Hey I'm familiar with that in real life as well! For some reason they never bother me in game. I used to create mods for The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, one of which had an area full of spiders. I seriously had several people contact me and ask to remove those so they could enjoy the mod
Don't worry about the cove, it's small and completely optional!
Ha, sounds great! I'm assuming you came across the Eight Legged Cove
Be sure and send me a link once the LP is live so I can check it out. I plan to post the best series on my site for a bit of extra promotion. My only real requirement is that you complete the map in the series.