what animals or creepy crawlies do you fear

@suehan1 (4344)
Australia
February 5, 2008 2:35am CST
i hate snakes and will run a mile.spiders scare me but i can handle disposing of them.i get scared with large angry dogs.what animal do you fear
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@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
5 Feb 08
I hates lizards by the look at them I'm scared. Hates that sticky feeling when they dropped from somewhere onto your body and stick to it. eeeeeeeeeee.......
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
5 Feb 08
hi lynnchua are you talking about those little gecko lizards.they are creepy,i was in bali and those little lizards were everywhere and call up in your clothes,definately a sticky feeling.cheers sue
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
5 Feb 08
sorry meant to say crawl up your clothes,not call.cheers sue
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Snakes, spiders, jumpy bugs and flying bugs. I also don't like large stray dogs...they make me nervous. Oh, and mice...can't stand mice or rats. !!HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
6 Feb 08
happy valentines day to you twoey.yes the snakes and spiders are a worry.flying bugs i am o.k with.but large stray dogs are a worry especially if they look a bit angry.mice i know they are harmless,but they scare me also.cheers sue
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@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
5 Feb 08
There are only two animals which scare me... 1) The human... which is the animal you can least trust. 2) The snake... which can be as sneaky as the human.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
5 Feb 08
hi aussie you must get a few snakes out in the bush.i agree with you and well said.there are a lot of human snakes out there.cheers sue
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@jimbelle (485)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
I think everybody fears snake because of the venom when bitten especially cobra. Not that I am afraid of these animals or insects but i really do not like them- lizard as you have metioned, spider, cockroaches and ants. Though this is the year of the rat in chinese horoscope. I hate rats.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
6 Feb 08
i think i would have a fit if i saw a cobra,luckily for us we just have brown and black snakes.cockroaches are disgusting little critters,that breed like nothing.rats i would run a mile from.cheers sue
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@novataylor (6570)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Cockroaches and maggots. Can't stand them. Can hardly even bear to type the words. Can't see them, watch them on television, or talk about them.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
6 Feb 08
nova i forgot about those horrid magots,they are disgusting.i can not stand them also,or touch them,when they are in the garbage bin outside.i dread having to clean the bin out.cheers sue
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes i have heard of doctors using maggots to treat infection,and also leeches to draw blood for tests
• Indonesia
5 Feb 08
I hate roaches. :( snakes ... well, it depends. if the snakes are poisonous, of course I will run a mile. spiders also scare me but as long as they are small, it's still okay. but I can't stand roaches, I can become brutal and quickly find something to finish them! :P
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
6 Feb 08
cockroaches are horrible little critters,that seem to multiply every time i look around.i am on a cockroach hunt at the moment,and i am brutal also.i think i have purchased everything possible to kill them off.cheers sue
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Feb 08
Tiny legless creatures scare me most especially the most disgusting leech and worm. If I forget to spray my shoes and legs before going for mountain hiking, the nasty leeches will take the opportunity to suck my blood. I don’t understand why I feel panic and shout desperately to see these creatures moving on my shoes.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
8 Feb 08
leeches yuk.i can remember geeting one in between my toes once and it took me ages to pry him loose.i lucky o do not have to spray my shoes for leeches ,but i do check for spiders before outting shoes on.cheers sue
• United States
7 Feb 08
I dont like snakes. There is no way i can just go and pick one up. I can touch them but I cant hold on to them. When they go and try to curl around your arm i freak out and thing they are gonna squish my arm like some snakes do. I dont like spiders either so when I see one I grab my shoe and squish it and throw it to the trash.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
i have a pair of shoes just for squishing spiders and coackroaches.i definately could not touch a snake,they scare me too much.we have the reptile park near us and the kids get to hold snakes and well i am afraid i am not that brave.cheers sue
@missbdoll (1165)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
Slugs just give me the creeps and in this weather they keep coming in my bathroom.I hate having to get rid of them.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes slugs are slimey horrible little critters.i am glad my bathroom is up high.this weather has been horrible and the spiders i have had to kill,is amazing.thanks for sharing.cheers sue
• United States
6 Feb 08
I know its absolutely bizarre but dog's faces freak me out to no end. I can't hve one near me.Rat's tails also kind of get me. Other than that some animals may startle me but none scare me. My sister is petrified of Butterflies, Moths, and Palmetto bugs.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
do the little cute dog faces freak you out as well.i know i get freaked out when i see dogs white pearly teeth,that when i run.i like butterflies,but can do without those pesky moths.cheers sue
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• United States
7 Feb 08
Oh yes, especially the little dog faces-I can't have them near me. I'm getting better better still get freaked.
@taminder (92)
• India
6 Feb 08
the only creapy creatures i find freaky r insects not all bt most of them!!!
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes i have found that most people who have repied do not like the insects.its funny that most people are scared of the smaller critters than the larger ones.thanks for sharing .cheers sue
• India
7 Feb 08
i think that is because their unsual body structure than mamals, birds n reptiles& r sumtimes slimy creapy havin realy freaky mouth parts !!!
