# Scared of spiders

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-spiders/30650>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-spiders/30650 "2000-08-24T22:25:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-spiders/30650/41 "2000-08-26T15:17:02Z")

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Well hell I am scared of them cause they are icky. And instead of running away like most insects they “dive” for you. And the legs…just toooo many damn legs for my taste. And they are always wraping some other poor insect up in a web and then sticking poison in them while they are still alive. I mean what the hell is there to like about them? huh? I ask you.

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**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-spiders/30650/42 "2000-08-26T22:15:07Z")

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They get rid of other insects you don’t want. Everything has a purpose, a reason for being; get rid of all the spiders and then see what happens! You’ll be overrun by some other icky insect, that’s what. I’ve never had spider “dive” for me – must be something about you they like. 😃

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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-spiders/30650/43 "2000-08-26T22:24:49Z")

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I quite like spiders. I usually end up getting rid of them when they’re in my house because my Mother and Sister don’t like them.

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**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-spiders/30650/44 "2000-08-26T22:27:25Z")

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Well hell what is there about me not to like. 😃

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