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I work at a hospital. Its med sized, so most of us know each other. Apparently I've become the local spider/scorpion/ scary bug remover. Last night I was called to the ER to remove a large wolf spider with babies on her back. So I picked it up as slowly and gently as possible, and it actually stayed still in my hand, probably because its rather cool in the hospital. At this point, nurses started moving slowly forward to look at her. Since she obviously hadnt eaten me they calmed down, and I showed them the babies on her back, and answered all their questions about spiders. One of the nurses looked pale and frightened, so I talked to her about arachnids a little bit. She seemed much more at ease, seeing me hold the dangerous beast, and before I left she was asking me about what tarantulas I kept, breeding, feeding, all that. So we talked about it, and she came with me to the boiler room and watched me release her in a warm room with leaky pipes. Then I showed her some other spiders I had found or relocated there, including a brown and two black widows, and two crab spiders i couldnt ID. By the time I was finished, she was talking about getting a tarantula Also I got her number and some flirting Anyway, the moral here is this: Getting frustrated and angry when people show mindless fear and ignorance does no good at all, although it might feel good to make a guy look like a ***** for being afraid of spiders, it accomplishes nothing. Hold your temper, and scorn, and educate people. At 43 years old I feel like I'm finally gaining some wisdom To be honest though, when I see a male react in fear to a spider, I want to shake him and slap him. It's ridiculous, but hell, im terrified of sharks. But sharks DO eat people..spiders dont..rational thought plays a role in that conundrum....