A little yes, .. I am prone to it... I HATE needles, injections, taking blood etc... I am scared to pieces of wasps, moths and especially daddy long-legs aka craneflies.. I am seriously not fond of spiders either..
Most of these things I have sorta learned to deal with to some extent.. like I tolerate and even like, (as long as they don't move) one particular species of spider, I have had to give injections and had to take my own blood but still really scream the place down if a cranefly comes into the house, which is nuts because they are completely harmless AND i am a huge advocate of biodiversity and would never harm one.
LOL I just hate them! I mean I love them as a creature, they are very ancient, so that's mega cool.. and I love that they exist.. I just cannot bear them near me! I completely flip if they come indoors.. I even have a screen door, (bear in mind they are not usual in the UK) that I insist has to be shut in daddy long legs season.. They are harmless and I wouldn't hurt them.. but someone has to catch them and get them out of the house as I couldn't rest with one in the house. I don't really like anything that flies near me... when I was very young and just married we kept a few birds in a cage, tiny little waxbills... one day one got out of the cage and was flying around. i screamed and screamed... which was ridiculous as it was TINY and by rights it should be way more scared of me than I of it!
Interesting. On this side of the pond a daddy (or granddaddy) long-legs (also known as a harvestman) is a spider with really long legs (relatively speaking) attached to a small body (about the same diameter as a pencil eraser).
Must be that "two nations divided by a common language" thing?
And it gets more complicated than that! We do have a daddy long legs spider here... and funny enough that's the species I have come to actually tolerate and love.. I protect them inside my house... love them.. as long as they don't move much.. I love them because they are so delicate, don't move much AND they eat other species of spider, including my most hated false widow spider.. BUT here, a harvestman is an entirely different thing.. it's not even a spider at all but looks a bit like one.. I adore harvest-men. This is what we call a harvestman here and, as I say not a spider
And here's a daddy long legs spider - as you can see completely different... both cool
This post was edited by Adaydreambeliever at August 15, 2017 7:47 PM MDT
Not being an arachnologist I just followed the common lore that those little buggars were spiders. After all, it's obvious that they have eight legs. I even have a few "pet" ones that hang around my office.
Anyhow I now find out that while they are arachnids they just miss being spiders. Eight legs, yes. But the two part bodies aren't there, nor are the eight eyes.
I am definitely claustrophobic and slightly acrophobic. I would say I'm arachnophobic, but the arachnids have to be of a decent size before they scare the crap out of me. I used to be emetophobic, but I've been desensitized after a few drunken experiences.
Wow Nevan B, I am claustrophobic, moderate to severely acrophobic too. I cant get on a step ladders lower step without feeling my butt hole twitch in fear. ;P
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