Spiders: Why They Scare and Fascinate Me.

Spiders fascinate and repel me. It’s like watching a train-wreck. You know its going to happen but you cannot take your eyes from the spectacle. Especially when a spider grabs its prey and wraps it up. *Shudder*

My husband doesn’t care for them either. He’ll battle rodents and other critters but he balks at spiders. At one time we had to take turns to dispatch one if we found it.

Recently (last week) I found a black widow lurking outside my back door. My daughter took a picture of it:

I have a...