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"I know I'll regret posting this cos even just thinking about spiders seems to make some appear in my house but have any of you had any of the promised, hand sized fuckers?" I see a spider, it's Dyson'd The end | |||
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"I’ll never visit Australia because of so many things wanting to kill me. " It's not the big ones you should worry about | |||
 I hate them! Any size! | |||
"I’ll never visit Australia because of so many things wanting to kill me. It's not the big ones you should worry about "I know. Evil little ........ | |||
"Yes and i like them. This is the time of year they come to visit." I need you in my life | |||
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"The worst thing about living alone is bloody spider catching. Hate them "You need a 12 bore | |||
"The worst thing about living alone is bloody spider catching. Hate them "I can come stay at yours or you at mine if you like?!  | |||
I worry about them all the time!
Apparently if you spray WD40 on the window frames etc .. they don't come in.
I know it's ridiculous but sometimes I can't sleep worrying about them drinking from my mouth | |||
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"Biggest one I've seen is the size of a dinner plate. Sweet dreams..." Now that's just evil | |||
"Biggest one I've seen is the size of a dinner plate. Sweet dreams..." Oh piss off Swing!
That's just rude | |||
"Biggest one I've seen is the size of a dinner plate. Sweet dreams... Now that's just evil " | |||
 then today had a big one fall down from the sail while sailing which was fun trying to get him off the boat  | |||
"Biggest one I've seen is the size of a dinner plate. Sweet dreams..."  | |||
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If the dog doesn't get there first  | |||
Did you happen to know that the Giant House Spider is actually the worlds fastest spider? It can cover a distance of approximately two feet a second.
Peace out arachnophobes  | |||
"I love them
Did you happen to know that the Giant House Spider is actually the worlds fastest spider? It can cover a distance of approximately two feet a second.
Peace out arachnophobes "You what | |||
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"I hate you all! "Why? | |||
"Biggest one I've seen is the size of a dinner plate. Sweet dreams..." Hahaha you rotter | |||
"australia. what was god thinking there "Australia is like natures R&D lab where new concepts are tested and thankfully not rolled out | |||
"I hate you all! "I'm in your side Poppy | |||
"I hate you all! "thats right. get it all out. talking of australia i watched a programme on this lizard they have over there. damn thing would eat anything and run around like a maniac. but thats enough about shane warne | |||
"australia. what was god thinking there "God abandoned us | |||
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"I loathe them.. Big phobia here... Evil monsters " They keep pests under control | |||
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"I love them bigger the better" Spiders ? | |||
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"No they don't. The spiders are the pest.." So you like flies out of control? | |||
"No they don't. The spiders are the pest.. So you like flies out of control?" Rather flies than those gigantic hairy buggers everywhere.. you know were you are with a fly... But not those hairy scary buggers | |||
"No they don't. The spiders are the pest.. So you like flies out of control? Rather flies than those gigantic hairy buggers everywhere.. you know were you are with a fly... But not those hairy scary buggers" I'd rather have the spiders. They generally leave me alone. Even the ones the size of dinner plates. | |||
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"I currently have 4 chilling out in various parts of my living room. They don't bother me but one nearly ran over my foot which I'd rather it didn't so feet on sofa now "Is there someone you can call ? | |||
"Im ararchnophobic and the biggest I've both seen and held was a Mexican red knee tarantula, it was a friend's and still to this day i get a shiver down my back when i think about it." He must have liked you .. | |||
"I know I'll regret posting this cos even just thinking about spiders seems to make some appear in my house but have any of you had any of the promised, hand sized fuckers?" Hi Op One leeks in the creases of my net curtains. It's a biggie. I've asked others to get rid. They shied away too. I don't do spiders. One in bedroom upstairs is also huge and scares me. | |||
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"I had a cat she would get them and eat them " excellent. | |||
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"I currently have 4 chilling out in various parts of my living room. They don't bother me but one nearly ran over my foot which I'd rather it didn't so feet on sofa now
Is there someone you can call ?"Ghostbusters? | |||
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"Spiders are wonderful, fascinating creatures that fulfil an important role in our ecosystem. They are also fundamentally on our side – they have no interest in us, but they do a sterling job of keeping down pests that actually do cause us harm. I find it genuinely upsetting that so many people react to them with such cartoonish levels of hate and fear. They have every bit as much right to be alive as we do. TL;DR: Spiders are our friends. Please don't murder them for being different to us. They're still life. "  | |||
"Biggest one I've seen is the size of a dinner plate. Sweet dreams..." EVIL WOMAN!! | |||
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"Spiders are wonderful, fascinating creatures that fulfil an important role in our ecosystem. They are also fundamentally on our side – they have no interest in us, but they do a sterling job of keeping down pests that actually do cause us harm. I find it genuinely upsetting that so many people react to them with such cartoonish levels of hate and fear. They have every bit as much right to be alive as we do. TL;DR: Spiders are our friends. Please don't murder them for being different to us. They're still life. " I never normally harm spiders and will always relocate them where possible but having suffered from a false widow bite and the subsequent 12 weeks of wound cleansing and packing, those bastards can fuck right off. | |||
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. Not huge, hand sized spiders, but bigger than I've seen for a while | |||
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"I've seen bigger, but then I'm Australian, so, they're all bigger in Tex- Australia" Every creature in Australia can kill you cant it ( except Koalas obvs) | |||
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"Oh don't
I worry about them all the time!
