I'm not good with any sort of creepy crawly in the garden and do my best to avoid them. (To be fair - I just leave most of them be unless they're actually a significant danger to the plants or other wildlife or they're in a particularly problematic spot e.g. the spiders who make webs across the front and back doors for example - why do they do that? *sigh*). The one type that completely freaks me out is an earwig - but I think that was aggravated by either the start of a film or book that I happened across in which one actually went in someone's ear - needless to say I didn't finish the book/film.

In fact combine my urgh with the small wildlife and my allergies that if I come into contact with the sap or get scratched or the pollen I can inhale and they can all reduce me to a nasty mess in a pile of tissues or a big red swollen and sore lump - it's amazing my garden is ever done. I pulled a couple of weeds the other day as I passed the front garden on the way back from a walk - literally pulled them out, in the bin, unlocked the front door and washed my hands and one arm ended up swollen. (On a bad day, I even get it from preparing fresh flowers for a vase!)