For the love of spiders

Why are spiders so maligned? I believe they deserve our reverence, and we should not be so quick to squash them or shoo them away. They control pests and are some of nature's best builders. I'm not sure if there is already an analogy for this but hear me out. A spider hears and sees all yet never tells a soul. They live in places where they are rarely seen or heard. But you know they're around by their webs and possibly a dead one occasionally. A spider will rebuild a web after a hand, foot, or unwilling face demolishes it. Over and over it rebuilds, it may adapt and build that web in a corner or out of the path of destruction. Spiders scare some people. There isn't anything wrong with that, but why do they scare people?

If anything spiders embody a spirit that can be characterized as resilient, efficient, and clever. They don't care if you are scared of them, they are going to keep building that web and existing in your spaces without apology and without shame. Sounds like a great way of being to emulate. I feel like a spider sometimes. I know my presence in some spaces makes people uneasy because I don't talk very much. I like to observe before jumping into the conversation. I need to know if the vibes I'm getting are authentic. I need to know if I do or say something you find odd if you'll shoo me away or squash me when I am no longer useful.