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This is a bit of a response to the WHOLE SLEW of comments I got on my "Wall Spider is Watching You Pee" photo. Mainly to also deflect any admonishments I may have received or will be receiving on the assumption that I squished the spider in question. First, I'll admit that I did embellish a LITTLE TINY BIT on the description. But don't get me wrong, the fear is still there. Its just a jittery feeling that I can't shake.
Now with that in mind, just so you know about this lil' comic is that everything that happened here is based on a true story. What can I say? When I was like four years old I was a really emotionally in-touch kid and yes I did BAWWW over killing a grandaddy long leg spider in a pan of water.
After my initial innocence of drowning the spider and finding it oh-so-funny and took it to my dad to tell him, he didn't agree there. Now.. my dad, in spite of being in the gun-toting military/truck driver/repairman/hunter/survivalist, and everything else manly manly that any living creature can be under Earth's yellow sun, told me this one simple thing about how it wasn't really that funny.
"Critters are alive, and ain't playthings." His logic was sound. It really couldn't hurt me, so why should I hurt it? Ever since then, I've been pretty adamant about letting critters go outside whenever the chance presents itself. Call it a bit of conditioning, but it did make sense and has stuck with me ever since then. To the point that I was usually the go-to person in middle school and high school for any spiders, lizards or snakes other folks encountered. (and who else here had that one person standing around while you try to corral a new critter into a jar or onto some paper only to have that fucking moron come up and stomp it? Angers me to no end... )
Now this does NOT change the fact that they still scare me to the point of jumpiness when I'm trying to jar 'em up. But dammit I try!!! I should get points for that at least. =-p
Now with that in mind, just so you know about this lil' comic is that everything that happened here is based on a true story. What can I say? When I was like four years old I was a really emotionally in-touch kid and yes I did BAWWW over killing a grandaddy long leg spider in a pan of water.
After my initial innocence of drowning the spider and finding it oh-so-funny and took it to my dad to tell him, he didn't agree there. Now.. my dad, in spite of being in the gun-toting military/truck driver/repairman/hunter/survivalist, and everything else manly manly that any living creature can be under Earth's yellow sun, told me this one simple thing about how it wasn't really that funny.
"Critters are alive, and ain't playthings." His logic was sound. It really couldn't hurt me, so why should I hurt it? Ever since then, I've been pretty adamant about letting critters go outside whenever the chance presents itself. Call it a bit of conditioning, but it did make sense and has stuck with me ever since then. To the point that I was usually the go-to person in middle school and high school for any spiders, lizards or snakes other folks encountered. (and who else here had that one person standing around while you try to corral a new critter into a jar or onto some paper only to have that fucking moron come up and stomp it? Angers me to no end... )
Now this does NOT change the fact that they still scare me to the point of jumpiness when I'm trying to jar 'em up. But dammit I try!!! I should get points for that at least. =-p
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yea, thats what my grandma calls them too. Im a yankie though, so i all em Daddy longlegs. XD
I thought this was really sweet though. Not just the letting the spider outside, but the fact that she remembered what her father said so many years later. Its that kind of daughter-father relationship that moves me. ^.=.^
I thought this was really sweet though. Not just the letting the spider outside, but the fact that she remembered what her father said so many years later. Its that kind of daughter-father relationship that moves me. ^.=.^
Oddly, despite being a hellish little asshole in every other way, I never got into the killing spiders thing. I used to put them in the houseplants, to the horror of my mother, who has an unholy terror of them.
I DID butcher a LOT of earthworms, but only because a teacher had taught me that was how earthworms make babies. I thought I was doing the things a favour.
I DID butcher a LOT of earthworms, but only because a teacher had taught me that was how earthworms make babies. I thought I was doing the things a favour.
I have a hard time leadin em outside too. I have a strange occurrence when spiders touch me. They can be around me just fine but if they touch me I freak out for some unknown reason. I hallucinate that there are spiderson me, like holes or dark spots in the corner of my eye on my body are spiders or I feel em crawlin on my back when they aren't after they touch me. It doesn't happen all the time but about 90% of the time it does. So I kinda know how hard it is to let the poor buggers go. I also have the same sentiment about little critters, they aren't hurtin me any why hurt them. I remember being all down and out when i stepped on a lady bug in florida :P
Thanks. I try. ^^ I also felt it was a pretty good thing to share with others. That whole hippie view on respecting life etc...
