In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Embrace the Ick.” We are supposed to think about something that truly repulses us and then write about the amazing merits of it!
Something that is Ick and repulsive, that is easy! It’s tiny, but can be rather big at times! It crawls and can be hairy and just plain creepy! It can even jump! It may be a whole lot smaller than me, but I will be jumping higher if I see it! Yes the dreaded spider!!
The problem was thinking of the other part, amazing merits?? What possible amazing merits does it have?? But I have thought of one! It can design a very intricate web. A web that can actually look kind of pretty when the dew is on it and the light catches it just right. Thinking of a picture that another dear blogger posted. It can even write amazing words in its web! Oops, guess that is just Charlotte. Hey, if I saw a spider write words in its web, I may strongly consider letting that spider live 🙂 See I can have a heart for spiders.
Yes, I have to give the spider credit for being able to spin a web. All I ask is that it keeps its webs far away from me! 🙂
LOL! JR, you must have been a bug in a previous life. Haha! Most spiders are harmless except to bugs. That’s what’s good about spiders. They eat those creepy bugs that have hundreds of thousands of babies! (I know they are still icky looking).
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LOL PJ! I know most of them are harmless but they still are creepy looking and they have LOTS of babies too!
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Oh goodie!! More babies to eat all the millions of baby bugs. haha!!
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When I find spiders in my house I carefully put them outside, so that they can keep down the bug population in the yard and I don’t have to look at them!
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I have done that before too. I killed a spider once and soon after it’s mate came to me to let me know he was mad! He didn’t bite me but he was upset with me. I don’t like to kill spiders after that.
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OH you all crack me up! You carefully put them outside, so I am guessing you pick them up?? YIKES!! If you have ever seen me kill a spider you would crack up! I definitely don’t get close enough to pick them up! And PJ since you made the mate mad you should have just killed him too, LOL! I know I sound so heartless, really I am not!
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I use a paper towel to pick up a spider, rather than touching it! And I reach far if it’s a big one!
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🙂 I love spiders! Another merit is that they catch flies and mosquitoes!
Most of them have 8 eyes (that is pretty incredible!). They have two body parts (unlike insects who have three), but their head and thorax are joined into one part!
I think they are quite amazing and I do love them. But their cousins the ticks, however, I cannot abide!
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Well my dear friend, I will take loving koalas and dogs and you can love your spiders. LOL! I don’t like mosquitoes either so you are right that is another merit and flies are pesky! But the 8 eyes is what is creepy! I wish I had 8 eyes tho, could come in handy! 🙂 Now I do agree with you on ticks! They are nasty!
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Haha! Funny Pj! ::)
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OOOOOOHH!!! 🙂 I remember this 🙂 How fun that my photo help you find merit in your ICKY spider! 🙂 And how about the spider cookies?!!? Remember them? LOL! Or does that make you feel all icky again?! So fun to be thought of in your story my friend! You made me smile!!
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I thought I was right!!! 🙂 Not always sure about trusting my memory 🙂 Yes, you helped me which is a good thing, for my mind was drawing a blank as far as merits go. See you are a undercover photographer if you could make me appreciate a spider web that is pretty good! BUT NO, no matter how great your phtography is, I don’t think you can make a picture of a real spider look good! Sorry! LOL! And Yes I remember those cookies 🙂 But was one recipe that I didn’t feel the urge to make, LOL! Tho they were cuter than real spiders 🙂 Glad I made you smile! You make me smile a lot!
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meant to say “helped” not “help” – hate when I hit enter and can’t fix my typo! ARGH!
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Hahaha, how you feel about spiders is exactly the same way i feel about cockroaches 😀 . And there’s a myth Nigeria about killing spiders, I don’t know if you’ve heard of it- but they say that anyone who kills a spider will surely bedwet that night 😀 .
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OMy gosh! That is funny!! I am glad to say that has NOT happened to me!! LOL! I don’t like cockroaches either, but spiders are still creepier!
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