Its really weird that spiders dont run away when they see a human. Aren’t they hundreds of times larger than they are? Why do they just chill and sometimes descend onto people or near a person. They can literally see other creatures even humans.
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There’s a fight/flight response that is so archaic, most creatures show it. Some creatures freeze in place as a response to this, esp when they do not understand the ramifications of an encounter. If you do not know what might happen, you may run directly into more danger. Animals who are predators tend to freeze when confronted w unknown situations as they might be able to defend themselves, plus, it’s an ingrained behavior, as they tend to stalk and stay still more in the presence of other creatures.
Prey animals tend to have reflexes made to disperse and run from their predators so being in a unknown situation they are more apt to run, although not always. Prey animals who are preyed upon by ambush group predators will freeze more often in new situations as they have evolved to run into worst traps, etc.
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