(just discovered that TICKS are arachnids! the hell?)
Yep, and those guys along with scorpions and horseshoe crabs form the Chelicerates. 8 legs are a defining feature, and that could also apply in symbolism to the spider as well, and to your situation at the moment.
Joansies already gave some good information, and I definitely agree that IDing and looking up biology may be helpful in your search. If you life in North America, then spiderzrule.com is a good place to start with, tons of photos: http://www.spiderzrule.com/commonspidersusa.htm
Now I can relate to your freaked-out feeling of having them in the house, since I used to be like that not too long ago (though now I don't even bother taking them out unless it's a hobo, there's several species living in my room alone, lol). Most spiders really do not want to have anything to do with you, you're obviously too big for a meal and much more dangerous to them then they are to you. If you find them to be too close for comfort, act like you should around a bee and don't freak out as best as you can. Then you can find something hollow to rap them in rather than squishing them and take them outside.
Many species that LOOK scary aren't able to do much to you anyway, or to your pets. ID-ing them can help you figure out which ones for your safety concerns.
Now as far as symbolism goes, my impression of spider and yas a conjuction to your sense of evil or bad things is that you may have to be alert/hone your senses in your surroundings or life, or be creative in getting around problems. Web-spinning spiders usually don't have very good eyes, for example, but they have the ability to sense the slightest vibration of their webs through their legs, and can go so far as to tell where exactly on their web it is located and what is making the vibration so they cna prepare the proper reaction (there's usually a different series of reactions to different kinds nad sizes of prey).
Those that hunt for prey instead of spinning will use other acute senses to do so, like jumping spiders and their amazing eyes. They can see pretty damn well for a spider, and they even have some reasoning ability going on too :D (did a report on certain species and found that a jumping spider figured out how to snag a prey spider tarzan-style off of its web by a string, and it did this by looking around and taking in the situation, almost like you and I might).
Yet on the flip side, these heightened senses of awareness can be a drawback in other areas, like the prey spider relying on its web for getting info not being able to use its eyes (because eyesight is poor) to see what's above it. There's drawbacks to everything, so perhaps you need to explore a bit before you find a good solution.
And then there's the web as a creation symbol, as well as the story of Grandmother Spider inventing pottery to steal the sun. So if you have poblems, maybe you need to make your own solution to end it. That'll take a bit of creativity to be successful, usually. If it's mostly non-web making spiders you're seeing, then I would guess that you need to search for a solution instead of hoping it'll pass or come to you. Either way, there's a bit of action needed by you to solve the issue(s).
And then there's the number 8. If you put it on its side, it looks like the infinity symbol, and to me, that symbolizes a cycle. Nothing lasts for ever (I know that sounds weird, but lemme explain). If you put your finger on the bottom and say it symbolizes being in a bad place, if you continue to trace the symbol you'll eventually rise back up into a good place again.
Lol, didn't mean to ramble XD I just find spiders to be so fascinating. Don't take anything I say without a grain of salt though, just like with books. What I said above is only my impression of what's been described here and my own ideas of spider symbolism. hat spider may actually be saying is up to you, so do some digging around and see what information stands out to you as being possible meanings.
Yep, and those guys along with scorpions and horseshoe crabs form the Chelicerates. 8 legs are a defining feature, and that could also apply in symbolism to the spider as well, and to your situation at the moment.
Joansies already gave some good information, and I definitely agree that IDing and looking up biology may be helpful in your search. If you life in North America, then spiderzrule.com is a good place to start with, tons of photos:
http://www.spiderzrule.com/commonspidersusa.htm
Now I can relate to your freaked-out feeling of having them in the house, since I used to be like that not too long ago (though now I don't even bother taking them out unless it's a hobo, there's several species living in my room alone, lol). Most spiders really do not want to have anything to do with you, you're obviously too big for a meal and much more dangerous to them then they are to you. If you find them to be too close for comfort, act like you should around a bee and don't freak out as best as you can. Then you can find something hollow to rap them in rather than squishing them and take them outside.
Many species that LOOK scary aren't able to do much to you anyway, or to your pets. ID-ing them can help you figure out which ones for your safety concerns.
Now as far as symbolism goes, my impression of spider and yas a conjuction to your sense of evil or bad things is that you may have to be alert/hone your senses in your surroundings or life, or be creative in getting around problems. Web-spinning spiders usually don't have very good eyes, for example, but they have the ability to sense the slightest vibration of their webs through their legs, and can go so far as to tell where exactly on their web it is located and what is making the vibration so they cna prepare the proper reaction (there's usually a different series of reactions to different kinds nad sizes of prey).
Those that hunt for prey instead of spinning will use other acute senses to do so, like jumping spiders and their amazing eyes. They can see pretty damn well for a spider, and they even have some reasoning ability going on too :D (did a report on certain species and found that a jumping spider figured out how to snag a prey spider tarzan-style off of its web by a string, and it did this by looking around and taking in the situation, almost like you and I might).
Yet on the flip side, these heightened senses of awareness can be a drawback in other areas, like the prey spider relying on its web for getting info not being able to use its eyes (because eyesight is poor) to see what's above it. There's drawbacks to everything, so perhaps you need to explore a bit before you find a good solution.
And then there's the web as a creation symbol, as well as the story of Grandmother Spider inventing pottery to steal the sun. So if you have poblems, maybe you need to make your own solution to end it. That'll take a bit of creativity to be successful, usually. If it's mostly non-web making spiders you're seeing, then I would guess that you need to search for a solution instead of hoping it'll pass or come to you. Either way, there's a bit of action needed by you to solve the issue(s).
And then there's the number 8. If you put it on its side, it looks like the infinity symbol, and to me, that symbolizes a cycle. Nothing lasts for ever (I know that sounds weird, but lemme explain). If you put your finger on the bottom and say it symbolizes being in a bad place, if you continue to trace the symbol you'll eventually rise back up into a good place again.
Lol, didn't mean to ramble XD I just find spiders to be so fascinating. Don't take anything I say without a grain of salt though, just like with books. What I said above is only my impression of what's been described here and my own ideas of spider symbolism. hat spider may actually be saying is up to you, so do some digging around and see what information stands out to you as being possible meanings.
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