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!!!