hehe – was so proud of myself. If you told me a few years back that I would touch spiders I would have said never in a million years. The more I learn about them the less they scare me – ‘Spose that goes for just about anything really.
I appreciate some spiders, especially the big web builders, but I don’t want to be anywhere near them. Seriously creeped out by the thought of them being close to or especially ON me. So long as they respect that, I will leave them alone. Come near me and all bets are off.
You should be proud, that is something SOO many people would never do.
I jumped out of my skin the first time I saw a big tarantula here, about the size of my palm. Then we caught several to take to my husband’s school for the kids to see, and I realized that they are gentle, not dangerous.
Yup, it’s a tarantula.
The Slowvelder 
oh my god. i just about fell out of my chair. yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
i mean… way to go you! :passes out:
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hehe – was so proud of myself. If you told me a few years back that I would touch spiders I would have said never in a million years. The more I learn about them the less they scare me – ‘Spose that goes for just about anything really.
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I appreciate some spiders, especially the big web builders, but I don’t want to be anywhere near them. Seriously creeped out by the thought of them being close to or especially ON me. So long as they respect that, I will leave them alone. Come near me and all bets are off.
You should be proud, that is something SOO many people would never do.
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Congratulations! Well done:-) I can only manage this with small spiders as yet.
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Good grief… did anyone ask the spider if he was scared?
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haha – he is a pet spider and is used to being handled.
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I applaud your courage, but I’m with Barnyard Bookworm…if the spiders respect my boundaries, I’ll respect theirs. [shiver]
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eeeeekkkk! really???? Noooooo!
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I jumped out of my skin the first time I saw a big tarantula here, about the size of my palm. Then we caught several to take to my husband’s school for the kids to see, and I realized that they are gentle, not dangerous.
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They are lovely creatures
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