• dkppunk@piefed.social
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    10 days ago

    Agreed! Spiders are super cool little critters that do so much good. I followed the coolest green lynx spider in my backyard last year, she went from a tiny baby missing 2 legs to this big hulking mama that ate her mate and produced so many babies. I loved her so much 💚

    I’ve never understood people’s fear of spiders. They are so small, what is there to be afraid of? 🤷‍♀️

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      10 days ago

      My wife’s arachnophobic, and apparently the way their legs move has a lot to do with it. Jumping spiders, with their stubby little legs, don’t creep her out like other spiders do.

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        10 days ago

        Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. I guess I wasn’t born with that fear because I’ve always gravitated towards creepy crawlies ever since I was a little girl. My mom also encouraged my toddler love of bugs, she didn’t let her own fears show because she saw how interested I was in them and didn’t want to hold me back. I know the reason, I just don’t understand the reason for the fear/discomfort if that makes sense.

        And jumping spiders are adorable little things 🥰

        On a side note, Arachnophobia is one of my favorite movies and I always root for the spiders 🤣