Are YOU afraid of spiders?

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<p>Okay so I’m collecting data for my stats project… I’m posting this in three sub-forums to get a stratified sample... the transfers forum, the high school forum, and here. Please answer the question yes/no somewhere in your post. I’ll do the counting so don’t worry about that. I will post the results by the end of the week in case anyone is interested.</p>

<p>If you don’t know if you’re afraid of spiders, google image for some pics. I’d post some links here, but I hit the X immediately when I see anything that resembles spiders… or snakes, for that matter. >_></p>

<p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>I lack any sort of arachnaphobic tendencies. What's so scary about spiders?</p>

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<p>no im not afraid. I despise them</p>

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<p>I used to be deathly afraid of them but now I carry them outside without too much hoopla.
There is an argument that fear of spiders and snakes is inherited from our hominid ancesters, who evolved a healthy fear of these poisonous creatures.
The terror caused by those two creatures does seem a bit excessive, though.</p>

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<p>ugh...I'm afraid of spiders...mainly the big ones but little ones creep me out and need to be killed</p>

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<p>I am not afraid of spiders. I actually really like them and am looking for a plush toy spider, but I can't find a cute one anywhere :(</p>

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<p>Yes. Spiders creep me out like no other insect. It's the legs. Centipedes are really bad, too. </p>

<p>Any other insect I usually put outside with a tissue, but if I catch a spider (or centipede) in my house the penalty is death!</p>

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<p>Spiders scare me so much. There is no other bug or reptile that can freak me out like a spider can. I can manage to squash the little ones but I can't even go near the big ones.</p>

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<p>No. Can they hurt me? No. Can bees and wasps hurt me? Yes. I'm scared of bees and wasps.
I dont kill spiders though. I dont kill any insects. They're disgusting but I dont like killing them..</p>

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<p>I'm scared to death of them. Even small ones.</p>

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<p>i certainly don't like them...but "afraid" may be too strong a word.</p>

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<p>yes........</p>

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<p>No. I like to dip them in chocolate and eat 'em over a steaming cup of hot chocolate. mmm mmm good!</p>

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<p>that was so disguisting.</p>

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<p>Actually, i heard chocolate covered ants are suppose to be delicious, I would love to try them.</p>

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<p>Ok, you guys are not normal.</p>

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<p>just because it is something you've never tried or don't think you like, doesn't mean that someone else who might like it is abnormal. </p>

<p>It is just as weird for people top imagine cows getting shot with a metal rod through it's head, butchering it, and eating it.</p>

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<p>So do you think it's safe or healthy to eat chocolate covered ants?</p>

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<p>uhh...about as safe as eating meat, vegetables, or anything else on this earth. Ants, like most other insects, are full of protein.</p>

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<p>well more power to you. It's a free country</p>