Are you scared of spiders?

[Scarlettvegetable]

Originally Posted by Barbara

I used to be terrified of spiders, until one day a few years when I was in a pet shop I got very brave and asked to hold a red kneed tarantula. I held it in the palm of my hand and all was well for a couple of minutes until it started to walk, then I had had enough, but since that day I have not been scared of spiders one bit

Now if you had asked are you scared of cockroaches, well thats a different story.

Try playing with an adult female Goliath Bird Eating Spider, now thats something. They are quite aggressive so rear up when anything goes near them - well most do anyway - and you can really see their fangs, which are about an inch long, which is quite.....interesting...Plus they are about the size of a dinner plate (give or take)........but still beautiful...

But thats going off topic, the native spiders are fine, all except as I said the harvestmen!Eurgh... And Craneflies! Am I the only one to hate them! Ewww my skin is crawling...

Cockroaches aren't so bad, I guess an infestation would be nasty but I actually quite like the little critters!

Sara

[Barbara]

Originally Posted by Beryl

Now that I could not do.
I have had to be brave with soiders my youngest son is terrified ofthem and have always had to sort them out.

I suprised myself Beryl, it's was just one of those mad moments which you get every now and then and I'm glad I had one on that particular day.

[Alan]

I could easily hold a tarantula, and if a large spider is spotted by anyone in the house, I'm the one that usually picks it up and puts it outside - usually the the cries of 'there's a spider, there's a spider.... Get it out, get it out.....Don't kill it, don't kill it....it's unlucky'

But if I happen to be in a dark place moochin around or something, and one drops on me by suprise, I certainly jump! Then I just pick it up and put the spidey out the way. It must be a survival reflex from when we were all wild

[glsammy]

Spiders don't bother me at all, now wasps, that's a different story..they at least can hurt you, unlike any of our spiders..I know they all have venom, but so small a quantity non can do us any harm..

[Barbara]

Originally Posted by Scarlettvegetable

Try playing with an adult female Goliath Bird Eating Spider, now thats something. They are quite aggressive so rear up when anything goes near them - well most do anyway - and you can really see their fangs, which are about an inch long, which is quite.....interesting...Plus they are about the size of a dinner plate (give or take)........but still beautiful...

But thats going off topic, the native spiders are fine, all except as I said the harvestmen!Eurgh... And Craneflies! Am I the only one to hate them! Ewww my skin is crawling...

Cockroaches aren't so bad, I guess an infestation would be nasty but I actually quite like the little critters!

Sara

I am thankful that the Goliath Bird Eating Spider will not fit on my hand, phew

It's funny you know, but before I came on this site, I was frightened of a few things and Craneflies were one of them. I didn't like how they fly at you with their long legs dangling I used to scream when they came near me , however, there was one in my house the other day and you know what, I was actually examining it and it was really close to me and it didn't bother me one bit

Now to the serious stuff, the dreaded cockroaches , I have had a couple of bad experiences with them while I was abroad. In Thailand I was sitting at a bar and one ran up my arm and all hell broke loose, I screamed louder than the singer on stage, and in Goa the shop opposite to the one I was in put the shutters down on their shop and all their cockroaches ran over to the shop I was in , now that was scary for me anyway. I woke up the whole village and every one was laughing at my hubby having to carry me off down the road

[Scarlettvegetable]

The Cranefly is the only thing I scream at, usually I am very level headed about this sort of thing but for some reason I completely lose it at the sight of them! Although that is normally when they make me jump when they just 'appear', I dont like how they have their legs when they fly....creepy...but If I have seen them Im not so irrational...I just run away instead... lol

One thing I hate about the summer is all the flying things in the fields and by the river. I love it down by the river but I cannot stand things buzzing around my ears, since I got stung in the neck by a wasp I am very wary of flying bugs.......

I can imagine a cockroach running up your arm cant be a very nice experience!

Sara

[Barbara]

Originally Posted by Scarlettvegetable

The Cranefly is the only thing I scream at, usually I am very level headed about this sort of thing but for some reason I completely lose it at the sight of them! Although that is normally when they make me jump when they just 'appear', I dont like how they have their legs when they fly....creepy...but If I have seen them Im not so irrational...I just run away instead... lol

One thing I hate about the summer is all the flying things in the fields and by the river. I love it down by the river but I cannot stand things buzzing around my ears, since I got stung in the neck by a wasp I am very wary of flying bugs.......

I can imagine a cockroach running up your arm cant be a very nice experience!

Sara

I find with bees and wasps that if I stay still and not start waving my arms about they don't bother me. I was stung by a bee on my foot when I was small and I haven't forgotten about that, and a few years ago got stung by a wasp on my finger as I took my washing off the line. Also I was not impressed when I got two ticks on my leg whilst holidaying in Scotland

[Beryl]

No. Spiders are on the whole OK.
I loath Earwigs ugh they make me shudder

[Barbara]

Originally Posted by Beryl

No. Spiders are on the whole OK.
I loath Earwigs ugh they make me shudder

Oh Beryl, I'd forgotton about them

[Beryl]

Originally Posted by Barbara

Oh Beryl, I'd forgotton about them

Oh gosh, they are the most gross little creatures and if you leave the washing out over night the females get all caught up in it.