r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 2d ago

of a larva

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u/VincentShane 2d ago

I have severe arachnophobia. Completely irrational, but I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist.

I cannot be in a room with any 🕷️ the size of a computer mouse. If Its the size of a toonie or smaller. I can deal with it, big things, no, not at all.

This thing? It's cool, but I'd be wearing a glove.

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u/radraze2kx 2d ago

That's so weird, I have arachnophobia but only when the spiders are small. Like between the size of a US Quarter and a silver dollar. I can deal with the big spiders, no problem. But if I'm walking and get some spider silk on me, I panic so bad

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u/BoyMom119816 2d ago edited 2d ago

I have arachnophobia with all spiders. Nearly passed out from hyperventilating over one that was teeny tiny. Also almost wrecked over another teeny tiny one. I’m talking USA just born size spiders. Less than a kernel of rice sized.

One day, I was in my room, and something kept tickling under my shirt. Finally stood up & shook my shirt & a spider, likely a wolf spider, falls out. About the size of a quarter to 50 cent piece. I freaked out. Started vacuuming my entire room, ended up vacuuming my own hair up the vacuum, I was in such hysterics over that spider being in my room. It was a nightmare, but husband & kids thought it was hilarious with my head stuck to vacuum, hair up the bottom. Grr.

Also scared of snakes & pretty much any creepy crawly. Have two sons though, so have had to have a tarantula, snake, etc. as pets. :-/ grrr. Refuse to feed them or deal with them, but also broke my heart when my son was sold an unhealthy neonate and I could not save the snake’s life, even though I tried. So guess I’m a bit of a hypocrite. Really don’t want to kill or see anything die, just don’t want them near me.

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u/Matthew-ii 2d ago

Verified boy mom 💐💐

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u/BoyMom119816 1d ago

This is what I meant with username. Sadly, I learned about the negative boymoms who condone everything their kids do. With the boys will be boys. And other disgusting shit. I wish I had known about those boymoms, had more creativity, and/or could change my username. But I literally just thought it meant I was a mom with boys and because of that, I constantly had loud, dirt, mud, bugs, & other creepy crawlies, I would prefer not dealing with and most can’t imagine me dealing with. But have to deal with, because of my sons.

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u/Advanced-Budget779 1d ago

The Duality Trinity of Man.

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u/Matthew-ii 2d ago

I thought I was good because when I was younger a friend put her full grown tarantula in my hands and I handled it fine, if a little terrified to hurt it when it started walking up both my arms at the same time since I was doing the cupping gesture. Then maybe 15 years later as an adult I purchased a baby birdeater and it started so small and cute and grew so fast and it's legs were too long for its body. I'm better now but I think that's really just hardwired in the monkey brain lol.

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u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes 2d ago

I got that reference My Canuck buddy.

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u/MattManATX 2d ago

No arachnophobia here 🙋🏽‍♂️ but I for damn sure would not want to be in a room with a spider the size of a computer mouse!

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u/ILiketheRiffs 2d ago

Sounds to me like you have arachnophobia then