What Do You Fear

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[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
BIGRAGOO wrote:
All you pussies scared of spiders, come on. And spider crickets? Is that the mole cricket? The ones that burrow under ground and have large mole-like front claws and can fly?

I just don’t get arachniphobia.

I don’t care about regular spiders. But its those jumping motherf’ers that scare the crap out of me. You never know where they are gonna pop up.[/quote]

Yea, but those black and white jumpers with the green velvet like hairs on their chelicerae are cool. Besides, they don’t hurt. But it’s cool to watch them pounce on a fly or something.

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[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
2. Carnies. Circus folk. Nomads, you know. Smell like cabbage. Small hands.

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Well played.

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[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
I just don’t get arachnaphobia.[/quote]

Yes. That’s why it’s called an IRRATIONAL fear.

Note that most of the spider-haters are putting it in the “lighthearted” column.

(But just so we’re clear: they ARE evil, and they hate all other beings.)

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[quote]TShaw wrote:
BIGRAGOO wrote:
I just don’t get arachnaphobia.

Yes. That’s why it’s called an IRRATIONAL fear.

Note that most of the spider-haters are putting it in the “lighthearted” column.

(But just so we’re clear: they ARE evil, and they hate all other beings.)[/quote]

Nah, they are nothing but good. I’d rather see a giant spider than one nasty ass cockroach. Roaches are plain evil.

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I’m surprised no one mentioned this:

  1. Getting sodomized in prison (Is it possible to hold your breath until you die?)

  2. Dust bunnies

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[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
Nah, they are nothing but good. I’d rather see a giant spider than one nasty ass cockroach. Roaches are plain evil.[/quote]

Cockroaches don’t give you a 103 degree temperature, an exploratory surgery, and a drain in your leg. Just so we’re clear.

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  1. Having my throat slit.

  2. Tearing my pec again.

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[quote]Jason32 wrote:

  1. My ex-girlfriend.

  2. Sharks.

  3. Not leaving my mark on the world.

  4. Losing my mind.[/quote]

I’ve left my mark on random people’s lawns as I’m stumbling home…Does that count?

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  1. Something horrible happening to my kids.

  2. Heights.

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[quote]nephorm wrote:
BIGRAGOO wrote:
Nah, they are nothing but good. I’d rather see a giant spider than one nasty ass cockroach. Roaches are plain evil.

Cockroaches don’t give you a 103 degree temperature, an exploratory surgery, and a drain in your leg. Just so we’re clear.[/quote]

Is this experience talking? If so, was it a recluse?

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  1. Lingering illness. Death itself is a minor issue if it’s mine - when it has occured, it most definitely won’t bother me.

  2. Running out of eggs and broccoli.

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  1. getting hurt so bad I can’t lift or play hockey.

  2. tampons, I fucking hate tampons.

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[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
Is this experience talking? If so, was it a recluse? [/quote]

The doctors said it probably wasn’t a recluse, because I would’ve lost my leg or died. It was probably a “relative” of one, according to them.

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[quote]lostinthought wrote:
Jason32 wrote:

  1. My ex-girlfriend.

  2. Sharks.

  3. Not leaving my mark on the world.

  4. Losing my mind.

I’ve left my mark on random people’s lawns as I’m stumbling home…Does that count? [/quote]

It ALL counts LIT.

DB

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[quote]nephorm wrote:
BIGRAGOO wrote:
Is this experience talking? If so, was it a recluse?

The doctors said it probably wasn’t a recluse, because I would’ve lost my leg or died. It was probably a “relative” of one, according to them.[/quote]

I file that into the “thanks for narrowing it down” category. Aren’t all spiders a “relative” of the brown recluse?

DB

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[quote]teamstaley wrote:
omgod-spider crickets???
Pure horror and I was not even aware of them-J[/quote]

That is one ugly looking thing.

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[quote]nephorm wrote:
BIGRAGOO wrote:
Is this experience talking? If so, was it a recluse?

The doctors said it probably wasn’t a recluse, because I would’ve lost my leg or died. It was probably a “relative” of one, according to them.[/quote]

Well, there is the brown recluse (the most familiar) and then there is a desert version of the recluse. Both have toxins that destroy flesh. However, though the doctors can’t say for sure, it still may have been a brown recluse, because they are far more common in houses than many people think. Not every bite ends up in amputation, but that toxin is really reactive in humans for some reason. I can’t think of any other spiders that give such a viscious bite, other that a black widow, but you wold have suffered CNS damage as well with that.

A key in identifying a recluse is to look at the eyes. There is a pair on the left, a pair in the middle, and a pair on the right of the cephalothorax. No other spiders have this grouping. Do not rely on finding the “violin” shape marking on the body, as some are muted.

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[quote]Shakey D wrote:
teamstaley wrote:
omgod-spider crickets???
Pure horror and I was not even aware of them-J

That is one ugly looking thing.[/quote]

Please describe this thing to me. It really sounds like what’s called a mole cricket. And yes, it is an ugly looking thing.

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It might also be a jerusalem cricket

[quote]
Please describe this thing to me. It really sounds like what’s called a mole cricket. And yes, it is an ugly looking thing.[/quote]

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[quote]Flop Hat wrote:
It might also be a jerusalem cricket

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could be. Here’s the mole cricket.