Spiders - Like, Hate or Scared?

By Sir Topham Hatt
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  1. 1. Spiders - Like, Hate or Scared?

    • Like
      39
    • Hate
      49
    • Scared Of
      62

  2. 2. Do You Remove Them or Kill Them?

    • Remove, Carefully
      32
    • Remove, Not So Carefully
      15
    • Kill It
      86
    • Capture It / Keep It / Leave It Be
      17

  3. 3. Which Ones Do You Dislike the Most?

    • Fast Ones
      51
    • Slow Ones (that don't move)
      2
    • Big Body, Short Legged Ones
      17
    • Tiny Body, Long Legged Ones
      19
    • HUGE GREAT BIG GIANT ONES (Bigger than your hand)
      57
    • Tiny Ones
      4

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Sir Topham Hatt

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Following on fom another topic,

Spiders, like, hate or scared? Pick your closest options :)

I don't like spiders but I wouldn't say I am scared of them, unless they do that playing dead thing, then shoot off somewhere. The ones with long legs are the worsy, they're all spidery :p

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Spiders don't really bother me, they are just another part of nature. As long as they don't come to attack me I will either leave them or move them out. If they try to attack me yes i will kill them :p But hey man it's self defense!!! :p

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Nashy

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Where's the option for "meh"?

I won't let them crawl over me or anything, but they aren't scary. I steer clear of redbacks, and kill them if they are around the house, because they can actually hurt me.

Edit: Also, where is the topion for "leave them be"?

Pretty bias poll towards the poor spiders.

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Phenom II

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I dont mind them, I cant touch the big ones, but I wont kill one

I actaully have a small spider I let live in the corner of the window in the bathroom and I feed it flies and water lol its been there for a few weeks now and its getting bigger ! lmao

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djdanster

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I dont mind them, I cant touch the big ones, but I wont kill one

I actaully have a small spider I let live in the corner of the window in the bathroom and I feed it flies and water lol its been there for a few weeks now and its getting bigger ! lmao

wtf rofl.gif

Personally I won't go near them, but from a distance I can watch them and do a staring contest! If they come near me, I scream like a little girl and get my dad to get it away from me cry.gifno.gifalien.gif

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inferniac

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Spiders - Like, Hate or Scared?

I went with hate but I dont mind most of them.

Do You Remove Them or Kill Them?

Kill the ones in my apartment, leave be ones in the garden (they catch mosquitos).

Which Ones Do You Dislike the Most?

HUGE GREAT BIG GIANT ONES :)

The best way to stop being afraid of them is to start playing with the little ones (let them walk around your hands) and the work your way up :laugh:

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LingeringSoul

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Glad to see that I'm not the only person with an irrational fear of spiders. I'm okay with the small-bodied, long-legged spiders, but the big-bodied ones just gross me out. I kill them whenever I see them, but I think that's more of a reaction to my fear than anything else. Taking them outside would be the better option, but there's no way in hell I'm going near that thing with anything other than a swatter.

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