It's the look and the movement and the fact that they can be poisonous...
Yeah, it's pretty much everything.
Yeah, it's pretty much everything.
Poll: Are spiders scary? If so, why?
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I don't think they're scary, I think they're fascinating beasts :3
The women in my family (my mom and my sisters) get mad how every time I'm summoned to kill a spider, I just release it outside, and absolutely flip out if I use my hands to pick them up.
Awww, but they tickle in my hands though...
The women in my family (my mom and my sisters) get mad how every time I'm summoned to kill a spider, I just release it outside, and absolutely flip out if I use my hands to pick them up.
Awww, but they tickle in my hands though...
This, honestly. These fuckers made me shed a tear for bees, for fuck's sake!Dfskelleton said:You know what I hate ten times more that spiders?
FREAKING WASPS.
Anything with a stinger horrifies me, as while spiders can crawl up walls and what not, they're at least usually confined to one surface. Wasps, Bees and Hornets can fly at you! They serve no purpose other than to ruin life for everyone else!
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Crane flies are colloquially referred to as Daddy Long Legs, probably stemming from their legs proportion to their bodies being quite similar. But a true Daddy Long Legs is a spider, an araneomorph to be exact.ultimateownage said:
Personally I find them fascinating.
Nouw said:
"Kill 'em all! The only good bug is a dead bag!
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You woud not want to do that in Australia...Communist partisan said:
OT: I really don't mind them, as long as they aren't trying to kill me. Spiders are generally quite timid (except for the fucking Sydney funnel-wb; goddamnit I hate those) so there's really no reason to be scared of them.
Yeah, I get what you mean, I got common scene. If I where in a country where it exist a lot of poisonous spiders I would not hesitate a second before I would crush them under my Doc's, but here in Sweden we don't have dangerous spiders, just 2-3 species can POSSIBLY bite trough the human skin so it's pretty chill with the spiders here. We even got some kind of tarantula spiderThat_Swedish_Guy said:
That got really big and sharp jaws but it still can't bite trough the human skin. You see where I'm going with this?
Not scary at all once you get to learn more about them.
I was absolutely horrified of spiders but eventually learned to respect them and not fear them by jumping in headfirst, reading about them then getting a pet tarantula, followed by a few more.
I was absolutely horrified of spiders but eventually learned to respect them and not fear them by jumping in headfirst, reading about them then getting a pet tarantula, followed by a few more.
I dare you to come over to Australia and try kill a Hunstman with that stuff.Canid117 said:No because I can use these
I once unloaded about half a can onto a small hunstman (about 3-4cm from leg to leg) and it just didn't die. All it did was make it go batshit crazy and run all over my fridge and chairs at my dinner table, until I took my shoe off.
Spiders are awesome. I don't fear them, don't consider them gross or "weird".
That said, I also don't go around picking up and holding every spider I see. I'd much rather have some spiders around than the things they eat.
Now, if we start talking Fantasy-RPG "bigger than a cat" spiders then yes, those must die. Mostly because life is short enough without having to worry about getting ambushed by a predatory arachnid larger than my head.
That said, I also don't go around picking up and holding every spider I see. I'd much rather have some spiders around than the things they eat.
Now, if we start talking Fantasy-RPG "bigger than a cat" spiders then yes, those must die. Mostly because life is short enough without having to worry about getting ambushed by a predatory arachnid larger than my head.
I am terrified of spiders. Everything from the way they move to how that look creeps me out and if I see any bigger than 50 cent piece (daddy long legs excluded) I can't stand to be within 5 feet of them (it gets bigger as the spider does). I guess it's because I had bad experiences with them as a child.
SilentCom said:
Fun Fact: All spiders are venomous actually. It's just that not all of them have the right stuff to register an effect on humans.
i hate the way they move and look.
i hate how they fall from the roof onto me while im in bed. instead of falling from the roof any where else in my room.
one time i was killing a spider and it fell from the roof and actually made a thud when it hit the ground it was so big.
i hate how they fall from the roof onto me while im in bed. instead of falling from the roof any where else in my room.
one time i was killing a spider and it fell from the roof and actually made a thud when it hit the ground it was so big.
Isn't it the little ones you have to watch out for? As far as I know none of the big ones are fatally venomous to humans. Black Widows, for instance, are actually quite small. Although big spiders are disgusting. And hairy.Marter said:
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Eugh.
Black Widows are pretty potent yes....but Sydney Funnel Web spiders are not much smaller than a large tarantula and they have probably the worst venom of all knows spiders. It's got stronger venom than many dangerous snakes, and bigger fangs.tris4992 said:
I used to keep a large bird eating spider for a pet. It was a pretty foul tempered, aggressive thing. Cleaning it's cage out was a nightmare. I remember once trying to move it out of its water tub with a plastic ruler. It bit the ruler and carved track marks in it with it's fangs, as well as ripping off my favorite sticker.