Heh heh, well sometimes I do just let them be, or corral them out a door. I also have my roommate who even held one hostage in a jar for a couple of months and even fed her crickets from the pet store..
Heh heh, well sometimes I do just let them be, or corral them out a door. I also have my roommate who even held one hostage in a jar for a couple of months and even fed her crickets from the pet store..
Thanks, I try.
And yeah, that's my dad for you.. He's a teddy bear at worst, but ..well is a teddy bear with GUNS. He is a good guy though, and I think for various unspoken reasons was able to communicate with me even when I was little because well, I was the youngest of three and in all honesty was like a tomboyish daughter my whole life.
=-p
And yeah, that's my dad for you.. He's a teddy bear at worst, but ..well is a teddy bear with GUNS. He is a good guy though, and I think for various unspoken reasons was able to communicate with me even when I was little because well, I was the youngest of three and in all honesty was like a tomboyish daughter my whole life.
=-p
Well, the bites experienced swell up to about a dime in size, become extremely tender to the touch, and when forced to pop, pus breaks the surface in two places, roughly analagous to where you'd expect a large breed of spider's fangs to enter. Typically on the face around the cheek bones.
I'm willing to admit the possibility of being wrong, but given my bed borders the wall on two sides and the sheets drag the ground, anything crawly in the house dies. <.<;
I'm willing to admit the possibility of being wrong, but given my bed borders the wall on two sides and the sheets drag the ground, anything crawly in the house dies. <.<;
Yes, but why would a spider bite you when you are asleep? Spiders just don't bite humans for the heck of it, and we're not on their menu as food either.
Also, any spider smaller than a tarantula is likely to leave bites that shows little to none separation.
Sounds more like some kind of insect. Many insects thinks human are an awesome source of food.
Bed Bugs for one like to bite areas of skin that are exposed during the night (as opposed to being under the sheets).
This page despite focusing on Colorado, has some useful general info on both insect bites and spider bites.
I'd recommend that you tuck the sheets a bit higher so they don't drag on the floor (unless you prefer to keep getting bitten of course :P ) and you might also try setting out glue traps (useful for both spiders and insects) and see what is caught, as well as setting up duct tape barriers.
The glue traps would be excellent to give you an indication of what kind of spiders and insects you have in the house/around the bed, which in turn should help you in 'diagnosing' the pests and the best method to get rid of them. :)
Also, any spider smaller than a tarantula is likely to leave bites that shows little to none separation.
Sounds more like some kind of insect. Many insects thinks human are an awesome source of food.
Bed Bugs for one like to bite areas of skin that are exposed during the night (as opposed to being under the sheets).
This page despite focusing on Colorado, has some useful general info on both insect bites and spider bites.
I'd recommend that you tuck the sheets a bit higher so they don't drag on the floor (unless you prefer to keep getting bitten of course :P ) and you might also try setting out glue traps (useful for both spiders and insects) and see what is caught, as well as setting up duct tape barriers.
The glue traps would be excellent to give you an indication of what kind of spiders and insects you have in the house/around the bed, which in turn should help you in 'diagnosing' the pests and the best method to get rid of them. :)
my daddy taught me the same thing.
I like spiders in my home. We have a mutual agreement. They stay out of areas where i frequent (bed, bath, couch, ect) and I let them stay indoors. I had an 8 legged guest build a web near my night light and stay over the winter once. He made sure I never had an ant or beetle problem. Little fella was well fed and well behaved :)
I like spiders in my home. We have a mutual agreement. They stay out of areas where i frequent (bed, bath, couch, ect) and I let them stay indoors. I had an 8 legged guest build a web near my night light and stay over the winter once. He made sure I never had an ant or beetle problem. Little fella was well fed and well behaved :)
First things first. This is a really sweet comic. ^_^
The expressions are really well done and it captures the sometimes cruel innocence of youth perfectly. Also, you dad is awesome. :)
"Living beings are not playthings." Words to live by. *salutes*
My defense of spiders actually dosen't have anything to do with my avatar, or, only by accident.
A few years ago I changed my mail and used the name 'suntiger' in it, which I then pictured as a sort of fiery coloured tiger when I imagined a being for it at all.
It was only later, when I started to read up on spiders that I discovered that there actually was one called a suntiger. Soon after I began changing my avatar.
