Spider Myths

[Brando]

People will believe just about anything these days. For instance there are some spiders that are herbivores namely the tree spider who eats wood and leaves. The event that brought this post on was a few minutes ago a lady in my office jumped up making a big rucuss, speaking very loudly "There was a spider on my desk, it was a brown recluse!" So now apparently all brown spiders are brown recluses and the brown recluses are terrorizing our office building trying to take over. I work in Las Colinas, Texas right outside of Dallas so i was just sitting there laughing at the commotion.

Anyone else hear rediculous myths about spiders? I mean everyone has heard the "daddy long legs are the deadliest spider in the world" myth, but any others?

 

[John Apple]

Here is one from my younger days...if ya step on a daddy long leg it will rain that day

 

[Arachnomaniak]

If a spider bites you it will swell up and baby spiders will hatch out of it "Trust me, it happened to my cousin's friend's uncle's half sister" LOL

 

[Arachnotized]

If a daddy long legs walks on you, you will get some money...and somtimes I wonder about that...one actually walked on me (years ago)and scared me half to death..that same day after squishing him ..I found a 100 dollar bill.

 

[8+)]

"Killing a spider is bad luck." I try my best to propagate that one.