A Spider Tried to Kill Me
Posted February 19th, 2009 at 7:18PM
I am not sure why, but I am absolutely terrified of spiders, to the point that it is a very real phobia and affects my life. I will not go out of my house at night during warmer weather because that is when they come out of hiding, and I am deathly afraid I will get dropped on by one.
I almost got into a car accident once because of one of those creepy little buggers.... it must have been hiding in the visor...this ugly white spider with a fat belly...anyway, it plopped onto my hand when I was driving down a busy road and I nearly flipped!! I almost steered the car right into oncoming traffic!!! Somehow I managed to keep some of my head, and I quickly smacked it onto the seat, then pulled oover and got out of my car. I was physically ill; I was shaking, and couldn't bring myself to get back into the car. It took me a good 20 minutes to relax and talk myself into getting back in, after carefully searching every inch of the car for more.
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The fact is that the spider didn't try to kill you. She tried to defend herself. No spider is so stupid that tries to eat someone so much larger of size. The problem is that spiders (as most of animals) doesn't understand the meaning of property. When your car happens to be in her revire, she thinks, it belongs there.
I mean, I'm scared of spiders too... They can be quite lethal. The fear for spiders is called arachnophobia and yes, I am pretty arachnophobic, though in Europe we do not have many really deadly spiders. Most dangerous spiders living in Australia. -
lol...I swear she was glaring at me!! lol...I know she didn't really try to kill me (admits grumblingly) and I know she was probably as scared as I was (though I still think she was glaring at me) and I am very glad most dangerous spiders do NOT live in the US cuz I would be so outta here!! :D
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Have you ever tried Hypnosis? It might work for you? I hate the little buggers to.
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Nope, I've never tried hypnosis...maybe I'll look into it. Thanks!
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I had something similar happen, but was lucky that it was only a Huntsman spider. They're big, but they're not a threat to humans.
I was able to pull over and let it crawl onto a piece of cardboard, then I put it out on the side of the road. It crawled off into a rather upmarket neighbourhood, so it did well for itself. -
Oh great....snobby spiders...that's ALL I need....lol
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lmao! snobby... hahahahaha
I do understand how they can unsettle a person. If I only catch one in my peripheral vision as it's scuttling along, it does tend to raise the hairs on the back of my neck. -
i would tear down the barn walls if a spider drops down on me. yuck.
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The spider is much more afraid of you than you are if it! How would you feel is something the size of the Empire State building came towards you? Also I should mention that spiders are extremely beneficial, as they eat enormous amounts of insects.
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I am the same way I almost steeped on one barefoot and I was paranoid for weeks every time I think about it I get paranoid all over again.
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They're just so darn....sneaky.....I mean, I wouldn't be AS bothered by them if they would announce their presence somehow, like with trumpets and such!
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Yeah, squishing is icky....ugh!!
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former roommates used to call me "spider herder". i will not kill them, but i'm not sleeping with them either! they just CREEP me out!! the bigger, the creepier!
the "herder" comes from my reluctance to have to catch them to now herd them out of my room. to which i could usually be guaranteed to hear: "if that thing comes in my room, i'm killing it AND you!" imagine a bunch of grown men freaked out by these little creatures!
as ginacorvair expresses, they're not targeting you. you just happen to be in their way. LOL!--|------ -
I am deathly afraid of spiders...its too funny reading your story because I actually did crash my car because of a spider. I was driving at night and it came down right in front of my face, I ended up crashing in a ditch and this guy pulled over to see if I was okay. I told him what happened so he went into the car and killed it for me. I wouldn't get back in my car until he actually showed me the dead spider so I could believe it was really dead. I hate those things!!!!! Flip me out, I think I would actually have a real heart attack if one ever touched me.
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lol....I am exactly the same!! I have to be shown the spider is actually dead before I believe anyone!
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if somethng the size of the empire state building came at me i wouldnt jump at it and bite it! i would run miles away! Spiders just stay where they are and are like "my spot!!" and stuff!
they freak me out!! even grand-daddy long legs do a little, though not as much.... -
I just came back from camping, and let me tell you, those spiders hanging around the bathrooms were on steroids!!!!!!! I almost peed my pants trying to run the other way! :P
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Ooh...I like spiderman too. It's that tight outfit....yum-mee!
