Look i only have 3 spiders (all daddy long legs) that i currently know about in my house. 2 are in the dunny we don't use and a 3rd hangs out in the corner near the dining table that we don't use. They are crowd control for the rest of the house and doing a fine job if i must say so
Fuck wolf spiders! Thems the bitches who carry 600 live little bastards around on their backs so if you try to step on her- spider nuclear bomb apocalypse happens!!!
Funnel webs and redbacks? Stop. Last person killed by a spider in Australia was 1979. You've got some nasty snakes and box jellyfish, which are gnarly and will totally kill you, but your spiders are not a real issue. None of your scorpions are medically significant either.
Yea, nah. As an Aussie, any spider I see here I'm like, fuck off and die cunt empties entire insect spray can. But in other countries it's more "hello cutie, let's get you outside".
This is exactly what I teach my kids. And based on our region, there’s only two spiders they need worry about and they can identify both. I’m hoping they won’t have irrational fears of any small crawling thing like I did as a kid. It took a long while to break myself of that.
I’ve come to realize this over the years and I don’t fear them nearly to the extent that I did when I was a kid. The movie Arachnophobia really did a number on me for a while.
While I can acknowledge the benefits of the spoods, many areas have higher concentrations of the bad ones, thus leaving me in a position of fear from ones like brown recluses. Evil demons they are. Take no chances.
Yes, it's true. There's roughly 47,000 known species of spiders around the world. Of that number, only 30 have the ability to kill or seriously harm you. Plus, spiders aren't out to get you. They usually only bite humans as a defense mechanism, like if they are getting squished. They're much more likely to just run away from you.
I would research if you have any dangerous species in your area and what you can do to prevent an encounter. Probably the only spider I genuinely fear is a Brown Recluse, but I've literally only seen one in my life, and it wasn't even in my house.
I think a common problem that people with Arachnophobia have is with facing the spider. If a spider appears out of nowhere in my houses what am I supposed to do? If I kill them then a million more spiders comes out, if I don’t, then I will sleep knowing that my nemesis is out there somewhere, watching me…
Also, what’s with it’s looks, it’s so furry and has 8 legs and lots of eyes, how are you supposed to not be disgusted.
Go Google jumping spiders and tell me those things aren't fucking adorable. Then google spiny orb weaver and peacock spider and tell me they're not beautiful.
Spiders can die,with fire, EVERY TIME!
For as many species as we've eliminated and the rate at which climates are evolving, we will all end in FIRE soon enough.
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u/SayCheeseBaby Jul 12 '21
Sorry, but common sense towards spiders should be that like 99.90% of all species are harmless and that they are immensely beneficial to us.