fears, phobias and freaking spiders!

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A Colorado resident was bitten by a poisonous black widow spider 19 times -- and DIED!

Black widow spider bites are poisonous, but rarely fatal, health experts say.

Jeff Seale, 40, reportedly noticed the bites on his foot two weeks before he died. The Boulder County Coroner's Office says it could be 4-6 weeks before an official cause of death is released -- but Seale's sister is nevertheless convinced that the bites are responsible.

"I think it's definitely related. He was in really good health up until that point," she told a reporter for Fox. "He worked at a horse stable in the evenings, and he very well could have brought one of the spiders home in his things, or picked up some stuff from one of the horse sheds and brought one of the things home," she said.

Seale, a former high-school baseball star, became obsessed with the spiders, going so far as to spray his house to prevent a spider infestation.

I have a black widow problem at my house. Seriously, I have killed a little
over 20 of them outside my house (2 were inside, but right by a drafty
door). I am on a constant vigil, since I have 2 grandsons that I care for
daily. I had never seen them in the house before, but Ive definitely
killed more than my fair share of them in 8 years here. No one else on my
block has them. Seems each of my neighbors have a different problem.
One has water roaches, one has scorpions, another has wolf spiders,
and yet another neighbor has vinegerones. I usually only see one or
two vinegerones a year, because they are so shy. Ive seen several
more child of the earth this year as well. Like vinegerones, they are
ugly and creepy as fuck, but not harmful. SO, I just stare at them and
walk away. I learned quickly you never ever smush a vinegerone, though.
Its noxious.
Im not scared of bugs of any sort, but I am scared of scorpions and
snakes, and big dogs. Rodents too...but just because of where I live,
they have had cases of bubonic plague associated with mice and rats
within the state, albeit several hours driving away.