Ken, that is such a funny story! Those of us who garden love to find earthworms in our plants but I know many non-gardeners who do not like critters ... including worms. I've also known a few folks who are afraid of the little Green Anole Lizards:
http://www.floridiannature.com... that we have here in Florida. I've rescued and released many of them to keep the family cats and dogs from killing them. They are good to keep around because they eat bugs.