Sometimes you need to watch your words

@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jan 19

I don't usually touch them but put a glass over them then slide a piece of paper under them and take them outside.

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

5 Jan 19

This happened with a frog in our house, it was one of those shiny green ones which entered I don't know how.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

5 Jan 19

@JudyEv

I do this with small lizards. Those spiders with long legs are not dangerous and it's easy to grab one of their legs.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20608)

• Philippines

5 Jan 19

It is hard to fight fear. I have fear of toads when I was a kid (Okay, until Now).

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@TheHorse (205618)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan 19

Heh. I was a champion frog catcher at Summer camp.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jan 19

Toads are pretty awful. I don't even like frogs much. You never know which way they are going to jump.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20608)

• Philippines

5 Jan 19

@JudyEv I'm not much afraid on regular frogs but for toads they hunts me even in my dreams.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

5 Jan 19

I put a sheet of paper under a spider, let it crawl on it and then throw it out of the window. If there were no spiders, we'd all wade in insects.

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@TheHorse (205618)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan 19

Yep. I sometimes add a glass to your method. Wolf spiders are very quick. And somewhat venomous.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

@TheHorse I use a glass as well. If the spider started coming towards my fingers on the paper he'd get dropped!

@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jan 19

I do that too but this guy obviously couldn't cope.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246643)

• United States

5 Jan 19

I'm like Vince. Thank goodness my mother, brothers, sons, and hubby have rescued me all these years from snakes and spiders. Bugs do not bother me.

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@TheHorse (205618)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan 19

@JudyEv For me, it depends on what kind of snake.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246643)

• United States

5 Jan 19

@JudyEv I use the vacuum cleaner and spray Raid, a spider killer in it, if I have no other choice. Since Doodles has been with us, we've had very few spiders in the house.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jan 19

I'm sure he'd manage if I wasn't nearby. Except for snakes. I don't think he would tackle them.

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

5 Jan 19

When I see a cockroach it will be an eeeeeks but not loud and I can deal with it. A snake is a different matter

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12593)

• Ireland

5 Jan 19

@responsiveme Snakes are always a different matter and they must be deal with most comprehensively, vile creatures.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12593)

• Ireland

5 Jan 19

@responsiveme Only imported ones, none native to the country. I wish people would not import them.

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

5 Jan 19

@xFiacre

There are no snakes in Ireland.(Forsythe story) Or are there?

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (78761)

• United States

5 Jan 19

I did read that article the other day and it had me laughing. I am sure the police were amused as well. As for centipedes and spiders, ick to both.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jan 19

He said it was the most embarrassing day of his life.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

@porwest Some of the worst stories become very funny once a certain period of time has passed.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (78761)

• United States

5 Jan 19

@JudyEv I can imagine. But it will make for one hell of a story to tell many a time, and he will have proof he is not pulling anyone's leg as well.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169893)

• United States

5 Jan 19

Oh Geez what a wimp! Of course he is teaching his child to overreact to spiders too, but maybe in that part of the world you need to.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169893)

• United States

6 Jan 19

@JudyEv I doubt that..we may have one or two that are poisonous..but my guess is you have a few more.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

You're right about teaching his child but our spiders are really no worse than yours!

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

@snowy22315 That is probably correct.

pahak627

@pahak627 (4558)

• Philippines

5 Jan 19

Each of us has different fears. We could not just laugh it out because that guy was really scared. We can not prevent ourselves from being scared. I also have my own fears but I can not scream at the top of my lungs. However, I understand people who really scream.

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pahak627

@pahak627 (4558)

• Philippines

7 Jan 19

@JudyEv Yes, I guess she had a hard time coping with her fears. You know, some of our boardmates laughed at her because according to them it was an act of a little child. But I believed her.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

What you say is very true. We have little control over our worst fears.

@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 19

@pahak627 Poor girl. That must have been awful for her.

@TheHorse (205618)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan 19

I looked closely at the photo and wondered who would win. I assume the redback is similar to our black widow. Perhaps the venom is chemically similar as well. I have no problem with spiders. I've removed a few wolf spiders that had colleagues on their desks. I use the upside-down glass and cardboard method. As for reactions, children learn what their parents do.

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@TheHorse (205618)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan 19

@JudyEv Neither look very tasty to me.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

I think the spider won but when I went back later there was nothing there so perhaps a bird came along and took both. He'd want to know what he was doing tackling those two.

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Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (1763)

• United Kingdom

5 Jan 19

At work if we have spiders or wasps etc in the classroom I try to get it out calmly as I am in front of the children ….at home although I try to get them out carefully ….they don't always make it …...

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

I think many of us temper our actions around children. We don't really want to freak them out.

John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Jan 19

Is the redback poisonous?

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@TheHorse (205618)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan 19

@JudyEv This is exactly what we are told about black widows.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jan 19

We were always told its bite was fatal but apparently that isn't so. The bite is very painful and can make you very sick but it seems it doesn't often kill. Nevertheless Aussies never take any chances with redbacks.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

5 Jan 19

My boyfriend is terrified of spiders so I always have to kill them for him

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

I think Vince is just lazy. If I wasn't around he'd manage although he'd probably kill them.

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

5 Jan 19

haha yeah..not good if the police were called. That photo is horrifying to me.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

It would make a good cover for a horror story wouldn't it?

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

6 Jan 19

@JudyEv Yes

Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4358)

• New Delhi, India

5 Jan 19

Oh god. I am sad to know that.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

Are you afraid of spiders?

ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71664)

• United States

6 Jan 19

Oh my gosh so the neighbors called the police thinking the man was trying to kill the daughter? I'm not sure if I understood the situation correctly.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (71664)

• United States

6 Jan 19

@JudyEv

that is too funny! How embarrassing.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

That's correct. All the neighbours could hear was the child screaming and the man shouting 'why won't you die'. So they got very worried.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 19

@shaggin That's what the guy thought.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111154)

• El Paso, Texas

5 Jan 19

That must have been a very young centipede because those I have here that are mature range from 3 to 6 inches long or more, they are very scary

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111154)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Jan 19

I don't even want to know @JudyEv those things are nocturnal and like so many other creatures like the black widow they prefer seclusion

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

We don't see too many that long thank goodness. I bet yours could give a decent bite.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (48389)

• Canada

5 Jan 19

I'm the screamer here, and without my husband to remove spiders, bugs or snakes, I'm useless in those situations.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

I very rarely scream. I can't imagine screaming at all but I guess I must have at some point.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95082)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Jan 19

That poor guy. But with the child screaming I am glad someone called to be safe. You never know anymore.

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

That's very true. From outside it would sound very sinister.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

5 Jan 19

I know so many men like this, I shake my head!

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@JudyEv (325648)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 19

Sometimes it's the women who are the brave ones isn't it?

Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (74528)

• East Tawas, Michigan

5 Jan 19

I'll bet Rhys was embarrassed, to have those police squad cars called to the scene! I've screamed at spiders before, but nobody called the cops on me:)

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