I thought I had conquered my fear of spiders

[Farang]

I started screaming like a little girl when, while changing my oil, I noticed one of these guys crawling on on of my hand. It wasn't even trying to flee, it was doing that slow, steady creepy crawl that they do in the movies.

Then I didn't see where it went. So it could be on me right now. Or it could be in my engine.. waiting..

 

[Deeko]

frightening

 

[Apathetic]

Hey, what's that on your shoulder?

Dave

 

[KeithTalent]

I hear you.

<---- arachnophobe

KT

 

[mjh]

I'm not scared of spiders, but seeing that thing anywhere near me would probably send a chill down my spine!

 

[Epic Fail]

Syringer!!!

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
Syringer!!!

:thumbsup:

KT

 

[pyonir]

I hated black widows when i lived in AZ. I'm really only afraid of poisonous spiders....*shudder*

 

[Shawn]

I'm not afraid of spiders either but they are nasty looks MFers.

 

[destrekor]

I think everyone has the right to fear a damned widow or recluse. things bring a lot of misery and pain and worse outcomes if you aren't exactly healthy.

I've been slowly working on my fear of spiders. It's not a crippling fear, so not really a fear, I just find them repulsive and try my best to stay away from the things. But I've been getting better and handling myself around them to kill the ones that aren't necessary (in home = not necessary. around the yard = very good. I let the big orb weaver that frequents our deck stay alive, catches quite a few mosquitoes during the summer ). It's still troubling when we down to this one heavily wooded area to do land navigation and assorted training tasks: damn woodland floor is littered with spiders, at least 1 per sq. yd. That keeps your heart going when your afraid there gonna start crawling all over you and gives ya the creepy crawlies all over. :laugh:

 

[Fenixgoon]

maybe you need to go to the nearest hot girl and see if she will take out the spider for you. and don't forget to let us know how it went.

 

[overst33r]

Good thing it didn't bite you...

 

[Sqube]

There's nothing wrong with freaking out when you see a black widow just chilling on your body.

Those are nasty motherfuckers, plain and simple.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Farang
I started screaming like a little girl when, while changing my oil, I noticed one of these guys ...

actually, that's a gal.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: Farang
I started screaming like a little girl when, while changing my oil, I noticed one of these guys crawling on on of my hand. It wasn't even trying to flee, it was doing that slow, steady creepy crawl that they do in the movies.

Then I didn't see where it went. So it could be on me right now. Or it could be in my engine.. waiting..

So how did you remove it? I'd be stuck in the middle of not wanting to even breathe and also wanting it the ef off of my hand asap.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1

Originally posted by: Farang
I started screaming like a little girl when, while changing my oil, I noticed one of these guys crawling on on of my hand. It wasn't even trying to flee, it was doing that slow, steady creepy crawl that they do in the movies.

Then I didn't see where it went. So it could be on me right now. Or it could be in my engine.. waiting..

So how did you remove it? I'd be stuck in the middle of not wanting to even breathe and also wanting it the ef off of my hand asap.

It had come off a rag I was using to check the oil level, when I brought the dipstick to my face to look where the level was I noticed it on my hand. I swatted it off my hand as I threw the rag to the ground and started jumping up and down screaming like a 5-year-old girl.

 

[OdiN]

What I really hate is when something that can fly lands on me, and I don't know what it is - you know that insect flying sound then you feel something on your head or something and UGH! Hate that shit.

 

[lyssword]

I'm not scared of spiders. If I see some bug crawling on my arm my first reaction how do I safely remove it and don't make a mess on my arm by splattering it

 

[CitizenSnips]

Considering the toxicity of the widow, I wouldn't call your reaction unwarranted

I probably would've done the same thing, though if possible tried to catch it in a jar or something afterwards. They're pretty cool critters... just not when they're near exposed skin.

 

[alfa147x]

ok so this widow spider isnt a good thing.../

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I hear you.

<---- arachnophobe

KT

Yeah no kidding, I had a dream last night, that I was lying down, and a tarrantula was on my face, and I saw its undersides. Its weird because I didn't wake up, but was screaming, and then I woke up this morning. Then I read this thread. And my dream came back to me.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1

Originally posted by: Farang
I started screaming like a little girl when, while changing my oil, I noticed one of these guys crawling on on of my hand. It wasn't even trying to flee, it was doing that slow, steady creepy crawl that they do in the movies.

Then I didn't see where it went. So it could be on me right now. Or it could be in my engine.. waiting..

So how did you remove it? I'd be stuck in the middle of not wanting to even breathe and also wanting it the ef off of my hand asap.

It had come off a rag I was using to check the oil level, when I brought the dipstick to my face to look where the level was I noticed it on my hand. I swatted it off my hand as I threw the rag to the ground and started jumping up and down screaming like a 5-year-old girl.

That sort of behavior is acceptable for that situation. ::shivers::

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: TehMac

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I hear you.

<---- arachnophobe

KT

Yeah no kidding, I had a dream last night, that I was lying down, and a tarrantula was on my face, and I saw its undersides. Its weird because I didn't wake up, but was screaming, and then I woke up this morning. Then I read this thread. And my dream came back to me.

Sounds familiar...

 

[soydios]

I'm not scared of spiders. but, I would be rather freaked out if a black widow or brown recluse was crawling on me.
think of it this way: if it's stuck in your engine, you know how to take care of that problem.

 

[ranmaniac]

The worst is walking through a spider web at night, it's probably the only time you'll use the stop, drop and roll technique besides being on fire. lol