what animals or creepy crawlies do you fear
By suehan1
@suehan1 (4344)
Australia
48 responses
@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
5 Feb 08
There are only two animals which scare me...
1) The human... which is the animal you can least trust.
2) The snake... which can be as sneaky as the human.
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@jimbelle (485)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
I think everybody fears snake because of the venom when bitten especially cobra. Not that I am afraid of these animals or insects but i really do not like them- lizard as you have metioned, spider, cockroaches and ants. Though this is the year of the rat in chinese horoscope. I hate rats.
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@novataylor (6570)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Cockroaches and maggots. Can't stand them. Can hardly even bear to type the words. Can't see them, watch them on television, or talk about them.
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@bongkarpasang (1377)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 08
I hate roaches. :(
snakes ... well, it depends. if the snakes are poisonous, of course I will run a mile. spiders also scare me but as long as they are small, it's still okay. but I can't stand roaches, I can become brutal and quickly find something to finish them! :P
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Feb 08
Tiny legless creatures scare me most especially the most disgusting leech and worm. If I forget to spray my shoes and legs before going for mountain hiking, the nasty leeches will take the opportunity to suck my blood. I don’t understand why I feel panic and shout desperately to see these creatures moving on my shoes.
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@myworkid1987 (755)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I dont like snakes. There is no way i can just go and pick one up. I can touch them but I cant hold on to them. When they go and try to curl around your arm i freak out and thing they are gonna squish my arm like some snakes do. I dont like spiders either so when I see one I grab my shoe and squish it and throw it to the trash.
@missbdoll (1165)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
Slugs just give me the creeps and in this weather they keep coming in my bathroom.I hate having to get rid of them.
@heatherhedyjon (122)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I know its absolutely bizarre but dog's faces freak me out to no end. I can't hve one near me.Rat's tails also kind of get me. Other than that some animals may startle me but none scare me.
My sister is petrified of Butterflies, Moths, and Palmetto bugs.
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@heatherhedyjon (122)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Oh yes, especially the little dog faces-I can't have them near me. I'm getting better better still get freaked.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I don't really fear any critter but roaches disgust me and I can't even stand to step on them with shoes on. Thank God I haven't seen any for years!
If I find a spider in the house I'll take it outside. Snakes I can handle--literally if they're not the poisonous kind. I had a Burmese Python once that was as good as a dog for a pet and he even crawled into bed with me when it was cold and sat in my lap as I read or watched tv. Lizards are cute, I don't mind frogs or toads either. But I can't stand being within a light year of a cockroach!
@miller1978 (1101)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Snakes and Sugar Gliders. I can't stand to be around snakes. Not sure why I have such a phobia of them. The sugar gliders, I think my reason for that is because they can fly and they are furry. Maybe also because it was something new for me. It's something weird. A friend of mine had a set here a few years ago and when she had one out it landed on me. I was so scared it was going to do something I almost started crying.
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@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I am sure that when the sugar glider realized that your were not a tree it was more scared of you that you were of it. Most smaller animals are ore afraid of humans than you are of them.
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@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
6 Feb 08
ooooh, well i can't name any as there's just too many to be named for me. anything that comes under the criteria creepy crawlies scares the soul out of me; be it spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, etc. you name it, i am scared of them. my heart starts racing when i see them. man they don't even have to do anything. i just get the creeps when i see them. and i don't think it's a phobia or something. i'm just disgusted and scared at the same time.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
6 Feb 08
With me its slugs, snakes, and rats. If I see a slug, I run in and get some salt and pour on it --I do have a vicious streak in me. :) Snails, I do not mind because they have shells, but slugs, yuk! I also hate snakes, well garter snakes are okay, but other snakes and rats and mice get into things. Dogs do not bother me though, in fact the owners have to tell me not to get to close to them. They recognize a dog spoilers when they see them.
We do not get that many dangerous insects up here, except when I used to live in Vancouver, if there was a spider in the house, we opened the door to let him out. :)
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@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
6 Feb 08
The only time that I get afraid of animals is if the move suddenly and I do not know what it is. I will try to find out what it is so that I can prepare myself for anything that is going to happen such as one time a raccoon jumped out of a truck and over my head. It sent chills up my spine but I did not try to kill it or anything because it was just trying to get away from me. I used to catch and sell live rattlesnakes and realize that they are more afraid of you than you are of them, it is just when they are cornered that they are the most dangerous.
I am allergic to bee and wasp stings but I still will not run away from them just because they are near me. (I will even pick up bumblebees on occasion).
God mad all of these creatures so why should we go out of our way to destroy them? Will God feel bad about our destroying His creatures without just cause, that is if they are not hurting us why should we kill them. Yes there are many creatures that harm us in ways that a lot of dont think about such as rodents that eat out foods and infect the foods that we eat. And there are other animals that will infect our foods that we need to be concerned about. But there are natural controls to these creatures such as many lizards can be used to get rid of many different insect pest. As far as mice and rats, there are different animals such as ferrets, and even snakes that will search them out and consume them. Again that is the natural way.
@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Feb 08
Perhaps others won't feel scared to mice. However, mouse is the most scary animal to me. I think they look so horrible and they are also ugly and dirty. Even if I am bigger than them a lot, but I will scream whenever I see them.
@littleowl (7157)
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6 Feb 08
hi suehan i used be afraid of snakes and lizards til my ex and i started keeping them now my favourite are snakes i slao have two dogs bearded collies they are so soppy its untrue! but i hate spiders ants anything like that they scare me silly!
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