Question of the day, Friday, June 18th

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Good morning everyone
I know we're all animal lovers here but I was wondering,

Do you have a fear/dislike of any animals?? What are they?
 

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I don't like
mosquitoes
fleas
ticks
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monkeys (not the big apes for some reason as much).

Read the book Hot Zone at a very tender age and can't generally get over that fear.

Most of mine are due to disease-related fears. Malaria, ebola, west nile, lyme disease, etc.,. You know, stuff these animals could transmit. Might sound irrational but it's true. If I knew they were healthy they wouldn't bother me. I mean it's not like a horrible irrational fear which can't be dissuaded. But they still make me uneasy. I think that's a better way of putting it.
 

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Hmmm....interesting question. I know there are some animals for which I have a healthy fear, but I can't say I dislike them.

If I were out on a mountain trail, running or biking, and I ran into a cougar, or a bear, I'd definitely be afraid, but I don't dislike them.....never.


Let's see....still thinking on the dislike part.
I can honestly say there is no animal I can look at and go, "Oh, man....I don't like that thing."

Insects......that's another subject.
 

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Not really. I'm not fond of snakes (or even worms for that matter). I don't get all cuddly over mice either. But I can't actually say that I dislike any of the animals, reptiles, etc.
 

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I still have a fear of dogs. I make myself push through it cuz I like them so much but they do scare me still. Its been that way for as long as I can remember. My Mom said I was even scared of pigeons when I was little.
So its not just dogs...

I have also had some instances throughout my young childhood, a dog chasing me up on top of a car roof and a few other things. So, I still quake inside with fear when I am near one but it is better than what it used to be and I am determined to continue to face it head on.

Interestingly enough I have never been afraid of cats...even before I had them.....
 

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Any sort of monkey. Not so much that I don't like them, but I don't trust them. Weird too, because I would have no problem putting myself in harm's way of say, a cheetah. I would almost relish being mauled by one. But monkeys? Eh.
 

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i would say i dislike crocs (especially the Nile variety) because they look evil and super ugly to me.
 

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I have a fear of snakes and I hate a lot of insects such as bees. I have been stung once and sent to the hospital since I seem to be allergic to them. If I never see another bee again I will be happy. I don't fear spiders but I don't like them.
 

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There are some that I can't understand keeping as pets. But I don't think that I dislike any animal and I am not afraid of any.
 

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I don't much like dogs, would never have one. Got bit when I was a kid and haven't been fond of them since, and now it is getting worse. I can tolerate them if they are controlled but otherwise, nope.

Hate bugs, particularly blood sucking ones, and not too fond of mice, voles, rats and any other vermin that get into stored crops and destroy income. Also not too keen on moose - they are dangerous things, chase people around their yards and take down fences.
 

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I absolutely hate ticks. I will do anything gross/dirty in the hospital but need help to pull a tick off an animal. I hate touching them, thinking about them, seeing them. It's seriously like a borderline-phobia. I really think it comes from working at the animal shelter, where we'd get lots of hound dogs covered in them, so I'd come home from work and find them on me... ugh
 

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None, there's no reason to be.

There's some insects and arachnids that I'm not overly fond of - such as mites, squash bugs (nothing eats them!), and roaches, but there's no illogical hate.
I've been stung and bitten by a lot of things. I've even had a centipede run across my face before - that was unsettling, but I stayed still till it was off of me.


Though not fear, I do have the sense to get out of an area after finding fresh cougar tracks.
 

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Spiders! I can deal with just about any other animal in the world and I've had a few as pets that most see as things that should be destroyed, lol, but I dispise spiders to my very core!
 
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