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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Maybe because they’re so small and can get you while you sleep. If you roll over on one while unconscious and that sucker bites you, that could have been the end. Also, people saying there “aren’t many that can kill you” have never lived in CA/PNW. Black widows are more common than daddy long legs. *shudder*
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