tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post534948117671970068..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: The spider and its saintspohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1442832763089147402016-03-15T11:30:25.514+13:002016-03-15T11:30:25.514+13:00vj, I don't have a simple answer about what to...vj, I don't have a simple answer about what to do with spiders in your situation. Putting them outside would almost certainly kill them, although the death would probably be painless (being cold-blooded, they'd just slow down, become inactive, and eventually die). When they're inactive, though, they'd be easy prey for birds. Maybe putting them outside somewhere they could quickly pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-39244951841416861242016-03-14T04:05:10.046+13:002016-03-14T04:05:10.046+13:00Not really afraid of spiders, though I dislike the...Not really afraid of spiders, though I dislike the thought of them walking on me in my sleep; that sounds weird unless you've regularly slept on a futon and seen the size of house spiders in Japan, but what to do with them all in winter? They regularly get in our bathtub and I wonder where to put them. If it's outside, in the subzero weather then will that be better than squashing them? vegetablejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449145190852647832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-68512556949835832812016-03-11T14:20:18.077+13:002016-03-11T14:20:18.077+13:00Lisa, fear of pigs is apparently 'swinophobia&...Lisa, fear of pigs is apparently 'swinophobia', and you're in good company: Orlando Bloom reputedly suffers from the same fear. (Who'd have thought Legolas, the fearless elf, would fear pigs?). However, he's also rumoured to have denied it, claiming he loves pigs, so there's hope for him yet. Whatever the truth, it's wise to be cautious until you know the pig well, pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-7587621694627062722016-03-10T14:44:26.005+13:002016-03-10T14:44:26.005+13:00I'm frightened of pigs. When I was about 8, my...I'm frightened of pigs. When I was about 8, my father took us to visit a small ruined castle that we'd often visited before. He hoisted me over the old stone wall of the castle grounds and I walked confidently towards the castle - only to have a herd of pigs run out at me. That was probably the fastest I've ever run (or climbed a wall)! What's the name for someone who is Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673353294971363327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-47281293121797173412016-02-25T22:23:58.983+13:002016-02-25T22:23:58.983+13:00Roderick — another resonance: I used to do a lot o...Roderick — another resonance: I used to do a lot of rock climbing too, and loved it. I felt it was the sport I was most suited to, and although I reached a moderate standard, I never made into the top rank, even at a regional scale. I drifted away from it after injury and overseas travel and the gradual deterioration of the local climbing gym (real rock was several hours' drive away, and pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-41746537125473139582016-02-25T21:52:26.626+13:002016-02-25T21:52:26.626+13:00Zhoen, they're big, strong birds. Fear of gees...Zhoen, they're big, strong birds. Fear of geese seems far more reasonable than fear of (most) spiders, which makes it all the more surprising that, despite my childhood experiences, geese no longer scare me.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-19672738701346272102016-02-24T12:48:36.585+13:002016-02-24T12:48:36.585+13:00I'm frightened of geese to this day. Menaced ...I'm frightened of geese to this day. Menaced by one along the Riverwalk in Boston, went home very shaken and wary. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-32999601116685679272016-02-24T07:08:14.883+13:002016-02-24T07:08:14.883+13:00Given that you invoked "More implausible even...Given that you invoked "More implausible events" I feel emboldened to say DT is amost certainly no friend of spiders. "Why those little critturs are forced to work for their living. Do it smarter not harder, I always say. All that darn spinning when they could be copying me: shoving money this way and that and bullying people. Here's what I think of those eight-legged Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-90248233722149290532016-02-21T12:20:26.566+13:002016-02-21T12:20:26.566+13:00Zhoen, I was terrorised by a gander when I was ver...Zhoen, I was terrorised by a gander when I was very small. It's one of my earliest memories, yet I never developed anatidaephobia. (That's likely to be the only opportunity I ever get to use that word. Thanks!)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-25144013574461319352016-02-21T12:11:40.105+13:002016-02-21T12:11:40.105+13:00Spiders in large profusions would bother me, but t...Spiders in large profusions would bother me, but then so do ants and moths and gnats and mosquitos. Singly, I have no issue with any small creature, and most of the spiders I've known tend to be loners. <br /><br />Geese, now, those buggers are mean. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-74733643176100800672016-02-21T10:58:20.312+13:002016-02-21T10:58:20.312+13:00RR, I can imagine her putting the screamers and gr...RR, I can imagine her putting the screamers and grimacers straight. Thanks for guiding her in the right direction, too.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-68676836543063434772016-02-20T22:54:49.077+13:002016-02-20T22:54:49.077+13:00This is the ideal time of year for Granddaughter a...This is the ideal time of year for Granddaughter and me to examine spiders' webs (both indoors and out). I hope she's appreciating that spiders can create amazing structures, and do other remarkable things. Even more I hope that when other people scream and grimace she will be able to put them straight.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-91855204562855999942016-02-20T22:24:58.482+13:002016-02-20T22:24:58.482+13:00Avus, New Zealand's very lucky like that. Mayb...Avus, New Zealand's very lucky like that. Maybe Australia got our share of the dangerous animals as well as its own ;-) Interesting you should mention snakes, because I don't have a reflexive fear of them. I respect them, but my reaction on the few occasions I've been lucky enough to see one (overseas, of course) has been delight and a desire for a closer look.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-86678092955839658482016-02-20T21:17:13.817+13:002016-02-20T21:17:13.817+13:00My English daughter-in-Oz has learnt that never th...My English daughter-in-Oz has learnt that never there should one put a hand into dark places. It's not the impressive and large Wolf spiders that are the threat (they are harmless to humans), but the small female Redbacks that pack a venemous bite (also need to be aware that dozy snakes could be coiled up in there!<br />I dislike snakes - something NZ is not "blessed" withI believe.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.com