Do you like spiders?
By gapeach65
@gapeach65 (805)
United States
October 5, 2007 5:30am CST
I know spiders are helpful in nature, but they creep me out a little. My husband is a "bug man", no not half bug, half man, he's a pest control technician, so, I don't kill spiders, at least I try not to. A week or so ago, when my son left for the bus stop, I noticed a neat spider web in our tree. It was big and the sun was reflecting off of it. The spider was still in it, he or she was little but the web was pretty big! I took some pretty cool pictures of it, which I will share one here with you.
Do you like spiders, or do the creep you out?
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10 responses
@houndsgood (774)
• United States
6 Oct 07
I like spiders. They are very interesting creatures. I can sit and watch one spin a web for hours.
Where I draw the line is when a spider that could potentially kill or make my dog very sick is in my house. If they are outside in a bush or a tree, I respect their place in nature even if they are poisonous because I can avoid them. They warn me with their bright colors, etc., or other appearance clues and I just walk the other way and do not disturb them. Most are non poisonous or non aggressive. Usually, I just try to get the spider outside, but on rare occasions there are aggressive and poisonous spiders in my house, occasionally I have to get them before they can harm my dog who is very curious about things.
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@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
6 Oct 07
There are only two poisonous spiders in the United States of America, The black widow and the brown recluse and the only bright colorful spot on the black widow is the red "hourglass on the underneath of the abdomen. These are the only spiders that are dangeroud t humans because of their venom.
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@houndsgood (774)
• United States
6 Oct 07
I know. And I live in Florida, so the recluse and the brown and black widow are seen almost daily. Gotta watch for bright fiddles/violins...
Recluses are shy, but they do sometimes get into the house or the garage. Widows are a different story. And they are decieving because although the recluse is large enough for one to think is a threat, widows are often much tinier than the nature shows lead you to believe and many people think "that teeny spider can't possibly hurt me" and they would be wrong :(
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
5 Oct 07
I do find Spiders creepy, lol!...This must be the year for them because everyone seems to be talking about the little guys.
Did you hear or read about the one Spider web found in Texas?....It was HUGE!...talk about giving you the willies!...ew!
I don't really kill them unless they are in the house at night. I have a cat so I don't want them to bite her, and I know she'd play with them.
Your web looks really neat...I'll go check it out.
@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
5 Oct 07
Very cool picture...so amazing how they do that so perfectly.....I rated it positive but Mylot won't let me leave a comment because you're not my friend, haha, whatever.......very nice photo.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
6 Oct 07
Thanks!,...I was able to comment on your picture now and I still want to know....How do they do that so perfectly without a tape measure?...lol!!!
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
7 Oct 07
I am known to hate spiders. Apparently my fear is not chronic.
I hgave been like this since a young child. Where we came from there were lots of poisonous spiders. Especially the redbacks were everywhere.
Last sunday I was bitten by a spider. I didn't see it, but my foot was very painful for a day, then by the next day a red patch had spread along my foot.
@shadowing (308)
• Malaysia
6 Oct 07
Hi gapeach65. I am ok with spider but doesn't especially like it a lot. However, I can't stand it walking around my desk. haha.
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
5 Oct 07
I have come to like spiders. Where I live there are no venomous spiders or aggressive ones, so there is no reason to fear them. Because they help destroying other annoying insects, I consider them useful. That is why when my mother and sisters freak out because of a spider in the house and tell me to kill it, I don't.
Sometimes, if a spider is endangered, I take it on my hand and guide it to a safer place.
@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
12 Nov 07
What a great pic, thanks for sharing.
Spiders are pretty harmless so they don't bother me at all.
In fact I am the one who usually puts them outside, not my hubby.
PurpleTeddyBear.
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
7 Nov 07
hi there gapeach65
i do hate spiders i hate big hairy spiders but deadly long longs i leave alone but big spiders i have to kill them cause one time my son was a baby he is 11 years old now a spider went into my son crib and when i saw it next to him on the window i paniced and i told my mum to kill cause i am so scared of spiders if she could not do it then i would have to but my mum did it.
thanks for this discussion
