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LiberalEsto

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22. The SHRIEK heard 'round the world

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 12:17 PM

Feb 2013

That's what you'd hear if my older daughter was there.

To say she is not fond of spiders is an understatement.
She (age 29) flips at the site of tiny ones.

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Think Nemo’s Bad? In Brazil It’s Raining SPIDERS!!! [View all] PeaceNikki Feb 2013 OP

Thats creepy/ Light House Feb 2013 #1

I'd have a nervous break down. Nt xchrom Feb 2013 #2

I KNOW!! I nearly had a stroke just watching the video! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #4

hold on -- let me get my flame thrower xchrom Feb 2013 #8

I have a friend in Brazil who owes me a couch crash. I told him -unless he hands me a flamethrower PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #10

i'm with you. nt xchrom Feb 2013 #12

im with you. i would completely lose my mind, pnwest Feb 2013 #25

Ok, that goes BEYOND my worst nightmare Siwsan Feb 2013 #3

I saw Tarantula when I was a little kid Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #11

Now that is the defination of AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #5

AAAAAAAAA !!!!! pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #6

could be worse it could be raining.... whistler162 Feb 2013 #7

But where is it raining men???? valerief Feb 2013 #9

In Pakistan (Some assembly required) Fuddnik Feb 2013 #18

Well... cliffordu Feb 2013 #21

So in Brazil, the colloquialism must be, "It's raining tarantulas and brazilian wanderings." marmar Feb 2013 #13

I knew they could jump...but fly!?!? FailureToCommunicate Feb 2013 #14

Only thousands? I heard it was over a Brazilian nuxvomica Feb 2013 #15

if i had any hearts left to give barbtries Feb 2013 #16

Those spiders are all on webs, crawling up and down. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #17

They travel on the wind. PADemD Feb 2013 #19

Now THAT's mosquito netting. snot Feb 2013 #20

Well that is an advantage of spiders. Cleita Feb 2013 #24

The SHRIEK heard 'round the world LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #22

Those seem to be very big! Cleita Feb 2013 #23

OMG Highway61 Feb 2013 #26

I guess its not a good time for an arachnephobia attack... Historic NY Feb 2013 #27

I don't have a problema with them. ocpagu Mar 2013 #28