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[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's wild. Freaky! Sorry your friend's kid bullies you, but I can understand what kinda sound you're describing now. 😬

Not a spider expert, I wonder if it was this guy (tw: spider picture but also useful article?) Article Link

Dunno about jumping spiders that big. Jumping spiders tend to be small, cute, smart lil' guys that are mainly just super curious. :)

I'm also freaked out by spiders though, mainly because I grew up in the desert where there were tons of black widows. But I've started to slowly get over it by watching a channel I found called "MyWildBackyard" on YouTube.

Guy talks about spiders and stuff, lets them crawl around, explains how non-threatening they are. Kinda Steve Irwin esque.

I'm not about to go pettin them...but curiosity has replaced fear at least :)

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

After the giant one, the smaller ones aren't as bad to me. Still not worth it, lol. I was bit by a recluse, so that also makes me weary.

I quickly read the article, It was rounder than that, it looked more like a video game spider. I've seen the wolf spiders too and they weren't nearly as big, aggressive or scary looking. It was lighter in color as well.

this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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