The reason I started to read up on spiders was because I was arachnophobic. I was really scared of spiders. However, keeping in mind the old adage "you fear what you don't know" I asked myself "what do I really know about spiders?". Well, they have eight legs and eyes, weaves nets, eat bugs and the cross spider can be dangerous if you are allergic.
That was pretty much the extent of my knowledge.
Then I started reading up on them, which was a bit uncomfortable at first, because they are pretty freaky looking.
I quickly realized that much of my "knowledge" about spiders was incomplete, or flat out wrong. This page helped immensely.
First I was surprised and astonished, then I became interested and finally fascinated.
Mind you, I'm not too fond of spiders crawling over me, mostly because they tickle a lot, but I can take it these days. And they are very interesting to watch.
What annoys me though, is the sheer number of incomplete facts, myths and outright falsehoods that circulate about spiders (and insects too for that matter, and some other non-cute animals).
More to the point, people almost seem proud of their ignorances and behave like they don't want to learn about spiders, preferring to stick to their prejudices.
It's made all the worse because 1) spiders eat many insects that are way more annoying, harmful and dangerous to humans than they are themselves, and 2) there are spiders who are dangerous to humans.
A known danger is always less dangerous than an unknown one. Knowing what to do and how if you or someone you know is bitten by one of the medically significant spiders (which is fancy talk for spiders that can harm humans) can save a lot of hassle, pain and perhaps a life in extreme cases. Keeping up ignorance of such an easily avoidable things seems really unwise.
I can apply the same reasoning to pitbulls too btw. Many people are scared of pitbulls because they are seen as unpredictable and aggressive dogs who can be dangerous to adults and especially children.
I've known three pitbulls on a more than casual basis, since friends and friends of relatives has had them. All of them have been raised and trained in families with love, caring and a firm hand when needed - and all of them have been wonderful dogs. One of them loved children, one treated children and adults pretty much the same (with doggy-like affection) and the third was a bit shy around children and adults he didn't know, but friendly once he got to know you.
People's fear about pitbulls lies mostly in ignorance and being wrongly portrayed in media as aggressive since some gangsters and wannabe gangsters like to have a pitbull to appear cool and sometimes use them in dog fights (the "training" for which would make any dog aggressive or a nervous, unpredictable wreck).
Needless to say, their situation with that type of people is pretty much as far from "love, caring and a firm hand when needed" that you can get.
Their training is very often all stick and no carrot, because that makes them aggressive and aggressive = good for a dog fight...
The expressions are really well done and it captures the sometimes cruel innocence of youth perfectly. Also, you dad is awesome. :)
"Living beings are not playthings." Words to live by. *salutes*
My defense of spiders actually dosen't have anything to do with my avatar, or, only by accident.
A few years ago I changed my mail and used the name 'suntiger' in it, which I then pictured as a sort of fiery coloured tiger when I imagined a being for it at all.
It was only later, when I started to read up on spiders that I discovered that there actually was one called a suntiger. Soon after I began changing my avatar.
The reason I started to read up on spiders was because I was arachnophobic. I was really scared of spiders. However, keeping in mind the old adage "you fear what you don't know" I asked myself "what do I really know about spiders?". Well, they have eight legs and eyes, weaves nets, eat bugs and the cross spider can be dangerous if you are allergic.
That was pretty much the extent of my knowledge.
Then I started reading up on them, which was a bit uncomfortable at first, because they are pretty freaky looking.
I quickly realized that much of my "knowledge" about spiders was incomplete, or flat out wrong. This page helped immensely.
First I was surprised and astonished, then I became interested and finally fascinated.
Mind you, I'm not too fond of spiders crawling over me, mostly because they tickle a lot, but I can take it these days. And they are very interesting to watch.
What annoys me though, is the sheer number of incomplete facts, myths and outright falsehoods that circulate about spiders (and insects too for that matter, and some other non-cute animals).
More to the point, people almost seem proud of their ignorances and behave like they don't want to learn about spiders, preferring to stick to their prejudices.
It's made all the worse because 1) spiders eat many insects that are way more annoying, harmful and dangerous to humans than they are themselves, and 2) there are spiders who are dangerous to humans.
A known danger is always less dangerous than an unknown one. Knowing what to do and how if you or someone you know is bitten by one of the medically significant spiders (which is fancy talk for spiders that can harm humans) can save a lot of hassle, pain and perhaps a life in extreme cases. Keeping up ignorance of such an easily avoidable things seems really unwise.
