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I don't think people are scared of spiders because they're dangerous, but because there's something about them that repulses the human psyche and causes a fear reaction. I'm scared of all kinds of spiders, including the tiny ones that won't harm me in any way

Usually to me, I'm surprised by them which in turn freaks me out and engages a fight or flight response (I choose flight lol). Once I took out a tissue to blow my nose and a freakin wolf spider jumped out of it ONTO MY FACE. Scary af

I always loved spiders and carried them out of kindergarten, home, school etc. (We don't have dangerous spiders here!) So my daughter was raised to view them as a great benefit to have in a room, too (they eat stingy insects, eat silverfish etc). She never was scared. We only put them outdoors if here are too many to live properly (don't want them to starve) and sometimes we have to destroy the webs. But one spider in every room and one outdoors in front of every window is great through spring - autumn. ;-)

Spiders are a common phobia. People are not scared of them Because they're dangerous, it's an irrational fear cause they're straight up creepy as f!!!!

What Kaisu said. Also, we actually do have black widows in the wild in Croatia. Anyway, from what I know, you can tell dangerous spiders apart by how colourful they are or the markings they have.

I found an interesting article about this topic: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/44425/20150406/researchers-uncover-genetic-roots-of-fear-of-spiders.htm

actually arachnaphobia is a very common phobia.

spiders and butterflies are strange-looking insects. I can survive ants, but spiders, butterflies, moths are so creepy!!

Live in Australia and we have some of the deadliest spiders in the world and we live with them

I'm fine with spiders, as long as we don't occupy the same space at the same time. Yet when my wife and daughter see a spider, dad is the one to get rid of it. I wouldn't kill it, because it has a right to live like any other being, so I tend to relocate it..............carefully.