Dame Aussie Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Had to look :laugh: I have to say though that being scared of spiders is not irrational. I have been bitten (not provoked) and it turned into a huge infection so spiders and I avoid each other now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I've been bitten by a Huntsman about the size of the one in the OP... on the side/back of my neck! Turned into a whopping great boil-like mess that had to be drained... and I couldn't turn my head for 3 weeks. Any that come into my house are sprayed with flea spray (slows them down), then smashed against the wall with an ugg boot - and I leave their guts there to act as a deterrent to the next bloody spider that thinks it's ok to come in my house... ... then I go change my undies... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Any that come into my house are sprayed with flea spray (slows them down), then smashed against the wall with an ugg boot - and I leave their guts there to act as a deterrent to the next bloody spider that thinks it's ok to come in my house... Noooooooooooo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hahaha! Nice one perse! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I have been a person who has been freaking at spiders since a child and gradually got better, mostly due to having no one else there to assist me when they show up. Seeing that photo I realise....I want to learn to do that :) Can you set up a training for us Perse? You can even charge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 My fear of spiders came from Dr Who... before I saw the Spiders From Mars episodes I was quite fine with the critters - even having a cool collection of live bird catching/eating hairless jobbies when we lived in PNG (they were so cool then... but now they give me the heebies!) Funnily enough, the only spiders I'm NOT afraid of are the ones I really SHOULD be... I'm fascinated by Funnel Web spiders if/when they cross my path. I catch them in glass jars and just stare at them for ages... Then again, Funnel Webs aren't as fast and scuttly as Huntsmans... and they don't run AT you! This sums them up nicely... lol! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I bet all the arachnaphobes that looked at this (including me!) Are also the kind of people who have to touch things that say "wet paint" :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I bet all the arachnaphobes that looked at this (including me!) Are also the kind of people who have to touch things that say "wet paint" :laugh: Yep! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) I have been a person who has been freaking at spiders since a child and gradually got better, mostly due to having no one else there to assist me when they show up. Seeing that photo I realise....I want to learn to do that :) Can you set up a training for us Perse? You can even charge... Shame you're so far away ..maybe we could have a Arachnophobe's Attitude and Awareness "retreat" here ..with photography stress release opportunities ;) Edited March 9, 2014 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I have been a person who has been freaking at spiders since a child and gradually got better, mostly due to having no one else there to assist me when they show up. Seeing that photo I realise....I want to learn to do that :) Can you set up a training for us Perse? You can even charge... Shame you're so far away ..maybe we could have a Arachnophobe's Attitude and Awareness "retreat" here ..with photography stress release opportunities ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Damn straight they bite. I was picking grapes in Griffith in my early 20's and they lived in the grapevines, couldn't tell you how many times a day I got bitten and that is where my spider phobia came from. Any huntsmen in my house now get treated to the "thong of death" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Damn straight they bite. I was picking grapes in Griffith in my early 20's and they lived in the grapevines, couldn't tell you how many times a day I got bitten and that is where my spider phobia came from. Any huntsmen in my house now get treated to the "thong of death" dont use these shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 dont use these shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Damn straight they bite. I was picking grapes in Griffith in my early 20's and they lived in the grapevines, couldn't tell you how many times a day I got bitten and that is where my spider phobia came from. Any huntsmen in my house now get treated to the "thong of death" dont use these shoes :laugh: No Grosby's here a good old Aussie thong or a Doc Martin...game on Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I love that ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I bet all the arachnaphobes that looked at this (including me!) Are also the kind of people who have to touch things that say "wet paint" :laugh: Yup :laugh: I'm not good with impulse control lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Mosley came into the bedroom last night carrying on so I followed him into the lounge and there was a HUGE white tail on the door. The big thick Hitchens book on the table took care of that. Good dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Ugg boots do a good job of squishing - more weight in them than a thong... you get the satisfying "pop" when you smash the buggers! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Ugg boots do a good job of squishing - more weight in them than a thong... you get the satisfying "pop" when you smash the buggers! T. You tap so softly you can hear a pop I'm guessing my next door neighbours can hear the bang when I dispatch one of these massive creatures. I ensure they'll have a very quick, painless departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Huntsman's crawl on sleeping people? Surely you jest. Please tell me this is not true. I'm not going to sleep tonight.... I had a 2 week battle with one in my bedroom. I slept on the couch for a week as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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