewhere Else™.
Load More Replies...Spider On The Inside Of My Blood Pressure Monitor Display
Another hypochondriac spider. They seems in fact pretty common.
My Wife Found A Spider Inside Of Our Rice Cooker
There Was A Spider Under The Display Cover Of The Microwave
A Spider Came Out Of My Kettle, That Was My Last Tea Bag.
Anyone Know What Kind Of Spider This Is?
Yes, it is an audacious jumping spider. I love them. They stay around and will watch you. They are almost like pets.
I actually had one as a pet...was a real sweetheart!
Load More Replies...like others said it's a jumping spider, a female I think... I really love these spiders
There Is A Spider In My TV. It Crawled In Deeper Shortly After I Took This Pic
Found A Spider Inside The Rice Bag
A Spider (Or Some Other Bug) Decided To Make A Web In My Shoe.
Large UK House Spider Got Into My Toilet Light And Then Died. Not Looking Forward To Bulb-Changing Day.
Spider Destroyed Itself With Fire By Hiding In The Oven
I was about to say "maybe they don't use it frequently" but it actually looks very greasy and dirty
Load More Replies...This House Is One With Nature
Great, awesome. Thank you so much. Now I am checking every inch of my desk for "surprises"!
I will have nightmares tonight.... i need a post with kitties to calm myself down
Load More Replies...I have failed you then. Made it past the first 4 and was done. Don't know why I even started this post with a mild case of arachnophobia...
Load More Replies...As long as I know they are there, me and spiders can be bros till the end. They do thier thing and I do mine and alls good. But when they get sneaky and hide in wait to scare me into crapping myself, the lil bastards gotta go.
Yeah! You'll have to remove the spiders and all animals from the houses first before setting them on fire.
Load More Replies...Thank you bored panda! Now I’m never gonna be able to sleep again! <3
Here's a spider we had at our camp in NNY- that's a 2x6 she is on. spider-201...c54e7e.jpg
I'm arachnophobic, and I once discovered a spider in my exfoliating glove. I was in the shower when I spotted a spider's leg on my shoulder. Just a leg. Unmistakably from a spider. Bad news. Looked everywhere around me, no spider to be seen. Then it dawned on me. I remember my gaze slowly diverting to the glove itself, in what was probably a milisecond, but it seemed to take ages, and realising there was a large dark spot at the end, where my fingers where as well. Never chucked anything away that fast or put on a towel that fast ever again. I RAN out of that shower crying.
When I go camping I take my kids spider spotting at night. We have our head lamps on and scour the area to see who can see a sparkle first (reflection from the spiders eyes). You would be amazed at how many spiders there are in such a small area. First time I saw the sparkle, I thought ooh, someone must have lost some jewellery but when I went to pick the sparkly thing up, it moved and realised it was a spider.
Great, awesome. Thank you so much. Now I am checking every inch of my desk for "surprises"!
I will have nightmares tonight.... i need a post with kitties to calm myself down
Load More Replies...I have failed you then. Made it past the first 4 and was done. Don't know why I even started this post with a mild case of arachnophobia...
Load More Replies...As long as I know they are there, me and spiders can be bros till the end. They do thier thing and I do mine and alls good. But when they get sneaky and hide in wait to scare me into crapping myself, the lil bastards gotta go.
Yeah! You'll have to remove the spiders and all animals from the houses first before setting them on fire.
Load More Replies...Thank you bored panda! Now I’m never gonna be able to sleep again! <3
Here's a spider we had at our camp in NNY- that's a 2x6 she is on. spider-201...c54e7e.jpg
I'm arachnophobic, and I once discovered a spider in my exfoliating glove. I was in the shower when I spotted a spider's leg on my shoulder. Just a leg. Unmistakably from a spider. Bad news. Looked everywhere around me, no spider to be seen. Then it dawned on me. I remember my gaze slowly diverting to the glove itself, in what was probably a milisecond, but it seemed to take ages, and realising there was a large dark spot at the end, where my fingers where as well. Never chucked anything away that fast or put on a towel that fast ever again. I RAN out of that shower crying.
When I go camping I take my kids spider spotting at night. We have our head lamps on and scour the area to see who can see a sparkle first (reflection from the spiders eyes). You would be amazed at how many spiders there are in such a small area. First time I saw the sparkle, I thought ooh, someone must have lost some jewellery but when I went to pick the sparkly thing up, it moved and realised it was a spider.
