Poll: Are spiders scary? If so, why?
- Thread starter Kakujin
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Little spiders don't freak me out as much because I can't really see them clearly enough to know what a freak of nature they are.
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Their spindly legs freak me out. Their eyes freak me out. Their mandibles freak me out. Their bulbous bodies freak me out. They have no right existing in a sane universe (which probably only proves that the universe is insane).
::shudders::
My girlfriend is even more freaked out about them, so I have to kill them, which means getting close to them.
::shudders::
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Their spindly legs freak me out. Their eyes freak me out. Their mandibles freak me out. Their bulbous bodies freak me out. They have no right existing in a sane universe (which probably only proves that the universe is insane).
::shudders::
My girlfriend is even more freaked out about them, so I have to kill them, which means getting close to them.
::shudders::
Apparently our fear of bugs is entirely a result of social conditioning. Kids will be absolutely fine playing with bugs at a young age, but when friends or adults start going "OMG A SPIDER, EVERYONE GET OUT OF THE HOUSE" they suddenly become something to be feared.
I try not to be afraid of spiders, but when I suddenly notice one on my arm/whatever I freak out, at least until I have got the spider off me. For me it is definitely the way they move, and I don't really know why it gets to me. If I have noticed a spider I have no problem picking it up, or ignoring it, it's just when it takes me by surprise.
As for the people who actually kill them, that's just cruel. It's not the fault of the spider that people find it scary.
As for the people who actually kill them, that's just cruel. It's not the fault of the spider that people find it scary.
Urgh... They're always watching with those 8, black, soulless pits.
They have far too many legs and the way they move is just awful. It makes it look as if they're moving a hell of a lot faster than they actually are.
My grandad started my dad's phobia I think, with his stories of the monstrous spiders that he'd encountered during his time in the desert campaign of WW2. My dad's always hated the things and I have too.
They have far too many legs and the way they move is just awful. It makes it look as if they're moving a hell of a lot faster than they actually are.
My grandad started my dad's phobia I think, with his stories of the monstrous spiders that he'd encountered during his time in the desert campaign of WW2. My dad's always hated the things and I have too.
I don't fear them, but neither do I like them. If you leave them alone, then usually, they'll leave you alone.
depends entirely on the spider.
-I used to have a pet wood spider with seven legs... his name was Lucky.
-seriously, that breed of camel spider is not venomous, and tends to be more harmless than a kitten. They do run pretty fast, though.
-I've killed a lot of those in my time...
-I used to have a pet wood spider with seven legs... his name was Lucky.
-seriously, that breed of camel spider is not venomous, and tends to be more harmless than a kitten. They do run pretty fast, though.
-I've killed a lot of those in my time...
They look creepy and invade my house. GET YOUR OWN HOUSE YOU LAZY SPIDER!
Also waking up to find a spider on your face is really damn scary.
Also waking up to find a spider on your face is really damn scary.
I'm not afraid of them, much like I'm not really afraid of any bugs. They can STARTLE me (especially when I find them ON me), but they don't SCARE me. Besides, In my household at least, the large Wolf spiders actually eat smaller spiders, so I don't have to worry about poisonous ones so much.
Spiders and me have this little agreement. If they're willing to just sit on my walls, eat bugs and not bother me, then they're free to do so, but if they mess with me or my stuff, then I crush them.