Spiders Hate You More Than You Hate Them

It may be deathly, painfully terrifying when you spot one of those eight-legged monsters crawling up your wall, but there's one thing to remember before you start screaming like a four-year-old girl — they are more scared of you than you are of them. (We think, anyway.)

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In this comic, Josh Mecouch of Formal Sweatpants points out that those gross spiderwebs we fear running into mean so much more to our arachnid "friends."

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1. 1. Toilet Spider

   Nope. No. No. Uh-uh. No thanks. Nope. Bye.

2. 2. There is a Bug on Your Face

   Pop quiz! What's grosser: this whip scorpion, or that guy's mustache?

3. 3. Spider Worm

   After killing a big spider, the videographer noticed something escaping from its corpse. Haunted spaghetti? No, that's a nematode, or parasitic roundworm. Fun fact: There are thousands of tiny ones inside you at this very moment. Have a great day!

4. 4. Bed Bugs

   It's hard to imagine anything worse than untold thousands of bedbugs crawling around your bed while you sleep.

5. 5. Maggot Therapy

   All right, this is worse than bed bugs.

6. 6. "Big Spider Attacks Daddy"

   The phrase "spider attacks" in this video title is a little harsh. "Spider justly and appropriately defends itself" is more fitting.

7. 7. Bot Fly Extraction

   Bot flies are an old standby. YouTube is full of disgusting extraction videos.

8. 8. Giant Centipede vs. Snake

   The Vietnamese centipede, or scolopendra subspinipes, is among the largest centipedes on Earth, with a maximum length of about 20 cm. Highly venomous, it is the only species of centipede verified to have killed a human.

9. 9. Deadly Spider Bites With "Dr. Venom"

   The creepy spider expert/Bond villain known as Dr. Venom adds to the charm of this video. What's more unsettling – the long shots of horrible spider bite infections, or the way he lovingly handles his eight-legged friends?

Comic illustration by Josh Mecouch, Formal Sweatpants. Published with permission; all rights reserved.