Spiders - Like, Hate or Scared?

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Neutral. If they don't bite me then I don't bite them.

However, I usually remove them from the house (one way or another) as they don't pay rent.

[Orange Battery]

I don't like fast ones, there is one that is under my TV cabinet in my room (well thats where I saw it run last week). Im in the UK so its not like they are huge here but its a decent size.

[Ji@nBing]

I'm scared of them, but at the same time I like them. They're actually really neat. As long as they don't come in the house, I have no problem with them and just leave them alone. If they come in the house though, all bets are off. I'm too afraid of them to try and pick them up and put them out, so I just kill them.

[spy beef]

I used to hate them, but that all changed at 15 years old when I got bitten by a radioactive spider while on a school field trip. It changed my whole perspective on life.

[inferniac]

I used to hate them, but that all changed at 15 years old when I got bitten by a radioactive spider while on a school field trip. It changed my whole perspective on life.

:laugh: Well if you don't have an unclelet me tell you something - "With great power comes great responsibilty". :rofl:

[Soulsiphon]

I hate, no, loathe spiders, but I'm not afraid of them. Karma dictates that I don't smash innocent creatures anymore just because I don't like them, but I'll show them the way out as delicately as possible.

[Yelreve]

I don't really mind them tbh, I have a couple of them in the corners of my bedroom which are pretty good at catching moths. :p Only time I'd ever move a spider is if it's stuck in the bath/sink. I don't know why someone would want to kill one :(

[PortalPacific]

If they catch me off gaurd I will smash them like the little ****ers they are if i see them from a distance i will get a cup or something (if they are running i will chase them with w/e is closest to me)

hahaha

[Growled Member]

I hate all spiders. If I see them they are dead.

[Jen Smith]

Spiders don't bother me in the least. Not afraid of them, and I'll typically leave them alone. Usually beneficial to leave them be, unless they're poisonous of course.

Unless they're one of those cocky little buggers that like to come down from the ceiling right in front of your face and give you a little surprise, then they probably will get smushed.

What does scare the living bejezus out of me are these little buggers. Puts me into a panic every time I see one.

[gigapixels Veteran]

I am arachnophobic. Enough said :p

[medium_pimpin]

Hate. Get the wife to kill it. All of them!

[Green_Eye]

Neutral. If they don't bite me then I don't bite them.

However, I usually remove them from the house (one way or another) as they don't pay rent.

:laugh:

I like them, I am not scared of them at all and generally do feck all to them unless they are poisonous, of which there are none in England iirc so whenever I do see one I usually just let it climb onto my hand observe it for a while and then show it the way out for the same reason Fred posted :p

Spiders are way cool, Moths however can burn in the deepest depths of animal hell. Passionately hate those things. Wait till you hear one scream :|

[shakey]

I don't mind certain ones that don't look too dangerous, but others I despise. If I don't have to be in the area of it, it will live. If it is in my area, it will die! :p

Spiders don't bother me in the least. Not afraid of them, and I'll typically leave them alone. Usually beneficial to leave them be, unless they're poisonous of course.

Unless they're one of those cocky little buggers that like to come down from the ceiling right in front of your face and give you a little surprise, then they probably will get smushed.

What does scare the living bejezus out of me are these little buggers. Puts me into a panic every time I see one.

wtf is that? do you live in hell? lol, Where is it's head, or is it double headed?

[Nagisan]

wtf is that? do you live in hell? lol, Where is it's head, or is it double headed?

I believe that is a form of centipede, we had those in the house all the time in SC. They are not harmful but god they are freaky.

EDIT: Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata aka House Centipede.

As someone else said, I am not afraid of spiders unless they catch me off guard. I had a small one lower itself about 4 inches in front of my face once which scared the crap out of me, but once I knew it was there I took steps to get rid of it without a problem.

I freaking hate fast spiders though, such as Wolf Spiders in SC, those things run fast as hell (they don't make webs, they hunt their prey) and, for as fast as they move, they are very large (anywhere from 2-4 inches for just their body).

Worst bug I have ever seen though IMO is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_polymorpha

Worst freaking thing ever, and my father kept it as a pet to torture me and my sister! :(

EDIT: Just for reference, the picture above is an adult (I think) which generally grow up to 7-8 inches in length.

[MR_Candyman]

I think they are fascinating. Their design is just amazing.

Having said that though, I LOATHE spiders. Why? Because they're a-holes. I leave them be outside though, but if they come inside the house, they forfeit their lives.

[BlackSteyrAug]

Spiders keep to themselves, as do I. My old house I was living in a basement, I let the spiders stay and they helped get rid of any bugs that were in the room, except those pesky centipedes. Midwest basement owners probably know what I mean.

[AtomSmasher]

I believe that is a form of centipede, we had those in the house all the time in SC. They are not harmful but god they are freaky.

EDIT: Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata aka House Centipede.

As someone else said, I am not afraid of spiders unless they catch me off guard. I had a small one lower itself about 4 inches in front of my face once which scared the crap out of me, but once I knew it was there I took steps to get rid of it without a problem.

I freaking hate fast spiders though, such as Wolf Spiders in SC, those things run fast as hell (they don't make webs, they hunt their prey) and, for as fast as they move, they are very large (anywhere from 2-4 inches for just their body).

Worst bug I have ever seen though IMO is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_polymorpha

Worst freaking thing ever, and my father kept it as a pet to torture me and my sister! :(

EDIT: Just for reference, the picture above is an adult (I think) which generally grow up to 7-8 inches in length.

That desert centipede made me cringe at first, but after looking at it carefully, its kinda cool. The segments are translucent so you can see its insides. I don't ever want to see one in person though.

[DigitalE]

They don't bother me and I'm not scared of them, but I usually kill them anyway. :laugh:

At least where I live we don't have anything poisonous or even very big.

[Wanderermy]

Speaking of Spiders ....

[_bobcat_ Veteran]

I rather like them, I think they're neat and they prey on other bugs which I do dislike.

I'd kill one if it was a danger to me but we don't have spiders like that in the UK. The big ones (> 2 inch diamter legs) freak me out a bit but I'll just chuck them outside. Generally I leave them be.

[EZjijy]

I hate them and I'm scared of them. I also hate all types of spiders. Kill any of them on sight. Sorry spiders.

[deuz]

spiders are fine unless they land on me. I'm more scared of cockroaches than of spiders.

daddy long legs= move outside

redbacks= kill on sight.

[Rudy]

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.

+1

I voted "Like" but I don't really like them :/ But I wouldn't say I hate them.... I just don't really care about them

[JonathanVP]

Spiders are cool! Would love to have a tarantula but my wife wouldn't hear of it!