re: Fear of spiders

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Yes they are highly intelligent. Don’t take my word for it, Google it. I have seen many up close and they are very aware of their surroundings and will make skilled evasive moves if they perceive danger for example. By the way, don’t knock the intellectual prowess of spiders when you can’t even get the plural of octopus correct! :P

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So what’s your opinion of tics? They have 8 legs too…

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Leeches and ticks freak me out more. Also why do we need ticks? can we get rid of them? what purpose do ticks serve in nature?

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Lyme disease helps keep the human population down.

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I do not leave clothing like jeans or PJs that I intend to put on later on the floor anymore.

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I usually toss clothes like this in the dryer on a hot cycle for a few minutes before putting them on.

My mom got bitten by a brown recluse after putting on some slippers that had been sitting for awhile.

I'm not afraid of spiders, I actually quite like them - Definitely wary of the the venemous ones though.

Jumping spiders are the only ones I allow to chill indoors because they're the ultimate bros.

When I moved to TX panhandle a few years ago, I had multiple run ins with spiders in a very short time frame.

First was a huge wolf spider that jumps out of flower bed, causing me to run into street like a girl. Next door neighbors were out and old lady asked what my problem was, she thought rattlesnake. Explain the situation and she replies “oh honey, just wait until the fall tarantula migration”. I kinda chuckled and dismissed the comment.

Few days later I see a BR moving across back patio as I was rearranging stuff. I decided to get a pic of it before killing it. Snap pic, look down and the thing is gone. Only thing close was a piece of patio furniture I promptly pulled into yard and set ablaze.

Shortly thereafter, I get in crawl space to pull some wires. As I get to location, I roll over and look up and all I can see is BW egg sacks in floor joists. I mean as far as I could see. It was at that point I debated burning it all down.

Fast forward 6 months, mid September I’m walking down street close to dusk and I see something moving on edge of road, then something a little further down. It’s fricking tarantulas, and they are everywhere. The kids in the neighborhood are out picking them up playing with the damn things! Counted close to 30 that day and migration didn’t peak for another week or so.

Was a big spider phobe when younger. Brown recluses are the only ones I'm still terrified of. The rest should only give you a crappy couple days at worst.

Spiders really don’t want to be messing with humans. Some of them like the brown widow will just ball up and play dead if you go to capture them. Literally just fall to the floor and not move and pray you leave them alone. Typically the only Brown Widow bites are if you start to squish them between skin and the surface they’re on. I’ve kinda got a soft spot for these now. Black widows are a little bit bigger pricks. Brown recluses seem to be the biggest assholes with the biggest bite though. They can kick rocks.

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I hate roaches way more than spiders.

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Spiders and roaches both get the shoe around here. There are plenty of dead trees and wood piles to go around. You don’t need to be in my house freaking me and the other half out. I’m OK with most snakes. They tend to stay where they belong, which is all I ask of the wildlife.

My favorite things are the green anole lizards. They’re everywhere at my house. Basically part of the family at this point.