[Arachnocampa]

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Here's a tip, just crush the next spider you see. It's quick and probably the most merciful thing you could do.

Spiders don't bother me very much at all. In fact, I love them very much. The thing that keeps me from holding one, actually, is the fact that I don't know if I'm allergic to spider venom or not. (ALL spiders are venomous. Some may not be deadly-venomous, but it can be VERY bad if you happen to be allergic.) And some spiders are very skittish and will bite when scared.

BUT, UHM. [ahem]

The only time I've ever wanted to kill a creepy-crawly on purpose is when it's a fly. I hate flies, very much. I've chased them around the house a few times, but even so, I'd feel bad if I didn't give it a quick and merciful death.

NOW. My mom and brother, on the other hand, are absolutely terrified of spiders. My mom found a huge wolf spider on the curtains behind her couch one day and called me in. I told her to get a plastic container with a lid and something to get it inside of it so we could let it go outside. I offered to do the capturing, but she wanted to do it herself.

Hilarity ensued as I watched her iiiinch closer to the certains, swatter and cup in hand and then flee back without even getting a foot near the spider. Then she'd proceed to pace about the room, shaking her head and comforting herself under mumbles. Then she'd try again,a dn the cycle would repeat multiple times before I finally said, "Well, it's big. And my personal rule is, if it's baby let it live, but if it's big, it's lived long enough." That cracked her up, so she moved forward to swat it.

It fell to the floor and began skittering. I was the one who had to do the deed.

I felt so bad for my mom afterward. She was literally trembling from how scared she had been. <x]

And now for my brother, Atticus!. My mom, he, and I were in the kitchen. I think it was after school? He goes to open the fridge and suddenly he lets out a loud yelp, leaps back and scrambles onto the counter, staring wide-eyed over at the fridge. There was a house spider, innocently danging down on a thin strand of its silk. "KILL IT!!!" So I did. :[

So, uh... yeah.

Although I am easily scared by bugs that fly and sting, moreso wasps because they don't need a good reason to sting you. I can walk through a bunch of bumblebees with relative ease of the mind. But wasps? Oh, lord...