I'm not gonna click on a spider video, thanks! I *respect* spiders. They're very well built for the very important job they do. I certainly leave them in peace in my house if they're small and leave the kids alone, and I put them outside if they're big or insist on living over the kids' beds. I got very fond of the big garden spider who maintained a 3-foot web right next to where I stand to hang the clothes out on the line. I was sad when she died.
That said, even though I had rats as pets for 6 years I still find spiders kinda squick-tastic. A little too alien for me, thanks!
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Okay, now I'm going to be able to 'chat' with the jumpers that appear in my kitchen from time-to-time -- we live in the woods and my husband calls me to take the spider outside --
First thing I'll 'say' to the spider, however, will be 'Please don't jump on me!'
Jumping spiders are just little fellers. I photographed this ginormous beast (yep, that's the reflection off his eye) in a corner of my front porch. From my research, he's a fishing spider: