Comments on: Meeting momma spider

By: Sandi

Sandi — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:46:32 +0000

An absolutely beautiful piece of writing, Andrea! You’ve come a long way baby, with overcoming your fear of these amazing little creatures.

By: Taryn Domingos

Taryn Domingos — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:05:50 +0000

So happy I read your post. As a gardener, it’s a bit comforting to know I’m not alone! I’m so embarrassed to admit to my fellow gardeners of my fear of spiders when most others aren’t the least bit bothered by them.

Although I have graduated from “eek! *squash*” to “eek!” followed by several clumsy attempts to move them outside to the garden where they are needed. I have developed sympathy for these misunderstood creatures.

By: Nelumbo

Nelumbo — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:07:07 +0000

I have never been big on insects and spiders either, but these pictures are really fascinating!

By: naturegirl

naturegirl — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:59:27 +0000

How kind of you!! You cared for even the smallest of our garden visitors!! I like to hear that!
I saw the same the other day and now you have educated me on what that white ball was!

By: Heavy Petal

Heavy Petal — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:09:37 +0000

Hi Heather and Carol. Thanks for your comments. Glad to know I’m not the only one!

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 24 May 2006 02:10:09 +0000

I don’t like spiders either, but they are a ‘necessary evil’ of gardening!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:09:37 +0000

I totally sympathize with this experience! I’m massively bug-phobic (like, I get jumpy when my butterflies get too close), but gardening is very slowly curing me. There’s a spider who’s been building gorgeous webs right outside my back door the last few nights and my first reaction is, EWWW! BE GONE! and then I think, Wow, gorgeous web. Please eat lots of mosqitos tonight!