Spiders really don't scare me overall, and I enjoy seeing them. That said, I still like to know they are there and are still startled by them if one suddenly runs over me, like if I pick up a shoe in the garage and one runs over my hand, it will spook me and I'll drop the shoe

Up here in Minnesota, however, there are very few venomous spiders. Where I grew up in Southern Missouri, brown recluse were common, and I was more wary of spiders until I was sure of what kind they were. In that case I kept a spider book around and made sure I could identify them. I think if I lived in an area with many venomous spiders I would probably be more wary of them, simply because they are so small and easy to miss.

Black widows do kind of give me the creeps though. I watched a nature show a few years ago just on black widows and it went into detail what the poison does to a human's nervous system. Just can't help but be chilled by something so small that can be such a danger to a human, but I also feel awe over them as well. I do think Hollywood has played quite a negative role on how people view spiders, and other "creepy crawlies."

I have no desire to kill spiders. Whenever I see one of the resident little house spiders in the middle of the floor, I just give it a nudge so it runs to a safer spot.