http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2013/03/why-we-should-all-celebrate-save-a-spider-day/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Fri, 17 May 2013 19:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2013/03/why-we-should-all-celebrate-save-a-spider-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10462 Ann McGarity Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:28:13 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=34909#comment-10462 I have always liked spiders, and was quite surprized when discovered that some people feared them . From observations I have learned that people pass on this phobia to their children, and it is learned . I have always tried to remove spiders gently from the house when I found them . I usually leave spider webs alone when they are in a location such as a barn and refer to them as my mosquito control system I have always liked spiders, and was quite surprized when discovered that some people feared them . From observations I have learned that people pass on this phobia to their children, and it is learned . I have always tried to remove spiders gently from the house when I found them . I usually leave spider webs alone when they are in a location such as a barn and refer to them as my mosquito control system

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