I can apply the same reasoning to pitbulls too btw. Many people are scared of pitbulls because they are seen as unpredictable and aggressive dogs who can be dangerous to adults and especially children.
I've known three pitbulls on a more than casual basis, since friends and friends of relatives has had them. All of them have been raised and trained in families with love, caring and a firm hand when needed - and all of them have been wonderful dogs. One of them loved children, one treated children and adults pretty much the same (with doggy-like affection) and the third was a bit shy around children and adults he didn't know, but friendly once he got to know you.
People's fear about pitbulls lies mostly in ignorance and being wrongly portrayed in media as aggressive since some gangsters and wannabe gangsters like to have a pitbull to appear cool and sometimes use them in dog fights (the "training" for which would make any dog aggressive or a nervous, unpredictable wreck).
Needless to say, their situation with that type of people is pretty much as far from "love, caring and a firm hand when needed" that you can get.
Their training is very often all stick and no carrot, because that makes them aggressive and aggressive = good for a dog fight...
I think the fear of a spider is fairly natural since some spiders are very poisonous. So I don't really blame people if they squish one or freak out. But I try to let them outside too if I can. :x But if one lands on me unexpectedly and/or in a delicate situation, [in bed, on the toilet, while showering, while eating a sammich], then that spider best stay away D:<
I freak out so bad when I see spiders, I just scream and run away if I can, and yell for someone else to do something with them. I don't really care what, as long as they're away from me. XD The last time I encountered a large spider in the kitchen (not a daddy, those I can capture in jars and leave for someone else to deal with), I freaked out and sprayed it with RAID. And then after watching it spaz and die, I cried, partly out of fear and partly out of guilt. I couldn't even get myself to clean it up, I just covered it with napkins and ran away. Terrible arachnophobia, but I don't necessarily hate spiders. I just hate encountering them. :[
...and then every tiny little brush against my skin makes me jump and slap at it for hours...
...and then every tiny little brush against my skin makes me jump and slap at it for hours...
when I met my partner he was horribly arachnophobic, I collect and breed spiders, and I helped him get over his fear (how else would our relationship work? We are cohabiting now!), now he holds some of my tarantulas, and doesn't get quite so scared when house spiders get into the bath or under the sofa, and I think he likes them now... I just like that despite being nervous of an animal, you still respect them, and for that I can respect you a lot too
Once while I was in summer camp, a big ol' wolf spider got into the art lab. Everybody wanted to kill it. I quickly found a cup and some cardboard and swept him up before the boys stomping around the room could kill him. Again, in college, this time a centipede of sorts. I scooped him up onto a paper towel and even had my hand stepped on by some guy trying to trample it. *sighs* Ugh.
Very touching and so true.
Very touching and so true.
Something similar happened to me.
When I was really little, I used to watch my parents (my mother being a hobbyist gardener, my father a professional landscaper) put salt on slugs to kill them. I used to find this fascinating, watching them melt- I had no concept they were living creatures that felt pain. I'm not sure how many years ago it was, maybe I was 12, I found one and thought I was going to have myself a good time by salting the thing and watching it melt.
I realized soon enough my mistake. I watched the poor bastard writhe in pain, and in a panic, dashed inside for a cup of water to wash away the salt. However, it was mostly melted at that point, and in it's death throes. I realized if I just left it alone, it would just probably die MORE painfully then before I washed it off. Completely distressed, I threw a pile of salt on it and ran inside, totally upset.
I never killed another slug after that, and I probably never will.
When I was really little, I used to watch my parents (my mother being a hobbyist gardener, my father a professional landscaper) put salt on slugs to kill them. I used to find this fascinating, watching them melt- I had no concept they were living creatures that felt pain. I'm not sure how many years ago it was, maybe I was 12, I found one and thought I was going to have myself a good time by salting the thing and watching it melt.
I realized soon enough my mistake. I watched the poor bastard writhe in pain, and in a panic, dashed inside for a cup of water to wash away the salt. However, it was mostly melted at that point, and in it's death throes. I realized if I just left it alone, it would just probably die MORE painfully then before I washed it off. Completely distressed, I threw a pile of salt on it and ran inside, totally upset.
I never killed another slug after that, and I probably never will.
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