Am I sane? I... I Miss... Spiders.. XD

[kCherry]

This just occurred to me yesterday morning when my hubby, while getting ready for work jumps and goes "Eeeee! Spider!" (yes, he's a teensy bit arachnophobic ; why would anybody EVER watch that stupid movie, 'Arachnophobia'??? )

  As I rushed over, not to save my poor shrieking husband but to eagerly see what type spider he had encountered it occurred to me that I miss my spider friends!!

  We live in a house that is over 100 years old and though it has been beautifully restored many years ago, between the months of April to November we have a plethora of insects that move into our home (much to the cat's delight and my husbands scorn) including several species of spiders. Here it is February and we have very, very few spiders living inside or outside the house.


And apparently I miss them.

[kaoskat]

LOL You sound like my hubby. He hates when the spiders in our yard are gone.

[kittybethy]

LOL!! Looks like Cherry is the spider whisperer!

[littlexflitter]

I'm actually feeling a little bit the same right now. I'm sure it will pass when I encounter another spider, though!

We live in an old building and there's a certain type of large black house-spider that we find frequently. They don't build webs, so they just like to turn up in unexpected places hoping for a meal. I haven't seen one in weeks now, and I'm starting to wonder where they are! I know that when I see one, though, I'll wish they were still gone!

[creampuf]

LOL!! Looks like Cherry is the spider whisperer!

^ This!

[Eviecorn]

Awww.  I love watching spiders do their work, so I can't wait until they're back.

[Gingerbread]

I LOVE spiders...you can never have to many! I have a spider tattoo and six pet tarantulas. Before I split up with my ex and lost my home I had over three hundred tarantulas...haven't got the room for them anymore, I miss them

[SourdoughStomper]

I tolerate most spiders, although black widows make me freak! We usually just have little bitty ones that like to hang out on the ceiling all year round. I'll leave them alone BUT there is a rule they must obey. NO DANGLING IN MY FACE! If they  dangle, they get escorted outside. Sometimes they take care of the fruit flies and gnats too.

My tolerance is inversely proportional to their size. Smaller spider = bigger tolerance. If we had one of those humongo ones as big as a clock face, I'm outta here! I don't mind tarantulas too much though.

[melodys_angel]

Im ok with them from a distance but ill freak if they enter the house or are to close. 

After the ladybug infasion, I have no tolerance for them, either. There was a point there would be 3 or 4 in the house per room....and they bite!

[kaoskat]

After the ladybug infasion, I have no tolerance for them, either. There was a point there would be 3 or 4 in the house per room....and they bite!

Ladybugs.......BITE????? I never knew that!!!!

[kCherry]

Wha?!! I've never been bitten by a ladybug and I have hundreds move in the house every winter. Are you sure you didn't have a bad dream, MA?!

[EStRanger]

After the ladybug infasion, I have no tolerance for them, either. There was a point there would be 3 or 4 in the house per room....and they bite!

I like ladybugs, but I don't like their bites! It's just the tiniest nip, but it doesn't exactly feel like a friendly tap. I remember the first time I got nipped by one when I was little. I had some powdered sugar on my finger (been eatin' cake), and let a ladybug crawl on that finger. I love them and love letting them crawl on me, but when it bit me trying to eat the sugar, I about jumped out of my skin! Never before had I known them to bite. That little guy went straight out the window to go bite someone else, let me tell you!

I know ladybugs eat aphids, and aphids produce a sugary substance that ants eat....So maybe aphids taste sweet to ladybugs, and that's why the little jerk bit my sugary finger? I've been nipped a few more times since then, but I don't remember if I had anything sweet on me at the time.

[WeepingPiano]

Oh how I love spiders ^^ My dad was moving some building materials the other day and uncovered a tarantula that had hunkered down for the winter. I scooped it up and played with it for a few minutes until I found a nice little hidey hole that dad would not be disturbing this season.

(also, my boss is highly arachnaphobic, so I have to save him from spiders when I am at work. Oh our big strong National Gaurdsman...)

[Repulsive333]

kCherry- That is adorable. I absolutely love spiders so you made me giggle a little bit with your husband's reaction. My little sister is the same way and she was living with me for a while.
When i was younger I could never let anyone kill one around me, i would put them in a cup and bring them outside because i knew that someone would kill them if they were left inside.

[Juri]

It's so nice to hear that there are people out there who love spiders I personally am really afraid of them, but I never kill them or anything like that... its not their fault that they look frightening