Apparently if you spray WD40 on the window frames etc .. they don't come in.
I know it's ridiculous but sometimes I can't sleep worrying about them drinking from my mouth "WD40 only makes things worse. It lubricates their joints enabling them to run faster and jump higher | |||
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"Had a humongous one in the sink in my classroom today. Had to act all calm and collected to get rid so the kids didn’t get too panicked #proud Jx "
I work in early years and love finding spiders, such a good opportunity to teach Children about kindness and acceptance and diversity
Last spider we found the Children wanted to sing Incy Wincy to him.
God knows what the parents thought when I took a picture of him with blurb which read "We were so excited at finding a spider today! We thought he may like a song to cheer him up so we sang Incy Wincy, hoped he liked it" 
I think my Parents are very aware that I am little bit batshit | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other." While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. " So that is just 23 breeds out of 45,000. I see no case here. | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. " I love that! | |||
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"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. I love that! "But it is only 0.05% of all species. The rest eat each other. | |||
"Humans are pretty shit and bloody creative at it, too." Easily the most destructive species on Earth we are | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. So that is just 23 breeds out of 45,000. I see no case here." I'm less interested in "making a case" than I am about sharing interesting information about spiders, who are fascinating and important and unfairly maligned. I don't think I know of any other creature that is met with such levels of hate and fear. Not even sharks, and their reputation still hasn't recovered forty-five years on from Jaws. | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. I love that!
But it is only 0.05% of all species. The rest eat each other."Not like they are eating you though is it? Spidey does what spidey do to live and survive. | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. So that is just 23 breeds out of 45,000. I see no case here. I'm less interested in "making a case" than I am about sharing interesting information about spiders, who are fascinating and important and unfairly maligned. I don't think I know of any other creature that is met with such levels of hate and fear. Not even sharks, and their reputation still hasn't recovered forty-five years on from Jaws. " There is a reason, some built in instict not to trust them. Again, no point trying to convince me, I hate them, I will squish them, I will show no remorse | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. So that is just 23 breeds out of 45,000. I see no case here. I'm less interested in "making a case" than I am about sharing interesting information about spiders, who are fascinating and important and unfairly maligned. I don't think I know of any other creature that is met with such levels of hate and fear. Not even sharks, and their reputation still hasn't recovered forty-five years on from Jaws. There is a reason, some built in instict not to trust them. Again, no point trying to convince me, I hate them, I will squish them, I will show no remorse "I disagree. It's cultural. One of the many reasons the British are a global laughing stock is the intensity of our arachnophobia, especially when our native species are so harmless. It's a running gag amongst spider-fanciers around the world. Some of us also have no fear of spiders. I've had tarantulas all over me; the only reason I haven't had one on my face was because she didn't like the feel of my breath and changed direction. (If you think about it from the point of view of many animals, humans are all hot and damp and slimy.) Also, arachnophobia can be unlearned. The most passionate spider-keeper I know overcame theirs, and now rehomes tarantulas. I think it's very sad that your right to be scared trumps another life's right to exist. It's part of the tragedy of being human, I guess. Constantly lashing out at the things we don't understand. "It's different from me, so I can harm it." I'm on the wrong planet again. | |||
"Humans are pretty shit and bloody creative at it, too. Easily the most destructive species on Earth we are "Mmhm. | |||
"I know I'll regret posting this cos even just thinking about spiders seems to make some appear in my house but have any of you had any of the promised, hand sized fuckers?" The little buggers seem to be getting bigger in lockdown | |||
