Fear of spiders became part of our DNA

[RedSquirrel]

GET OUT!

But... but... I'm ugly too!

[DefenceMinisterMishkin]

But... but... I'm ugly too!

That's because you have a dirty great spider stuck to your face..

[RedSquirrel]

That's because you have a dirty great spider stuck to your face..

Naw, that improved my looks... went from "vomit on sight" to "cringe on sight".

[acute]

A fear of anything that can harm or kill us makes perfect sense (spiders, snakes, heights) , but the fear of clowns is a little more puzzling to me.

[Lenore Graves]

spiders !! ...I dont trust em...

[KariW]

The brown recluse I spoke of earlier...after they *bite* you the skin turns like black and brown and dies. I was in the ER once getting my back checked out and a guy came in and had one of the bites. It was horrible. Apparently the doctors have to remove the entire chunks of skin and then you're left with a hole where the bite was...that is terrifying! I always check my shoes before I put them on because I heard once the little buggers like to hide in your shoes! no no no no no Okay no more spider talk for me now. I'm getting the heebie jeebies.

She-ra I can totally relate! I always check my shoes, and give my clothes a shake before putting them on for fear of getting bitten by them. My husband thinks I'm a little crazy, but I don't care. As a child, I was bitten by a brown recluse once, and it wasn't fun.

[+HerNibs]

I think I'm broken. Not afraid of spiders, snakes or lizards.

TERRIFIED of moths, butterflies and caterpillars. Screaming hiding in closest shaking scared.

Nibs

[She-ra]

Awe Nibs...not broken...just scared of different things

And KariW I get it! My husband think I'm a loon most of the time anyways...shaking out the shoes is just one minor example Just kidding...but he does *shake his head* at me a lot

PS: had to edit to add. I hope I'm not prying but where did you get your spider bite? What happened. Or, you can PM me. I was bit while cleaning out some palm trees in Freeport years ago. I went to the ER (a story unto itself going to an ER in a 3rd world country) and they said it must have been a black widow<--the one with the red mark on the back. I can PM you the details. Not something I should share out here in the open

Edited April 7, 2015 by She-ra

[powerplant]

Is it just me, or is this same news reported like every 3 months? I feel like I've heard this 12 times before.

Not trying to dismiss the topic/discussion, this just feels like deja vu.

Edited April 10, 2015 by powerplant

[Rlyeh]

Scientist are the same ones that say man is not born with any instincts and that everything is learned. LOL They slay me. rofl.

Small things amuse small minds.

[GlitterRose]

Well I'm pretty sure *some* males are fearful too.

yes? no? I'd run screaming and never return to this house - EVER!

That picture rocks!

[She-ra]

That picture rocks!

Hahahaaa...it is sort of awesome! Scared me to death