Why do spiders typically elicit more fear in people than most insects do?
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Human evolution has lead us to fear common venomous creatures, mostly snakes and spiders. These creatures are also frequently in the news or in nature documentaries; So knowledge of how dangerous they are is widely known.
No one in my immediate family is afraid of snakes or spiders, at least they don’t have phobias. However, my wife and her parents are deathly afraid of snakes. It may be worth noting that my family is European and my wife is Eastern Asian. There are many more venomous snakes around Asia than Europe.
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