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[-] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Oh, wow! I'd probably just die if I ever saw a wolf spider in my tub! Like, complete simultaneous organ failure, the energy which is me would just eject from my body.

Lucky for me, I live in Temperate-Continental, so my biggest threat is seeing a Long-Legs dangling down to check up on me while I'm showering!

And I'm serious about this. Maybe it was just me imagining things, but I swear they started inspecting me every now and again. Like, I'd be at my desk playing, and I'd see one rapelling from the ceiling, like 20-30 cm away from me. Seldom has any descended onto the actual desk, though, they'd just hang for a bit, then climb back up. It was strangely comforting, though, it makes them feel a lot more alive and present than the mind would tend to think about an eight-legged thing right out of my nightmares. They really have become my roommates.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 18 hours ago

I did yelp. And it took me some time to trap it because I was terrified to touch it. I don't have arachnophobia but I still find the big ones deeply unsettling

[-] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Oh, I 100% understand that. Wanted to try handling a tarantula in a German pet shop, nearly fainted (knees got weak the instant I registered her on my skin, and I could tell she was not in any way aggressive...).

On the other hand, I've had one of those massive cockroaches sniffing around on my face, and not even a twitch. I seldom understand my brain.

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