Jumping spiders can freak pretty much anyone out, despite generally being cute and plump and tiny as far as spiders go. It’s the element of surprise from jumping. And they usually like to drop down onto your steering wheel at the most inconvenient moment while driving.
That reminds me of one of my favorite moments while working crew transport for the railroad. I had a spider repell down next to me, and when I clocked it I aaid “Oh, hello there.” The conducter asked me why I had said that, so I pointed at the little spider. Him and the engineer both shrieked. The brakeman asked me how I could be so calm with it next to my face like that. I said “It’s just a spider. I leave it alone, it leaves me alone.”
I had to catch it while driving at 75 mph so the conductor would stop freaking out. Thankfully, I had an empty dry water bottle in the door I could put it in.
Freaking out when a spider jumps on your face doesn’t mean you’re arachnophobic any more than freaking out when a clown jumps on your face means you’re coulrophobic.
Isn’t Tip afraid of bees? I noted by his reaction yesterday that he didn’t seem to be arachnophobic. And his blase attitude in the first three panels he really doesn’t seem to be.
He’s not afraid of bees, per se (although I do seem to recall him telling Gavotte once that she terrified him, but I suspect part of that was the fact that she’s an entire swarm). He just has a healthy respect of bees because he’s allergic.
Tip has now caught the spider (for suitable values of “caught”). Now all he need to do to complete his mission is to walk out of the bathroom, and take the spider to a safer place.
“If you could really cast a magic missile to stop it, why didn’t you do that before?!”
My first guess would be a wolf spider, and yes, they really can jump that far. But with this being the place that it is, it’s just as likely that it’s a modified wolf spider, with pit viper DNA and napalm venom sacs.
Bitten by a Mad Science modified spider, and granted non-werewolf powers, Tip is later Heard quoting his uncle Ben “with great power, comes great fashion sense”
It’s a lady spider, and Tip’s mojo is too powerful today.
It’s just a harmless little
bunnyspider.The Spider of Caerbannog
Death awaits him, with nasty sharp pointy teeth.
That are too short to even pierce through the first layer of skin.
Maybe it needed to get close to his ear so he could hear it talk.
Tip clearly never learned about not giving the DM ideas! 🙂
Indeed!
Heh, I guess Tip is arachnophobic. I completely understand.
Also, I really want Tip’s dress.
That is a cute dress. 🙂
Jumping spiders can freak pretty much anyone out, despite generally being cute and plump and tiny as far as spiders go. It’s the element of surprise from jumping. And they usually like to drop down onto your steering wheel at the most inconvenient moment while driving.
That reminds me of one of my favorite moments while working crew transport for the railroad. I had a spider repell down next to me, and when I clocked it I aaid “Oh, hello there.” The conducter asked me why I had said that, so I pointed at the little spider. Him and the engineer both shrieked. The brakeman asked me how I could be so calm with it next to my face like that. I said “It’s just a spider. I leave it alone, it leaves me alone.”
I had to catch it while driving at 75 mph so the conductor would stop freaking out. Thankfully, I had an empty dry water bottle in the door I could put it in.
Freaking out when a spider jumps on your face doesn’t mean you’re arachnophobic any more than freaking out when a clown jumps on your face means you’re coulrophobic.
[nods sagely in agreement]
Isn’t Tip afraid of bees? I noted by his reaction yesterday that he didn’t seem to be arachnophobic. And his blase attitude in the first three panels he really doesn’t seem to be.
He’s not afraid of bees, per se (although I do seem to recall him telling Gavotte once that she terrified him, but I suspect part of that was the fact that she’s an entire swarm). He just has a healthy respect of bees because he’s allergic.
Tip has now caught the spider (for suitable values of “caught”). Now all he need to do to complete his mission is to walk out of the bathroom, and take the spider to a safer place.
At this point, he’ll probably complete his mission at a full tilt run.
Look for the hourglass symbol on its back.
If you’re worried about black widows, you have to check the underside, which can be a bit difficult…
It’s funny that he’s not “an actual wizard,” he just plays one in DnD.
You just wait for tomorrow when three bolts of magical force fly forth from his hand and smack Tip across the forehead
Can’t stop laughing! This has to be one of Skin Horse’s funniest strips ever!
“If you could really cast a magic missile to stop it, why didn’t you do that before?!”
My first guess would be a wolf spider, and yes, they really can jump that far. But with this being the place that it is, it’s just as likely that it’s a modified wolf spider, with pit viper DNA and napalm venom sacs.
Bitten by a Mad Science modified spider, and granted non-werewolf powers, Tip is later Heard quoting his uncle Ben “with great power, comes great fashion sense”
Bravo.
“Because who goes into combat without an expendable meat shield or two?” 🙂
TALES OF DEEP IRONY
Panel 2 primed me to misread panel 3’s dialogue as belonging to the spider….
I hope for Tip’s sake he has precise shot.
He expected a different spider. All ready to take up and guide her. But one mighty leap really gave him the creeps. The irony could have been snider.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/the-highway/ hmm, you are right. I had forgotten it was due to allergies and not a phobia.
I’m glad you found it. I was at work and didn’t feel like looking for it.
Expectations, played with.
OK, that’s hilarious. lol
Nice knowing ya, Tip!