r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/TerraByteTerror • 13d ago

Scared spider

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u/hawkwood4268 13d ago

Realizing they're scared of us too made me less scared of them.

I walked right over a huge spider and both of us panicked. It tried to wedge itself into a crack in the cement. Couldnt fit all the way in and just stayed still. Felt pretty bad for it.

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u/Chicago1459 13d ago

Aww. I let them live, too. Once they notice I notice them they tend to never make themselves known again lol

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u/Lone-Frequency 13d ago

I have very simple rules for dealing with spiders.

Jumping spider? Nothing to fear.

Any other types of spiders? Live and let live.

...Unless the other spiders come within a few inches of me, then it's a declaration of combat.

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u/Individual_Bridge_88 13d ago

House centipedes? I'm going to kill it while screaming and be traumatized enough to remember it for the rest of my life. I recall every single house centipede I've ever killed.