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Originally Posted by Deviruu
I'm going to have quite a few hair raising moments, then. I want to live somewhere outside the city.
Ah, where I live the biggest spider is a daddy long leg. At least, that's what I think it's called. Too afraid to look it up. Pictures. 
And those aren -- Oh boy, I look up and there's one up there. T.T;; |
Daddy long legs are not spiders. They just look like them.
They have no fangs and no silk glands - and no way to hurt you. They`re also omnivorous and will eat plant material just as readily as insects.
I don`t like bugs in general, but for some reason like those guys. They really are totally harmless, and kind of cute (to me) with that tiny little body and long awkward legs.
I have yet to see a single one of them in Japan - but supposedly there are types of them living here.
I
have seen some pretty scary spiders though - and I`m not really afraid of them unless they`re freaking huge. I even LIKE the ones with webs outside our place - cuts down the number of bugs that get in. But if it`s the size of my hand, I`m pretty likely to scream.
As for the little lizards, I love them. They are incredibly cute. They`re actually a type of gecko, and are also totally harmless. The in-laws have tons of them inside during the fall and winter (they don`t like the cold), and I`ve even had one fall on me from the ceiling.
I usually catch them (with my bare hands) and put them outside. Their jaws are small and weak, so even though they often try to bite me in defense, it`s like a very weak pinch with zero pain involved.