"Nah. But they hop real far an' bite. Other than that if they run at ya they're really easy to just punt off to the side. Honestly I never figured why he was so scared. Sorta like them folks what are scared of spiders."

Which he's not so much.

"You really don't seem to have much you're scared of, do ya?" Which is really impressive, honestly, for a kid his age. He doesn't see it often. He probably would have been a hoot on a long trip (not like he's not now, but he's been feeling a little heartsick for his Eclector).