Spiders

[Deda]

Don't change it, I agree with Tabs Mad Dentist, but I love it.

BTW, When DD was a babe we had a pet Tarantula. Don't get pissy anyone, we never let it anywhere near the baby.

 

[Rosey]

Aren't tarantula's supposed to be super pets and rarely bite? I think you really have to try to piss one off but i could be wrong. I am a severe arachnophobe but a tarantula is pretty impressive. Hubby wants one but I said it will be a cold day in you know where before that happens.

 

[carebear]

I can handle spiders as long as they are tiny. but if they are big enough for me to see the hairy backs - well I'm TOTALLY FREAKED!!!!!!!!

This said, maybe a little acclimation therapy would do me wonders.

 

[TessC]

I'm actually arachnaphobic, but a wonderful lady at our local childrens museum has been oh-so patiently working with me on it. They have a gianormous fuzzy tatrantula there, she's a Chilean-something named Rosemary and omg, did I mention that she's gianormous?

Well, the employee brings Rosemary out to visit me at one of their desks, letting me observe her up close but in a controlled manner since she keeps Rosemary sort of corralled at a comfortable distance. She moves really slowly most of the time (Rosemary, not the employee, lol) and is actually one of the most fascinating critters I've ever met.

My "comfortable distance" is down to a foot or so away from me now, big change from the 3-4' at the beginning, but I'm still nowhere near ready to touch her or let her walk on me. Maybe someday, but even if it never gets that far I'm happy, I can watch her walk across the table without breaking out in a cold sweat.

Now snakes, I love snakes! A lot of our friends are really freaked out by them, but I've kept snakes off and on since I was about 14.

 

[Rosey]

I love snakes too

 

[Guest]

I am sorry to freak anyone out with the wearing of protective gear. I will change my avatar accordingly.

Please don't change it , it is an excellent example of what to wear when making soap .


Kitn

 

[IrishLass]

For those that are bothered by certain avatars, but who don't have firefox or whatever to be able to block them out, you can zoom in on the forum page from 100% to 125% and then click on the slide bar at the bottom of the page to slide the page over far enough so that the avatar is not showing. I hope I explained that well enough, but I just tried it and it works very well. The threads are easier to read too. :wink:

IrishLass

 

[alwaysme07]

I changed my avatar

I just changed my avatar, sorry is it bothered anyone :shock: . I though it was nice for halloween.

 

[alwaysme07]

I think it was simpleE wasn't it?

Thanks for remembering :wink:

Mine was the fly...that was been eaten by the spider

And where can one find that? ( for myspace )

 

[ChrissyB]

Spiders that big fascinate me.
As long as they don't have poison, I'm fine. Snakes, spiders, any of that.
But if I so much as see a cockroach I am screaming like a little baby.

 

[alwaysme07]

I'm the same chrissyb.

 

[carebear]

It's not so much that any particular bug really skeeves me, is that any bug IN MY HOUSE or TOUCHING ME (or is possibly going to touch me) that's a problem. ants inside drive me insane, on the sidewalk - I give them the right of way out of respect LOL.

Growing up, we had cute little crickets that I loved.

Here I have been invaded by 1.5 - 2" crickets! Those suckers seriously CRUNCH and THAT is something else to which I object.

 

[TessC]

Two words that make my blood run cold: mole crickets

Those things squick me out to no end. :shock:

 

[artisan soaps]

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[carebear]

Rats I can deal with (not wild rats). I had a summer job raising them (and then, sadly, giving them cancer and then killing them - but I don't/won't do that any longer) and grew to love my critters. Rats are like puppies - the love to be petted, and have their bellies and noses rubbed.

I feel just awful about the whole thing now, but it really was good research that did help people. Still, sadness.

 

[Guest]

BConrad...were you the one with the spider? I didn't want to go back to find out. I am not THAT curious. If so, my apologies if I have made you feel bad, but not intended. I was just noting the oogie factor that one's avatar can cause. I do know that flashing things can trigger epilepsy problems, too. Maybe they are just evil.

No, I had the twirling tinker bell. Not the spider, goodness no.

 

[Saltysteele]

speaking of avatars, what happened with Kitn's, and why it showing she is only a guest????

 

[jarvan]

I have noticed that a few people, namely Kitn, CastorFan...a couple other regulars are in here as guests . Perhaps a snafu with the forum?

 

[TessC]

I assumed that this announcement post is the explanation, although I don't know that for certain.

 

[MsBien]

If that's the case, I just don't see how Kitn fits into what would be banned. She was always so helpful to me in the forum and via pm.

It makes me sad.