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I don't really fear any critter but roaches disgust me and I can't even stand to step on them with shoes on. Thank God I haven't seen any for years! If I find a spider in the house I'll take it outside. Snakes I can handle--literally if they're not the poisonous kind. I had a Burmese Python once that was as good as a dog for a pet and he even crawled into bed with me when it was cold and sat in my lap as I read or watched tv. Lizards are cute, I don't mind frogs or toads either. But I can't stand being within a light year of a cockroach!
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
oh my goodness you slept with a snake,you are very brave i could not even contemplate even being in the same room as one.i would rather have the roaches.i have not seen a burmese python, are they poisonous.cheers sue
@miller1978 (1101)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Snakes and Sugar Gliders. I can't stand to be around snakes. Not sure why I have such a phobia of them. The sugar gliders, I think my reason for that is because they can fly and they are furry. Maybe also because it was something new for me. It's something weird. A friend of mine had a set here a few years ago and when she had one out it landed on me. I was so scared it was going to do something I almost started crying.
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• United States
6 Feb 08
I am sure that when the sugar glider realized that your were not a tree it was more scared of you that you were of it. Most smaller animals are ore afraid of humans than you are of them.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
6 Feb 08
i have not ever seen sugar gliders,but that would have definately scared me if one flew and latched itself on me.i would have completely lost it.thanks for sharing .cheers sue
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@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
6 Feb 08
ooooh, well i can't name any as there's just too many to be named for me. anything that comes under the criteria creepy crawlies scares the soul out of me; be it spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, etc. you name it, i am scared of them. my heart starts racing when i see them. man they don't even have to do anything. i just get the creeps when i see them. and i don't think it's a phobia or something. i'm just disgusted and scared at the same time.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
you said it all.the creepy little critters are horrible.spiders i can handle now,as i am the only adult in the house and have to get rid of them myself.i just use the vacuum and suck them up.cheers sue
@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
7 Feb 08
wow what an innovative idea for spiders. grins hehehehe i should try that out too. hehehe
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
6 Feb 08
With me its slugs, snakes, and rats. If I see a slug, I run in and get some salt and pour on it --I do have a vicious streak in me. :) Snails, I do not mind because they have shells, but slugs, yuk! I also hate snakes, well garter snakes are okay, but other snakes and rats and mice get into things. Dogs do not bother me though, in fact the owners have to tell me not to get to close to them. They recognize a dog spoilers when they see them. We do not get that many dangerous insects up here, except when I used to live in Vancouver, if there was a spider in the house, we opened the door to let him out. :)
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
i forgot about slugs.they do not bother me that much,but if you step on one or something,that horrible slimey feeling is horrible.i do not mind big friendly dogs that wag their tails,its those snarly ones i keep away from.cheers sue
@mouse27 (1155)
• Canada
7 Feb 08
i don't mind snakes its spiders that i'm petrified of. i am however getting better at killing them myself just last year i would just and scream for someone else to kill it but because i live alone i have to face my fears and kill them myself.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
i know what you are saying.i am a single mum of two children and i have had to learn to get rid of the nasties in my home,yes i have definately had to face my fears as well.thanks cheers sue
• United States
6 Feb 08
The only time that I get afraid of animals is if the move suddenly and I do not know what it is. I will try to find out what it is so that I can prepare myself for anything that is going to happen such as one time a raccoon jumped out of a truck and over my head. It sent chills up my spine but I did not try to kill it or anything because it was just trying to get away from me. I used to catch and sell live rattlesnakes and realize that they are more afraid of you than you are of them, it is just when they are cornered that they are the most dangerous. I am allergic to bee and wasp stings but I still will not run away from them just because they are near me. (I will even pick up bumblebees on occasion). God mad all of these creatures so why should we go out of our way to destroy them? Will God feel bad about our destroying His creatures without just cause, that is if they are not hurting us why should we kill them. Yes there are many creatures that harm us in ways that a lot of dont think about such as rodents that eat out foods and infect the foods that we eat. And there are other animals that will infect our foods that we need to be concerned about. But there are natural controls to these creatures such as many lizards can be used to get rid of many different insect pest. As far as mice and rats, there are different animals such as ferrets, and even snakes that will search them out and consume them. Again that is the natural way.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes there is a natural way ,as you said and it is good that this happens.i know that all animals are probably more scared of us ,but they still frak me out as well.thanks for sharing cheers sue
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Feb 08
Perhaps others won't feel scared to mice. However, mouse is the most scary animal to me. I think they look so horrible and they are also ugly and dirty. Even if I am bigger than them a lot, but I will scream whenever I see them.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes mice are scary little critters,i think that they are so hard to catch.luckily for me i do not have problems with mice at my place,just spiders.thanks for sharing.cheers sue
@littleowl (7157)
6 Feb 08
hi suehan i used be afraid of snakes and lizards til my ex and i started keeping them now my favourite are snakes i slao have two dogs bearded collies they are so soppy its untrue! but i hate spiders ants anything like that they scare me silly!
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes i don't mind cute dogs and soppy loveable dogs its just those nasty vicious looking ones i can't handle.it is surprising how many people keep snakes and like them.i am afraid its not for me.little critters scare me also.cheers sue
@Linny1 (40)
7 Feb 08
Absolutely snakes.. I can handle just about everything else..
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
7 Feb 08
yes snakes would have to be my big time fear. alot of others i am fearful of as well,but i can handle them better than snakes.thanks for sharing.cheers sue