Fear of Spiders

[Blue_Frog]

Well, you could always carry a rolled up news-paper around with you for spider smacking ... although, my Oma always said that if you squish a spider it will rain.

I guess with all the smishing you'd do, you'd have a perpetual little rain cloud following you around like something from a Douglas Adams book

I generally try to save the spiders in cups and take them outside -- i'm sure its just a chance for them to find reinforcements, and come back to the condo and camp out.

[Kalei]

lol, I'm glad no one seen me this morning cause I was walking around the warehouse with a four foot flourescent tube to get the spiders gone, I must have looked pretty funny.

I always put big spiders in a cup and let them go outside, but the small ones scare me so much that I stomp on them before I even give a thought to saving them. I only found one more within the last hour, maybe they will leave me alone finally I hope.

[KittyGurl]

I hate Spiders! I hate all bugs execpt butterflies and lady bugs.
This is really funny. My grandma bought this plant for one of my aunt's. I was sitting in the back seat cuz my grandma's friend was sitting up front. Well, when my grandma made a turn, all this dirt caming flying out of the plant and onto the seat. And there were ants all over! I was screaming and screaming and I don't know what. I took off my shoe and started slapping random places at the seat. It was so funny!

[Hellow]

To everyone that has a phobia of spiders, just remember that they are benificial to the enviroment and they kill otherwise harmful insects that damage crops.

[Laura's Babies]

The biggest engineer we ever had on the boat I work on was a mountian of a man.... super tall and large! A HUDGE man! He was scared to death of spiders and would run like a sissy when one was around. He use to carry around a can of bug spray all day. At least twice a day, he would walk the whole boat and spray everywhere for spiders and I have to admit, while he rode with us, we never had anymore insdie the boat..

Could you get them to buy you a case of bug spray and spray around in the areas you work in?

[Marigold2]

Oh spiders and ants creep me out. Ants are mean and ugly, spiders are just ugly............................

[Taz_Zoee]

I read this post today while I was at work, but wasn't logged in. I was laughing (not at your fear), but because my co-worker is deathly afraid of spiders too. She had just said something about a spider being in the bathroom and then I saw this thread.
I am not afraid of spiders....I don't LIKE them, but I'm not afraid. Now Bruce will scream like a girl when it comes to a spider. He usually makes me "get rid of them". If they are not in my way, I tend to leave them alone.
Now what creeps me out is crickets or grasshoppers. I know they won't hurt me, but I don't like the feeling of them jumping and landing on my skin. Ewwww!!!