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[Question] Spiders in Japan
Can someone tell me what kind of spiders i might met in urban areas around summer (july-august)? Ill be staying in Shinjuku.
I know the question is pretty vague, but im an arachnophobic. By "what kind" i mean if they are relatively big (3cm+), poisonous, etc. I could google it, but it wouldn't be a good ideia. I bet some pictures of freaky spiders would pop up. |
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I would worry more about cockroaches. |
I lived in the 'burbs and the only ones I saw inside the house were tiddlers. I guess you might run across a few in outdoor stairwells or trees, but they stay pretty much out of the way. I second what MMM says- you're more likely to get roaches and skeeters bothering you than spiders.
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Thanks to both of you.
I am really paranoid about spiders. I always check my room and windows twice before i sleep. |
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Researching spiders is treacherous for those of us who are not only arachnaphobic, but have a strong visual memory. <shudder> As long as they are not moving toward me and I back away from them, I am usually fine, but not always. If you see me having a conversation without another person in sight, you can bet I am talking to a spider or scorpion while scouting a safe and quick retreat..... its my coping mechanism. |
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19 years old version. |
Hmm, a scarecity of large spiders would make Japan even more appealing.
When I was a small child I got in my mind somehow that spiders were like the Borg. All part of one central mind. (Years before Star Trek!) Then it was a little freaky to find out later that there are Native American beliefs along the same line. Even today I cannot kill one by direct contact. I still talk to them and try to convince them to leave me alone instead of confronting them. Even when it doesn't work, it calms me down - unless they jump toward me.:eek: |
I'm paranoid about spiders too. I hate those little nasty fuckers.
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Huntsman spiders aren't uncommon in Japan, and they can get quite big (sometimes 4+ cm). However, they aren't poisonous and don't bite much, and I very much doubt you'd find one in the middle of Shinjuku.
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I don`t know about in Tokyo, but I`ve seen larger than hand sized spiders out in the countryside. I am not usually scared of bugs, but one of those running across the wall is enough to make me scream and run (and ask my husband to kill it).
Luckily I`ve never encountered anything of the like in my own house. |
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