I literally shuddered a few times while reading through your post.
I don't know what I would do if I ever encountered a spider that large. Probably just curl up into the fetal position and start crying.
I'm so sorry, but I laughed for like 2 minutes straight combined after reading this and your initial post. =/
But to answer the thread. No. I'm a man's man. As far as spiders go, that one Double J posted a picture of, I could understand of sorta freaking out, that shit looks tons poisonous, but my reaction would probably be just to kill it by all means and not let it touch me. Btw Monk, curious question, are you afraid of scorpions too? Also, fuck camel spiders, I wonder if gates has encountered one of those. They aren't venomous though to my knowledge and does anyone know anyone who has been bit by one?
Idk if it's really a phobia, but I use to have some big time, daily nightmares of tornadoes and they like came to haunt me and I was in fear of one forming always when it was REALLY windy (even though I'm surrounded by mountains, so it'd be a rare occurence). Not like that anymore now, but I think most people have these vibes about natural disasters but only people's anxieties make them go over the top.