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Originally Posted by dissentowner
As somebody who has always liked spiders, kept them as pets, and was at one time the largest tarantula breeder in Canada I have never understood the dislike so many have for spiders or what makes people afraid of them. For you arachnophobes on here can you tell me what about spiders you find scary? I am asking for curiosity sake because I honestly don't get it. Spiders to me are amazing creatures, they come in a variety of stunning colours, do amazing architecture with their webs, and control the pest population.
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You expect me to rationally explain my irrational fear of spiders?
Well, I'll try.
Arachnaphobia (the movie) and my dad telling me when I was a little kid about spiders that burrow in your ear and eat through your brain. Actually I think it was a Twilight Zone episode or something, I wasn't smart/old enough to realize he was talking about fictional spiders (at least I ####ing hope they're fictional).
It has just spitballed from there.
It's weird though. I watched that video of the spiders that hunt in packs and I thought it was cool. I see tarantulas (or whatever) at zoos and stuff and it doesn't give me the creeps at all. I'm not particularly afraid of other bugs, at least no more than the average person. Seen/held a few pet snakes in my day and thought it was insanely cool.
Oh, and talking about how spiders help control other insects means nothing to me. I can put on misquito repellant. AFAIK there is no such thing as spider repellant.