Eli5: Why is a phobia of spiders so common?

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Why are so many humans (myself included) afraid of spiders? Arachnophobia consistently lands in the top 10 most-common phobias. Why? Especially when there aren’t *that* many deadly species of them? Why spiders over other animals?

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Spiders just got that creepy vibe, you know? Maybe it’s their legs or the way they move. Plus, they’re all sneaky and pop up in unexpected places. Just gives you the heebie-jeebies.

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