So, what freaks you out?

[Dirk Skene]

Honestly.... Butterflies.
Everyone laughs at me. .......I'm fine with moths.

I will not be laughing at you that is for sure. Being OK with moths is a bit of a puzzel though. Do you know why butterflys but not moths?

[Arlen]

I will not be laughing at you that is for sure. Being OK with moths is a bit of a puzzel though. Do you know why butterflys but not moths?

Well, when it happened I was about 3 and unsupervised, so I freaked out and jumped in the pool to get rid of them.
Being that it was a hothouse dedicated to pretty butterflies, they were mostly of the lovely, colourful variety. And I think I just associate that with the bad experience.
With moths, they are usually pretty drab and not inclined to land anywhere near me. (Too busy flying around the lightbulb.)

[pipebear333]

Clowns.

[AnimalK]

Clowns.

Same here.

When I was 3, my parents took me to the Shrine Circus in Raleigh. They had the "Clown Parade" and one of the greasepainted monstrosities had a 10-foot neck with a HUUUUUUGE head on it. It came down in my face and I screamed ("Mummy, I may have soiled my linens"...)

Never trusted the festive bastards after that.




Yes...I have issues...

[furrycelt]

spiders; watching my wife take out or put in her contacts; being in small confined spaces

[David White]

Rollercoasters, heights. I love bugs, lighting and everything else.
Here is a picture for all of you spider fans, taken by a friend here in Virginia. Don't know where the spider comes from, but I don't think its native.

[ccga3359]

Rollercoasters, heights. I love bugs, lighting and everything else.
Here is a picture for all of you spider fans, taken by a friend here in Virginia. Don't know where the spider comes from, but I don't think its native.

To think I always wanted to visit Virginia. Now thanks to Anti-Ambassador D. White... ewh!

[Retro Red]

Tarantula Hawks!

This is the wasp from Hell & let me tell you, it looks the part. First, for a wasp it's big, about 2-inches (50 mm) long & has this sinister, irridecent metallic blue-black body, with reddish antennae & bright orange wings, with long legs with hooks at the end - just evil looking! And their stinger is about 1/3-inch (7 mm) long & it's considered among the most painful of any insect! It's listed near the top of the list in Schmidt Sting Pain Index.

We've got plenty of tarantulas in Arizona & therefore, plenty of Tarantula Hawks!

One of these scared the bejesus outta me when I was a kid & if I spot one now - I'M GONE!!!