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I had a similar experience to this once. My dad was driving me to school and a huge spider crawled up my leg, and in shock I slapped it onto the door next to me and didn't budge until dad removed it for me... I'm not afraid of spiders though... just respectful of the fact they will fight back if they want.
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:L...you shouldnt try to kill them..youve probably heard the whole theyre scared of you too crap but have you considered spiders are either male or female,they will have had mothers and fathers,they have eyes, a nose,a mouth...they deserve life as much as us..more than some..
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Lighten up people.....I don't kill spiders...I am too afraid to. Stop taking yourselves so seriously. My story was meant to be funny.
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I know for a fact they can't really hurt me. Sometimes I wake up with bite marks and I don't worry to much about it. But the sight of them buggers just send me into a cartoon like frenzy. I swear every strand of hair on my body stands up when I see one. I am 5'10 and 275 pounds of muscle and almost killed myself trying to get away from one that came down from the basement ceiling while I was lifting weights.
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yeh not the accident part but the rest is entertaning
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Thank you mik.....I wouldn't have liked to be in an accident, for sure, but I really did mean my story to be funny. Interesting the responses a person gets.
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I have good reasons to be petrified of spiders. I have been bitten at least seven times that I know about. I have been fortunate that none of the bites were poisonous, although one of the bites gave me a staph infection. I can mind my own business only to have a spider jump on me from nowhere. I am not sure what the spiders want from me. One day I was cutting my toenails, I leaned over to cut my toenail on my big toe on the other foot only to find a spider sitting there as if it was watching me. I try not to kill them, but I could not help but slap that one off. There have been many other instances where I have not been quick enough to get them off and they bit me. I live in Oregon now and some of the spiders here are quite poisonous. When I lived in Maryland in the country, I had to keep a broom in my car because there were spiders perched on the top of the entry way that would jump on me and anyone with me. Once I hesitated to open a gate because there was a spider on the other side of the fence, not on the gate itself. My husband said "open it. That spider is too far away to get on you. It is not going to bother you!" The next thing I knew I was screaming with the spider running up my hand. I don't know what the attraction is. I wish I could keep from reacting so defensively. It is weird to have spiders crawling on you so much.
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A trap door spider will try to kill you. Trap door spiders are gigantic and are a great threat to humans. While some spiders might be afraid of you, the trap door spider fears nothing. The most aggressive ones live in Australia and Brazil. One bite and you are dead, because of their powerful venom. If you are in these two locations or in the desert, shake out your shoes, boots, and clothing. Check your bedding and backpacks. Spray your surroundings with a pest exterminator. Remember, where there are mice, there is a ready food supply for trap door spiders and they will come to dine.
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I'm not scared of spiders, what I'm scared of are small lizards. They're Ugly and look so viscous ewww. But I'm not so afraid of them that I can't kill them. When I have the opportunity I smack them with something I'm gonna throw away anyway.
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Boy am I happy I live in western europe, no big poisonous spiders round here. But I'm still scared.. they're just so creepy.. the way they move.. *shudders*
And like you said, sometimes they seem to be staring at me, or following me. I just hate em.
I just freak out when I see one, start screaming hysterically, last time I even started crying.. I know pathetic.. but I just can't help it.
I'm so happy I don't live anywhere where there are really big spiders, I think I wouldn't dare come out of my house! -
There is a therapy available where they slowly reduce your fear. They start with non-threatening imagery then move slowly to inanimate models and eventually to live encounters. By the time you hit the end, there is a high success rate for desensitization of your phobia. Check with your local doctor. Your level of fear might not have only killed you in that car, you could have killed someone else.
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I've been bit now three times. Once by a Brown Recluse.
Four days ago, I think, delerious a bit. But the venom is quite painful. I won't comment on what happened to a relative regarding a BR, but once actually saw the venom in my arm going through my veins before..boom!.
It's not fun. I thought I had just hurt my self this time.
I was wrong.
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