Dear Mister Human,

Remember when you threw a shoe at me and I fell somewhere behind your bed? I do too.

I guess I should forgive you because maybe crawling down from your ceiling was not the best introduction. I should have stayed outside, if only I’d known that 50 percent of women and 16 percent of men suffer from arachnophobia. Arachnophobia is the irrational fear of spiders. Why are you humans so irrational?

Also, most of us don’t even want to bite you. It is extremely rare for a spider to bite a human, and honestly if we did it was out of self defense (such as throwing shoes at us).

We spiders are actually more useful than you think. Like, I bet you hate mosquitoes too. Well guess what? I eat mosquitoes for breakfast, you’re welcome. Not only can mosquitoes and other insects become highly annoying and cause red itchy bumps, but they also spread diseases such as West Nile virus and Malaria. So think of us spiders as your personal CDC.

Not only can we prevent disease but we can also treat some diseases as well! Well, unless you count using our venom in erectile dysfunction treatment. Then yes we treat diseases, you're very welcome. We are also used as research specimen in study pertaining to animal physiology and psychology.

Not only do we provide these services to you but we end our lives for birds, reptiles and sometimes your cat. Our bodies offer them a good source of protein, so they too can live long lives.

So what my point is, no matter how scary we may seem, we really are important. Because let's face it, without us the world would be much worse. So think twice before you go throwing shoes at us.