Is it weird that spiders don't bother me anymore?

[420Rachel]

Like I don't want them crawling on me but I don't freak out at the sight of one like when I was younger. I honestly think they're cool little critters but like I said I don't like want them on my body. 😂 My biggest aversion is stinging flying insects. Wasps, hornets, horseflies, etc. They can all burn in hell. Bees are chill tho.

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My son was playing in his sandbox and there was big ol dark fishing spider just chillin in there and my son pointed it out 🤣. I just gently scooted him out with the sand shovel 🙃

[Kaneki05]

Spiders are cute and anyone who say's otherwise is lying to themselves!
Plus there factually good for environment and pest control and pretty much all harmless to humans it's very rare for any harm to actually be done.

The most dangerous ones in very specific area's often never result in anything due to Anti venom been quite effective. Then Black widows and daddy long legs are pretty much myths.
Black widows only cause harm in very rare cases were a person has an allergic response. Daddy isn't actually venomous at all but yet there is a myth that it is but it just cannot bite through human skin. But nah it's just not venomous.

[Daniela1982]

The Daddy Long Legs I know are not poisonous. Are Daddy Long legs Poisonous?
There is a myth that states that daddy longlegs are the most toxic of all spiders, but their mouths are too small to inflict any damage to humans. This myth is false! They are not spiders and do not have venom so they are not poisonous. They have mouths similar to crabs or scorpions that allow them to catch and hold their prey in their jaws but cannot harm humans. They are mostly scavengers and will often feed on dead insects or decaying organic matter, but also eat garden pests like aphids.

[Kaneki05]

@Daniela1982 thanks for confirming what i said in more detail :) And yeah there is a lot of that too spiders that are actually not spiders.

[420Rachel]

Camel spiders aren't technically spiders, those things are GNARLY looking!

[Kaneki05]

Ah sun spiders yeah there highly vicious too to go along with there looks, unlike peaceful tarantula's. Also sun spiders have very short lives. And been a pet ain't really fun for them. And yep not a spider lol

[420Rachel]

Most creepy crawlies I hate, except spiders. Centipedes are a big ol nope for me too.

[420Rachel]

Been watching this guy's YT channel

https://youtu.be/-6vzjjIrRK8

[Kaneki05]

Well it's quite easy to dislike most because most are pests. And centipedes eat spiders Grrr. Though they do eat cockroachs and other pests so i guess they take a win there.
Not really sure what to think of them really. Millipedes are more my go to from that kinda set of species just all around good.

[exitseven]

I was just the opposite. I used to ride the tallest rollercoaster in the world, I worked on roofs and I loved to climb trees. Now I don't even like to go up a ladder to the second floor gutters. I do not know what happened to me.
It is cool you don't freak out about spiders.

[Daniela1982]

Was it when you fell out of your tree house onto your head?

[exitseven]

@Daniela1982 No, it was the damndest thing. My son wanted to ride on a double Ferris wheel so I said I would go with him. He was 8 or 9 years old. When this thing started to go up I was suddenly frightened to death. I was holding onto the bar with one hand and one hand on my son. It was a white knuckle experience.

[exitseven]

@Daniela1982 I did have a treehouse when I was a kid. It had a deck on the roof and I had an American flag on it. I went up in it during a hurricane to take the flag down. The thing probably should have been condemned and it was moving pretty good in the wind but I did not fall on my head.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[proNutro]

Girl no… I could never. Spiders and all that stuff freak me out. Butterflies are beautiful but even thinking of one landing on me gives me goosebumps and panicky so spiders? Big no haha

[Daniela1982]

Are you sure you are not afraid of spiders?

[420Rachel]

I actually think jumping spiders are adorable 😂

[Daniela1982]

They are my favorite spider too.

[Exxon]

What about this one?

[Daniela1982]

Is that a funnel web spider?

[Exxon]

@Daniela1982 Yes, I think so, İsn't it scary?

[420Rachel]

I mean I don't mind checking it out as long as it doesn't start scurrying at me 🤣

[Exxon]

İmagine its fans just started touching your ear while you watching TV sitting on couch in a dark room.

[Exxon]

*fangs.

[420Rachel]

Ohhhh fuck. I just wouldn't move 🤣 Spiders won't just bite you unless you scare them.

[DiegoO]

What about the half man, half spyder?

[420Rachel]

Spooder man

[DiegoO]

🕷️🕸️🤸

[Still-alive]

[Kaneki05]

Gah it's so cute!!!

[420Rachel]

An adorable bb 😭 I actually would keep a jumping spider as a pet. That's like the only species tho lmao

[NamerOfStars]

Not at all- when you've encountered the nastier bitey-stingy forms of arthropodic life, the kind that EATS the bitey-stingy kind starts looking downright pleasant by comparison.

[Mango-man]

Totally normal. I guess you just had enough positive encounters with spiders that your phobia turned only into respect.

[ewok737]

I was never concerned about spiders, but since I moved to the Phoenix area 28 years ago, I still get a fright when I encounter a tarantula I didn't realize was there, usually in the garage.

[loveslongnails]

The nasty spiders still bother me, but the others don't. I leave them be in the corners and they catch bugs.

[Andres77]

I guess all the spiders got the memo not to mess with mom.
Kudos!

[Wise4myage]

No, not at all. You just outgrew your fear of spiders.

[monkeynutts]

Yeah it’s good most spiders are harmless, and also important invertebrates.

[888theGreat]

Yikes

[iBeowulf]

It's all part of maturing

[iBeowulf]

Update: male toddlers are braver than adult females

[420Rachel]

True 🙃

[iBeowulf]

Sissies gonna sissy 🦒🍆🇺🇸🎲

[FunkyMonkee]

They NEVER bothered me!

[Hangry06]

No. Many people don't care about it

[MysteriousDarkness]

How about a Goliath Birdeater Tarantula?

[noohair]

It is conquering your fears. Good for you.

[NightOwl8801]

No that's a good thing

[ItsMeItsMe1989]

The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself

[msc545]

People grow up, and things change. No worries.

[sattii2607]

They never used to, especially the small ones.