spiritual creatures

I usually just call them guides and gardians or spirits. Animal was a man made name that we use to catergorize it and make sence of what we see. But seeing these things clearly can range from them just saying hi to them being a gardian or protecter. It just depends on how you feel about them. They could be showing themselves to see if you would like to bond with them or just because theres a sutal connection that aloud you to see them or just them saying "hey i'm here, show respect" or whatevers. I have 2 kelpie, water horse spirits that live in the lake down the road from my house and i just happend to see them and befriended them. By the way that 3 legged spider sounds AWSOME!!!!