I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love animals. I really do. And I can accept, on a purely intellectual level, that these creatures are mostly harmless to humans. 100%. But I have a lizard brain, which is smooth, and under no circumstances would I ever see one of these things in the wild and NOT run away screaming, to go cry in my shower for 6 days straight afterwards.
Well, practicing arachnophobic here. I cope by learning as much as I can about the creatures. Like “Know your enemy”. I respect them but I don’t like them.
They are not from this world, they come from the same planet as cats. I do love cats though.
Intellectually, I agree with your sentiment. My phobia, on the other hand... Put it this way: I get both sides, and I would LOVE if people tagged their spider posts so that I don't feel like I need to shake myself every 5 seconds for the next half hour.
Of the three in total posts you've made one is of cats. Many people are afraid of cats. Let's see if you tagged 'phobia'. Aaaaaaand of course you didn't.
And here is a perfect depiction of my arachnophobia and it's weirdness. The male? Mostly fine, not too bad. The female? Oh god please put me in a hermetic environment.
"Banana Spiders" - she must be in Okinawa (are they elsewhere?). Those freaked me out when I was a kid (VERY BIG and scary looking, but usually just chilled on their web). When I lived in Kyushu (adulthood) I had a couple Ashidakagumo (Japanese Huntsman spiders) who lived in my bathroom. Super chill, but REALLY BIG as well. The first interaction was less than pleasant - looking up in a tiny bathroom to those two about 2' above my head...
Well, where I'm from Banana Spiders is a type of spider that if they bite you and inject their venom, you get an erection... well, it's also highly toxic so you won't have a good time and have a high chance to die, but die hard.
I’m a woman; would I still get an erection? (Lol, I kid.) but I am curious if it would cause my genitals to swell with blood like a man obtains an erect penis.
reminds me of the ones in japan about that size that are always hanging right at face height under trees at night.. a lot like that one.. don't walk under trees at night in japan all im sayin
I would claim temporsry insanity in the 100% panic mode period where my limbs would behave like a psycho blender and my body would move incredibly fast
correction, it's the Golden Orb Weaver.. they're mostly okinawa but considering the traffic between Yokosuka USN base and the bases in Okinawa, it's likely why they were on base on the mainland.
ImguriansFillMySaltReservoir
Male spiders:
ImguriansFillMySaltReservoir
As it turns out these spider don't typically get the decapitation copulation treatment, but the attitude remains the same.
keupajer
myfriendkaroshi
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Simonator
Now that I've retrieved my phone from across the room...
Where are these things, so that i can avoid that continent?
JaXm
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love animals. I really do. And I can accept, on a purely intellectual level, that these creatures are mostly harmless to humans. 100%. But I have a lizard brain, which is smooth, and under no circumstances would I ever see one of these things in the wild and NOT run away screaming, to go cry in my shower for 6 days straight afterwards.
BladeTurMoiL
God forbid running into its web. I ick out from any webbing
JaXm
If it's JUST the web? I can handle that. If the spider is in it as well ... ? I'll just fucking die right then and there, thank you.
BladeTurMoiL
That’s where my brain goes “WEB?! FUCK THE SPIDER IS PROBABLY HERE TOO!!!” And then i scream and claw at my face.
circlebreaker
malachilenomade
As a life-long, card carrying arachnophobe?
EnderSwe
Well, practicing arachnophobic here. I cope by learning as much as I can about the creatures. Like “Know your enemy”. I respect them but I don’t like them.
They are not from this world, they come from the same planet as cats. I do love cats though.
ChewyTheWookie
✓;;`` √/\•°,,°•//\
DisUsernameAmsDildos
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Ausmerica
Imagine posting this in response to a harmless animal just living its life.
Fillask
Intellectually, I agree with your sentiment. My phobia, on the other hand... Put it this way: I get both sides, and I would LOVE if people tagged their spider posts so that I don't feel like I need to shake myself every 5 seconds for the next half hour.
todayok
Of the three in total posts you've made one is of cats. Many people are afraid of cats. Let's see if you tagged 'phobia'. Aaaaaaand of course you didn't.
Stop making stupid complaints.
Fillask
Ah yes, because I clearly post very often and even knew what the fuck tags were 6 years ago. What a valid argument!
OP posts frequently and is actually using tags, so is it genuinely that much to ask to add it?
It is genuinely upsetting to me and to many other people. If you think that's a stupid complaint, then you're simply an inconsiderate cunt.
todayok
Well, you're definitely upset.
Lame name-calling too after pointing out your hypocrisy, loser.
Start start tagging every single one of your posts and even your comments "phobia" or stop making stupid complaints.
Fargus57
We have Trichonephila clavipes here that I thought were huge, but this one is gigantic compared to anything here (FL). What a beauty.
FoolishMortal
I find people are one of two ways with spiders - "Crikey! What a Beauty" ( Me ) or "run away screaming"...
TheGhostOfFutureDisappointments
And here is a perfect depiction of my arachnophobia and it's weirdness. The male? Mostly fine, not too bad. The female? Oh god please put me in a hermetic environment.
DeakVanNyke
Gruber, fetch me the antimatter grenades!
Fillask
Tag. Your. Shit. Dealing with phobias is not fun.
NinjaCongo
@stonedlikeicheckedoutmedusa
stonedlikeicheckedoutmedusa
My ogre faced spiders are like this! The female is SUBSTANTIALLY bigger than the male
LeftRightThere
Nim449
Nope thank you!!! I can take the fuzzy little ones with short stubby legs, but this kind gives me waking nightmares.
cryborg
The "Yo mama" jokes in that species must be hilarious. /S
theskepticinme
This is not for me https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJleDNzcWg1aTdubXF6YjNjZTBpMzVxbWNrM2gyZ2k5Y2I2N3o0bWc4MCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/wYyTHMm50f4Dm/giphy.mp4
briham86
Imagine if human were that dimorphic. "Hey bro, ready to go fuck some kaijus?"
