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This can't be good for my health
Topic Started: Sep 8 2007, 04:17 PM (237 Views)
UFO boy
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You all should know, i have arachnophobia, just so you know. Well recently my sister went down to New Mexico, while there she caught 2 tarantulas which are now downstairs in coffee cans untill she can get something better the put them in.

She CAUGHT them also so that means they still have their venom glands as well. This may not seem like a huge deal to some people, but as stated, i'm TERRIFIED of spiders in real life, Tarantulas being one of the biggest known spiders and there being 2 down stairs in nothing more then coffee cans kinda makes me nervous out of my MIND.

I found myself slightly nervous in this house about spiders BEFORE these things, now i know for a fact that there are 2 posionous, giant, hairy, spiders down stairs. Not good for health... no no...not good for health...
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HAL-9000
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I have the exact same fear! I Hate Spiders. But this info should be somewhat calming. Trantulas are more of the Anti-Soical spiders of the world. Meaning they won't attack unless brought to the point of self defense. So you can hold them if your gentle, but if you slap them and they get into fighting stance. Back away slowly. Otherwise. Lock your door. Seal the cracks in your room and stick a desk infront of your door if you need protection XDDDDDDDDD
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Anya Nippon
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I hate All types of Insects...Except Butterflys XD
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Buddha
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I do not fear death, insects or spiders. What I fear is being alone for the rest of my life, I guess that makes me lame. XD
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To be honest, tarantula's actually have one of the most fragile skeletal systems, so if one does get out and your really freaked that it's gonna get you, just toss something like a small book on it and then bye-bye spider. >.> or if you want to be really sure you killed it, smacking it a few good times with a shoe.
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UFO boy
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Their posion also isn't deadly to humans.

It just will hurt, be itch and become very big. So there are many reasons not to worry about the things, except i really really am afraid of spiders. I'm not afraid of death, i'm not afraid of bugs(spiders aren't bugs) but i am afraid of spiders.

The diving bell spider, which is a spider that lives underwater, made me nervous to go into lakes for a long time after learning about it.

All in all it's still a HUGE spider and i still have arachnophobia
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Buddha
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Then at all times carry a shoe, lol
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Fayt
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here! i got protection! *tosses you a condom* waaaaaiiit. not the right kind of protection huh?

anyway, i have the same fear, and since i live in a (well basically its an apartment in my parents basement) and its getting colder more and more spiders are comin in. And even though wolf spiders pale in comparison to tarantulas it still freaks the livin' bajeezus out of me when im downstairs at midnight playing games and a spider comes a-crawlin up my shoulder.
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Fayt
Sep 9 2007, 08:15 PM
here! i got protection! *tosses you a condom* waaaaaiiit. not the right kind of protection huh?

anyway, i have the same fear, and since i live in a (well basically its an apartment in my parents basement) and its getting colder more and more spiders are comin in. And even though wolf spiders pale in comparison to tarantulas it still freaks the livin' bajeezus out of me when im downstairs at midnight playing games and a spider comes a-crawlin up my shoulder.

Pockets the condom* I could use that.
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UFO boy
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Don't wolf spiders have deadlier venom to humans the tarachulas?
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Fayt
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I dont think so.
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Buddha
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ACtually they do, its one of the few things I learned from boy scouts.
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Fayt
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Really? I was in scouts, and I didn't even know that.
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UFO boy
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Wait... i'm not sure if i'm right or not... i know that tarancula poision and wolf spider venom are both not very good for people, but i'm not sure if eather can kill.

I know a spider closely related to the wolf spider(lookes exactly like it) is deadly to humans and is common, but i don't know if it's the wolf spider itself or not. However, since i don't know, i'll trust buddha on this one.

*waves a tiny flag with buddha's name on it* No affence Fayt, just think he's correct.
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Fayt
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*waves a 'defeat' flag around* oh well. i guess i am wrong. im not too savvy with the spider knowledge so i wouldn't know. All i know is...

Theres an assload of spiders down here
Your afraid to death of em.
My spidey sense apparently isn't tingling
And for protection against a spider assault like that? your goona need a whole lot of condoms.

Good luck.

((Wait... did that last comment seem just a bit off to you? Nah, just my imagination))
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