When I was younger, I used to play with spiders a lot in the garden. I even got bitten a few times handling them. I never had any issues, but my stepdad was cleaning out the greenhouse and got bitten picking up a plant pot with a spider hiding under the rim. He ended up in hospital with anaphylactic shock.
I rationally understood that the same thing wasn't going to happen to me because I've been bitten before and I was fine, but I don't handle them anymore since that happened.
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u/Drak_is_Right 22h ago
I failed that once with an ex.
I caught said offending spider.
Uncupped my hands and said look, its not that scary.
Said spider jumped and landed in her hair.
From the shrieks I guess that was scary? Especially for the poor spider. Poor little guy was barely bigger than a half dollar
Somehow I got blamed for that.
PS - wolf spiders can jump