I constantly talk about acceptance on my blog. I truly believe in it. But I can’t accept some bugs. That’s right. I said bugs. With the weather like it is right now I have a few thousand different varieties of them swarming my porch. And I hate most of them. I think I’ve seen 5 different types of spiders. I’ve also seen about 3 different kinds of wasps. Those are two of my least favorites. Moths are a pain, but mostly only when they get inside the house.1 I used to hate ants, but that’s when we lived in an area where they had the “fire” variety. Only black ants are around here. And I haven’t found them inside just yet.
Yeah, the spiders. I think those are the worst. At least in my eyes. I’ll walk outside, feel a spider web and then suddenly feel something crawling on my head.2 It freaks me out.
So why am I writing this? Because of last night. A spider. It stared at me. I’m not kidding. This thing was huge and spiky. I haven’t really seen many spiky spiders. This one looked like a piece of thorny bush or something. I didn’t think it was a spider until I counted the legs. 8. Yep. Spider. And it’s tiny beady eyes were looking right into mine.
That part wasn’t so bad. It was when it jumped on my shoulder that I screamed like a little girl. It died quickly. Why? Because I’m a speciest. Although I was curious. I wanted to know what kind of spider. I haven’t found out yet. The spider was no longer recognizable. Oh well. Hopefully there won’t be a next time. But I think I’m going to bring some bug spray with me for now on. I really don’t want a spiky spider jumping on me anymore.3
- Although I own a cat and have some moth traps in our closets, so they don’t bug me nearly as much now. [«]
- Of course, normally there’s nothing there except the web. [«]
- Heck, I don’t want ANY spider jumping on me anymore. [«]
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By Janna on Sep 1, 2008 |
Hey, don’t worry.
I’m a speciesist too.
I hate worms.
Really, REALLY hate worms.
Ugh.
I can sort of handle spiders, usually.
In fact, I think it would be fun to have one of those giant tarantulas!
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By Saphrym on Sep 1, 2008 |
@Janna: I can agree with you on worms. But not on spiders. Not after that night. And not after being hunted in my own house back in Louisiana by wolf spiders the size of golf balls.