its so funny to me how i used to be completely terrified of wasps and literally was just like no this is stupid and just rewired my own brain to start liking them and now they’re like my favorite group of animals
the best way to not be afraid of an animal anymore is to chill with them . unless you’re afraid of like wolves or something in which case maybe dont
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#💕 i got rid of all my insect fears by working at an insect zoo for four years#but i realize not everyone has that luxury#u can still work on it though. i think research helps too#like knowing for a FACT that theONLY spider in my region that could possibly harm me is the black widow. and they are easy to ID and#actually not as dangerous as people make them out to be#im so spiderpilled. like FEWER THAN ONE people die from spider bites every year in the usa#its almost always a child bitten by a brown recluse too#so like you’re fine. if i spider crawls on you its fine. if it crawls in your mouth while you’re asleep?? you’d still be fine#you can pick up a spider give it a kiss. the spider won’t like it but it can’t hurt you even if it wants to#blow a spider a kiss. a spider is just a lil guy trying to get by in this crazy world#a spider is my friend. spiders are not even my favorite arthropods just the ones i am most evangelical about