Why do we get itchy and feel like something’s crawling on us when we look at insects like spiders?

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Why do we get itchy and feel like something’s crawling on us when we look at insects like spiders?

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It’s a defense mechanism. When we still lived in the wild, that exact thing would happen (weird sensation, look down to see an insect, swipe it off you and potentially saved yourself from a fatal bite or sting). It just carried over to modern times as well.

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