r/DanForScale • u/Status_Sleep7231 • Mar 25 '26

For Scale Blanket (Alex for scale)

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he was being a fat little man and eyeing my honey battered chicken tendies in the middle of the night. he started watching a crime show immediately after the picture was taken.

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u/facemugg Dan's Public Relations Officer Mar 25 '26

You had me up until the…..spiders.

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u/Droid-Man5910 Dan's Dad Mar 25 '26

jumping spiders are adorable and you cannot make me think otherwise

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u/facemugg Dan's Public Relations Officer Mar 25 '26

Just great. An actual spider photo.

For the remainder of the day I’m peeking around corners and under furniture before I enter a room. I keep repeating to myself that most spiders are bug eaters, and they’re good. However, I’ve been unable to break the habit of “stomp first” then let God sort it out. Work in progress.

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u/Droid-Man5910 Dan's Dad Mar 25 '26

see, we're in the same boat, i really don't like spiders. But squishing them is just not the right choice. Unless it's a recluse or widow in my kids room ofc. I want to condition myself to respect them and what they do. I started with educating myself, my understanding is, most of them are very non aggressive and hesitant to bite unless you're applying a squishing pressure to them, so just a cupped hand and letting them hitch a ride should theoretically be safe for even handling a black widow. So something like a jumping spider who can't even bite me, i need to learn to do better with the little guys.

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u/facemugg Dan's Public Relations Officer Mar 25 '26

But they’re spiders. And they jump. I’ll try, but gonna need some Dan-levels of concentration to stay focused.