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OBlove t1_j7a6uk5 wrote

I would rather hold one of those huntsman spiders getting posted all over recently. As long as I don’t actually go back to any of those posts and look at the photos, I can say with certainty I’d rather hold the spider. Maybe.

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SKULL1138 t1_j7arz8b wrote

I know this doesn’t help with phobias but if we are talking risk factors then your choice is by far the wisest.

If that shark turns into attack mode, that diver is dead 95/100. Okay it might not attack but the risk is still high.

With a Huntsman the risk is basically zero, even if the one you picked up was the nastiest Huntsman on the planet all it could do is scare the shit out of you and give you a few bee stings. By which point you could rip it in half with the strength it would take you rip a plastic bag.

However fear is fear.

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Juran_Alde t1_j7bq6tz wrote

Especially considering tiger sharks don’t discriminate with what they eat.

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hyperlite135 t1_j7h3ycf wrote

A hungry shark that size will eat us 100% of the time. How do you see those 5/100 panning out?

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-Enrique_Shockwave- t1_j7fwzyo wrote

Now that you say this I’m not sure my body would allow me to hold the spider. Like if I had no choice here my family was going to die if I didn’t do one or the other. I think I’d have to pick the shark because that one you’re in the water waiting for it to happen and if you don’t roll the shark you probably die, so hopefully instinct kicks in and you just do it. I truly don’t think I’d be able to hold my hands out and either let someone drop that spider on there or willingly pick it up. Really I think my body would just say no.

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