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11 April 2013

A is for Arachnophobia

Written by Jackie
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Countries arachnophobia, spiders 3 Comments

Could you remove a spider from the bath?So here we go with my pest related experiences & comments starting, in alphabetical order, with the letter A.

A is for Arachnophobia and all things arachnids. I do not have a particular fear of spiders but I am not their biggest fan. Dare I say, I may have killed one or two in the past rather than run the risk of them crawling on me whilst I sleep in my bed at night.  And yet I know, that as a mother, I have to be careful not to pass on my fear of spiders to my little girl. I shall have to resist the urge to reach for the nearest available cushion to ‘scare off’ said pest.

I came across an article, outdated but interesting& relevant nonetheless, talking about this very thing and how the irrational fears some people have of creepy crawlies, like spiders and snakes, is usually passed on from parent to child in their very early years of life.

To be honest, I don’t think my fear of spiders is that severe. I mean, I could watch that classic Arachnophobia film from the 1990s, but I choose not to. I understand how that film could be an Arachnophobe’s nightmare – Hollywood is great at playing on our fears, irrational or not. The Birds by Hitchcock is another classic example of this, making me wary of large groups of birds even now in my 30s!

I would quite like to go to Australia one day, but I do tend to associate that country with having far too many spiders and snakes. Spiders, which can kill you too…..or so I thought until I read the Australian Geographic, which says: No recorded death from spider bites in Australia since 1981?! Well, that is reassuring but I am not jumping on the next flight to Oz.

So what’s your experience of arachnids? My worst one is walking into spider webs near the water butts at the bottom of our garden, then spending the next 10 minutes furiously searching for any sign of them taking refuge on my person! Did not help that I was wearing shorts!

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Jackie

I joined UK Marketing for Rentokil Pest Control in January 2009. What an enlightenment that has been….cheese mites, bed bugs and confused flour beetles, I never knew such things existed but I’ve certainly learnt how Rentokil expertise and experience eliminates them. Now my mission is to use the website to show the population of the UK that whatever their pest problem, Rentokil have the solution. Life outside of work revolves around my husband and kids, so life is pretty hectic!

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  1. Avatar Alicia Reply to Alicia to Alicia" aria-label=' Reply to Alicia to Alicia'> Reply to Alicia
    April 15, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Snakes and rodents don’t terrify me but spiders have too many legs and eyes for my liking. Since working for Rentokil I have learned to tolerate them – they are doing a great pest control on disease carrying flies.

  2. Avatar Leyton Jay Reply to Leyton to Leyton Jay" aria-label=' Reply to Leyton to Leyton Jay'> Reply to Leyton
    April 18, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Spiders are just so alien, they way they move is terrifying. Some spiders glide effortlessly with evil precision, while other spiders seem to bounce along with excellent suspension like sinister monster trucks.
    Also spider legs are thin and appear brittle but they are strong and straight like surgical pins. Conclusion: I don’t like them.

  3. Avatar Brigitta Reply to Brigitta to Brigitta" aria-label=' Reply to Brigitta to Brigitta'> Reply to Brigitta
    April 23, 2013 at 8:32 am

    Saw my first spider indoors on Monday 22nd April – first of 2013! it was in my kitchen sink.

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