I Would Be Sooooo Worried

[Ozzie'sperson]

OMG -- an 8-inch spider?! I think I would have had a heart attack on the spot.

Reminds me of the "Annie Hall" scene where Diane Keaton calls Woody Allen to come over in the middle of the night to kill a spider ... he goes in with a tennis racket and tells her there is "a spider the size of a Buick in your bathroom."

[eringabrielle]

Originally Posted by sammiz

Where in the world do you live?

When my youngest grandson was about five years old, he was coming to visit with me for a while from New Jersey to California. He expressed a concern about spiders where I live. I told him that we didn't have any more spiders at my house than he has at this house.

Our home was had recently been built and we hadn't lived here long. It was a newly developed area. Not long after we arrived back to my home, we had a spider migration from the fields behind our house. They were all over everywhere!! So many spiders you couldn't take a step without stepping on them. and then some more eeeks! They had no food source and so were cannibalizing each other. I nearly lost my mind over that little episode. Thank God they didn't get inside the house!!

Needless to say, I lost credibility with him for a while after that.

Needless to say,

OMG!!!! that is straight out of a horror movie!
I live in south TX, but once, while visiting my grandparents in north TX I stepped on a tarantula, BAREFOOTED!
It scared the heck out of me. Something about the legs creeps me out cause crabs creep me out in the same way.

[OLIVIA_KARHIS]

I am fine with spider. I just cant stand a big june bug or any flying insects, flying anywhere in the same room as me.

[Doodlebug]

Originally Posted by OLIVIA_KARHIS

I am fine with spider. I just cant stand a big june bug or any flying insects, flying anywhere in the same room as me.

Same with me. I hate june bugs, crickets and grasshoppers the most. Spiders are ok with me, no big deal.

[jp4m2]

I can't squish a spider or any bug for that matter because of the crunch factor.....so in our house we have a small vacuum that is used for that purpose..if any one sees a bug we say.... "WHERE'S THE BUG SUCKER???...there's probably a bug war going on in that bag... Sometimes I'm afraid they will crawl out.....my husband hates spiders also...so when he's in the garage & he spots one he will grab the shop vac...then he'll suck up rocks or oil dry after the spider to make sure the spider gets clobbered

[IluvLucy]

I don't like crawly critters of any kind! My husband and I lived in the middle of a farm. Woods everywhere and hay fields in front of the house. He was on the farm one day and I saw a scorpion on the carpet in our bedroom.

I freaked! I literally jumped across the bed and grabbed the closest spray can I could find. It was HAIRSPRAY!

When my husband came home, I was sitting in the middle of the bed, had sprayed the whole can of hair spray, and had turned the scorpion into a statue. (I would NOT get close enough to pick it up, scoop it up , or anything else)

After a few years, I wasn't afraid of spiders anymore. I battled every kind of spider you can think of out there.

But when it comes to snakes ...............................

[PANAMA69]

Originally Posted by IluvLucy

I don't like crawly critters of any kind! My husband and I lived in the middle of a farm. Woods everywhere and hay fields in front of the house. He was on the farm one day and I saw a scorpion on the carpet in our bedroom.

I freaked! I literally jumped across the bed and grabbed the closest spray can I could find. It was HAIRSPRAY!

When my husband came home, I was sitting in the middle of the bed, had sprayed the whole can of hair spray, and had turned the scorpion into a statue. (I would NOT get close enough to pick it up, scoop it up , or anything else)

After a few years, I wasn't afraid of spiders anymore. I battled every kind of spider you can think of out there.

But when it comes to snakes ...............................

You turned the scorpion into a statue, I think some people will call that art