"Look,even spiders dont like spiders, they eat each other. While most of the 45,000 species of spiders are indeed cannibalisitc, there are at least 23 that have evolved social behaviour. Anelosimus eximius in particular can form aggregations of up to 50,000 individuals; they even share food and care for each other's babies. So that is just 23 breeds out of 45,000. I see no case here. I'm less interested in "making a case" than I am about sharing interesting information about spiders, who are fascinating and important and unfairly maligned. I don't think I know of any other creature that is met with such levels of hate and fear. Not even sharks, and their reputation still hasn't recovered forty-five years on from Jaws. There is a reason, some built in instict not to trust them. Again, no point trying to convince me, I hate them, I will squish them, I will show no remorse
I disagree. It's cultural. One of the many reasons the British are a global laughing stock is the intensity of our arachnophobia, especially when our native species are so harmless. It's a running gag amongst spider-fanciers around the world.
Some of us also have no fear of spiders. I've had tarantulas all over me; the only reason I haven't had one on my face was because she didn't like the feel of my breath and changed direction. (If you think about it from the point of view of many animals, humans are all hot and damp and slimy.)
Also, arachnophobia can be unlearned. The most passionate spider-keeper I know overcame theirs, and now rehomes tarantulas.
I think it's very sad that your right to be scared trumps another life's right to exist.
It's part of the tragedy of being human, I guess. Constantly lashing out at the things we don't understand. "It's different from me, so I can harm it."
I'm on the wrong planet again.
"This absolutely. I had a terrible phobia as a child, and on exploring that I discovered that I was copying behaviours I had seen, the phobia was learned so was I really scared of it? When I had my own children I became very aware of how my behaviour could be filtered to them so made a conscious effort to not display it but rather use them as opportunities to teach again about acceptance, kindness, tolerance. A spider helped toilet train my little boy, we had a 7 legged one in the bathroom he called 'Legless' he loved sitting on the pot talking to him, singing and showing him books
It helped me as well because I learnt to tolerate them.
Biggest moment was when I was given a tarantula to hold in front of a class of Preschoolers, wanted to scream but when I looked at her again I realised how beautiful she was and how silky her furry bits were, was told she loved a cuddle I held her all afternoon.
Our fears are very often irrational, and we don't often realise until we are faced with them and see the reality. | |||
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"australia. what was god thinking there
Australia is like natures R&D lab where new concepts are tested and thankfully not rolled out"Yep, and the bad ass Cane Toads will clear it all up. | |||
"australia. what was god thinking there
Australia is like natures R&D lab where new concepts are tested and thankfully not rolled out
Yep, and the bad ass Cane Toads will clear it all up. " | |||
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I couldn't sleep last night because any and everything I saw out of the corner of my eye became a spider.
Yes, they're interesting as a species but I find serial killers interesting too. Doesn't mean I wanna interact with them.
My big problem is that I can't (or rather, won't) kill them and if they're too big to catch in something I'm buggered. So I've done the sensible thing, shut all the windows and vents and resigned myself to cowering on the sofa | |||
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"A spider has moved into my house he drags his knuckles on the floor and has taken over my lounge, I have named him Clive "Does he ever turn left? | |||
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"A spider has moved into my house he drags his knuckles on the floor and has taken over my lounge, I have named him Clive
Does he ever turn left? "Nope right turn only | |||
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"They are evil buggers" Not evil | |||
"I know I'll regret posting this cos even just thinking about spiders seems to make some appear in my house but have any of you had any of the promised, hand sized fuckers? I see a spider, it's Dyson'd The end" | |||
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"The biggest ones I saw were on the land of the giants I used to love that programme." Ohh yes me 2 and lost in space x | |||
"Humans are pretty shit and bloody creative at it, too. Easily the most destructive species on Earth we are
Mmhm."We truly are!! | |||
and make fabulous webs what's not to like | |||
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