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does anyone have a special interest in spiders

partykrill💕

spiders are my special interest and i wanna meet someone who have a SI for spiders too! or if you dont have an SI in spiders id still love to talk about them w you!! :)

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  • Only in as far as I'd rather they didn't come into my home! I won't kill a spider, I just catch them and release them outside, but if only they'd get the hint and keep out! Lol!

  • in reply to JustMe

    lol yeah thats fair! im kinda scared of them (not all tho) so sometimes I dont rlly want them in my house either. but most of the time Im fine with them being there and even give them names lol

  • in reply to partykrill💕

    I used to be terrified of them when I was younger (a traumatic experience when I was 5 concerning what was, to me at the time, a massive arachnid!), but taking up camping and outdoor pursuits cured me. My grandchildren like me to 'talk' things, everything from the moon, to my car, to soft toys, to animals (especially my dog), to spiders! Lol! They'll say, "Talk Ford" (my car) and I then talk to them as if the car is talking to them. To try and make sure they didn't become afraid of bugs, I did the same thing. If we see a spider in the corner of the room, it will start "talking" for them to the kids, and the kids answer back! Lol! The first question they ask is always, "What's your name?". We've had the common Fred's and George's, and Matilda, Rosemary, Isaac, Wolfgang, everything! Lol! 

  • in reply to aidie

    That wouldn't surprise me. I used to be scared of them many years ago but I managed to overcome my fear before having my kids, so they didn't pick up a fear of spiders from me (and their dad definitely wasn't scared of them!). My daughter was still terrified of them though! She's better now, as an adult, and can catch them and chuck them out, but as a child she'd freak right out. 

  • in reply to JustMe

    it has been shown this reaction is actually genetic and programmed in a long time ago 

  • in reply to partykrill💕

    My eldest granddaughter (11) makes me laugh. She'll happily pick up snails, slugs, worms, beetles, ladybirds, and all manner of garden pests, with no problems at all.  She helps her other nanna out on the farm so she's used to bugs and dirt. But put her near a spider and she'll freak! Lol! She can stay in the same room as one now though, which is a big improvement. 

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  • in reply to partykrill💕

    My eldest granddaughter (11) makes me laugh. She'll happily pick up snails, slugs, worms, beetles, ladybirds, and all manner of garden pests, with no problems at all.  She helps her other nanna out on the farm so she's used to bugs and dirt. But put her near a spider and she'll freak! Lol! She can stay in the same room as one now though, which is a big improvement. 

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