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
there's a subgenre of erotica or two about it
snarkycomment13579
Waiting for the jump scare.
BladeTurMoiL
A gentle breeze would cause me to shit myself.
circlebreaker
supervillin
Rarely has my butt achieved this level of clench.
lemonofdoom2
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DerpeDimmer
Rockafella83
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PaulFranksMonkey
"Banana Spiders" - she must be in Okinawa (are they elsewhere?). Those freaked me out when I was a kid (VERY BIG and scary looking, but usually just chilled on their web). When I lived in Kyushu (adulthood) I had a couple Ashidakagumo (Japanese Huntsman spiders) who lived in my bathroom. Super chill, but REALLY BIG as well. The first interaction was less than pleasant - looking up in a tiny bathroom to those two about 2' above my head...
somethingnotyettaken
"and the jungle is full of these spiders" *carefully writes down 'Stay the FUCK out of the jungle'*
IAmAMammal
I mean... Look, I'm glad someone's into spiders - they are important - but Jesus F Christ!!
MillennialQuotes
dreams do come true
SilverFoxChaser
They're also harmless. Cool ass spiders.
WhatSchwaMeansToMe
How can you call it that!? It's got eight arms!
Grizabellakat007
Orbweaver?
Bulkathus
Golden orb weaver I think
RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
Also called a banana spider.
crimpitdown9001
So now there's a spider scale?! Also based off bananas?!
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WaterUnderTheRocketAppliances
lol, ass spiders
ancalime
If the ass spiders are harmless, are they just chilling up there or what?
Humputse
neospor1n
Is that 16 cheeks?
Roqinn
They might be harmless, but when you walk between 2 trees and have one of those land on your face, it's not ok!! Your life just turned into Aliens!
CptRobotNinja
If I liked spiders, I'd probably like these spiders, but alas, I do not like spiders
ArcaneM37
We just had a baby boom of these in our backyard! I hope a whole bunch make it.
Randazzo
That knowledge does nothing to quell the monkey brain.
Bulkathus
But the webs are huge. Like fills the space between two tree in the jungle big.
michaeloberg
Yes, I walked right into one with my face in Hawaii and am still traumatized 20 years later
And I love spiders, but that unexpected ginormous crawling thing on my face woke up some primordial fear center of my brain
Musamura0987
I love spiders too, but that's nightmare fuel lol
DarkwingDuc
Cool-ass spiders, or cool ass-spiders. Punctuation REALLY matters here.
makeamericasmartagain9000
That’s what a female spider would say
Calicious
They'll give you the equivalent to a bee sting if you let them.
NZSheeps
They're even more harmless if I stay the fuck away from where they live
sevenfingerman
We called these banana spiders when I was little. Their webs could cross streets.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
yes, that's another name for them, but also for a few other species including the Brazilian wandering that Vanesh mentions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_spider
maliciousGman
Same. I'd find them almost exclusively at face level on walking trails.
DrKonrad
Why did they cross streets, do they feed on cars?
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
Probably just pedestrians.
Vanesh
Well, where I'm from Banana Spiders is a type of spider that if they bite you and inject their venom, you get an erection... well, it's also highly toxic so you won't have a good time and have a high chance to die, but die hard.
rbudrick
If you hard, you hard.
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
I’m a woman; would I still get an erection? (Lol, I kid.) but I am curious if it would cause my genitals to swell with blood like a man obtains an erect penis.
NinjaCongo
A woman of science. I unfortunately don't know about the spiders, but there is this: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/there-is-a-type-of-fungus-that-can-instantly-induce-orgasms-in-women-with-its-smell-a6687611.html
NinjaCongo
Maybe get a small spider bite first, to get in the mood?
Vanesh
Found it : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneutria apparently not as deadly as I was led to believe. Still would not recommend.
NinjaCongo
Do you get the erection no matter where they bite you?
Vanesh
Seems like it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneutria_nigriventer#Case_reports
Gra55hopper
They only bite cock
MrPappagiorgioFromYuma
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thrael
reminds me of the ones in japan about that size that are always hanging right at face height under trees at night.. a lot like that one.. don't walk under trees at night in japan all im sayin
hotrodny
I would claim temporsry insanity in the 100% panic mode period where my limbs would behave like a psycho blender and my body would move incredibly fast
DorkJedi
I was running on a trail on Okinawa and ran through a web. Looked down at my chest and one of these monsters was staring up at me.
Squirrell2000
Do they lay eggs in your throat like a facehugger?
NinjaCongo
If you take them out to dinner first, they might.
insaaanity
So that's where the inspiration came from for the ones in Ocarina of Time.
judgewolfgm
Out at JWTC? *shudder*
thrael
You'd think, but this was literally on base in Yokosuka..
BladeTurMoiL
What species? I’m interested
vindik8or
Some variety of cunty fucken orb weaver bastard.
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
I knew “orb weaver,” but not the rest of the name. (Lol)
thrael
had to look it up, pretty sure the ones I encountered were Joro spiders. We called em banana spiders.
thrael
maybe not this.. I just read the body size is only 1 inch, that is way too small.
Drachenomics
The body is an inch....the legspan is definitely not...😵💫
thrael
correction, it's the Golden Orb Weaver.. they're mostly okinawa but considering the traffic between Yokosuka USN base and the bases in Okinawa, it's likely why they were on base on the mainland.