CosmicAvatar (cosmicavatar) wrote, @ 2009-10-20 19:20:00

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What is it with me and arachnids at the moment?

I'm driving to work and all of a sudden there's a spider running towards me over the dashboard. I immediately start yelping, "Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" in sheer panic and whack the spider with my (fortunately) gloved hand. (I can't imagine what would have happened if I hadn't been wearing gloves.) The car jerks a tiny bit, but fortunately doesn't swerve into a) a ditch or b) oncoming traffic. (Side note: I wonder how many car accidents are caused by arachnophobes enountering spiders en route.) Anyway, of course it drops into the driver footwell. Drive with my heart in my mouth to my local garage, keeping my feet off the floor and on the pedals as little as possible, leeeaaap out of the car and inspect the footwell. The spider's still there, curled up but twitching. Carefully pick it up with my still-gloved fingertips and chuck it out of the car.

Fast-forward to this evening: I was opening a package and as I tipped it upside down to shake out the contents, a spider fell out and landed on the floor. I think I did yelp this time. Then I realized it was a rubber one. Namely, a free inclusion with the items I ordered from a Hallowe'en site. *sigh of relief*

Stupid spiders.

	starshine_wd 2009-10-20 19:27 (link)
	I would be having a heart attack by now. Count me in with rest of the arachnophobes. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mouse_wd 2009-10-21 07:11 (link)
	I try to not let spiders bother me too much, but I don't want them touching me! I hate when they taunt you while you're driving. Yesterday on the school bus, Jake felt something pinch his chest, reached into his shirt, and caught a spider! Does this mean they're all attacking? Are they organized??? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bally 2009-10-21 16:31 (link)
	Does this mean they're all attacking? Are they organized??? I think there's a struggle for power in the spider community since the spider that lived with me passed on. They're rough critters, you know. Heh... critters. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dropedge 2009-10-24 15:01 (link)
	Gyuh. I'm not a fan of spiders and generally won't pick up any other than granddaddy longlegs, but if a snake was slithering across my dashboard or fell out of a product, I'd probably die on the spot. I feel your pain and understand your phobia. (Reply to this) (Thread)