why are most people natively scared of tiny rodents and insects like cockroaches, rats, mice etc, even though they are order of magnitudes smaller than ourselves?

Question

Is this phenomenon prevalent in any other species?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

We’re scared of them because they’re unpredictable. I read that somewhere and believed it for years. Like when you startle them or they’re scared and they run towards you in a frenzy. Otherwise they hide only to emerge at night when you’re most vulnerable.