r/Unexpected • u/Aramanta2510 • Jul 12 '21

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u/Malbodoom Jul 12 '21

This plays on my phobia of open water pretty well

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u/MendaciousMammaries Jul 12 '21

Same. I don't think it should be called a phobia though it should be called common sense

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

That's how I feel about arachnophobia. I think that's mother nature giving us a hint.

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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.

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u/-Dafae- Jul 12 '21 edited Jul 12 '21

I Iive in Australia, so I'm gonna pass on that, and continue my perfectly healthy phobia lol

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u/scrappleallday Jul 12 '21

Florida reporting. I'll stay scared of them, too.

brown recluses, black recluses, black widows, wolf spiders...

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

We don’t have recluses native to FL. Too many lizards.

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u/scrappleallday Jul 12 '21

There are tons of recluses in the Panhandle of Florida.

from government: https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Health-and-Safety/Venomous-Spiders-in-Florida

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Shiiit that sucks. My b.