Why are people afraid of spiders?!


Question: I understand arachniphobia is real, but do they realize that there 100 times the size of a insect and all you have to do is either step on it or crush it in your hand? Its seems that girls are more afraid too. Im not saying every girl is afraid, but every one thats a girl is afraid.

I ask this because my sister was just freaking out about a bug a couple mintues ago.


Answers: I understand arachniphobia is real, but do they realize that there 100 times the size of a insect and all you have to do is either step on it or crush it in your hand? Its seems that girls are more afraid too. Im not saying every girl is afraid, but every one thats a girl is afraid.

I ask this because my sister was just freaking out about a bug a couple mintues ago.

Because they come too close to our personal space. How would you feel if a complete stranger started crawling all over you?

I don't like spiders because I come into contact with too many of them. I have actually been chased by them before. Report It


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  • Cause they crawl into your mouth when you're sleeping

    because they are scary and hairy.

    Probably because some spiders are posionous, and deadly if they bite you.

    Probablly because some of them are poinsonous. Also, they feel pretty strange when they crawl over your skin. Yick! I am a girl and I will admit I hate spiders...not really scared of them, just find them gross.

    Your additional comments are not true. Grandaddy long legs are poinsonous.....Look it up....they are probablly one of the most poisonous spiders you will ever meet in the U.S., BUT their mouths are too small to bite you with. Seriously, look it up.

    OK, i am petrified of spiders
    and i am a girl

    they can bite
    they can be big
    they a creepy
    ugly
    fat
    weird
    hairy
    crawly
    poisonous!!
    long legs!
    8 LEGS!
    MANY EYES!

    WHO WOULDN"T BE SCARED OF THEM!!!!!!

    They're scary looking.

    BECAUSE THEY'RE CREEPY, THEIR LEGS ARE LONG, THEY LOOK SCARY WHEN THEY WALK, WHEN THEY LAND ON YOU THEY TICKLE...BUT NOT IN A GOOD WAY...THEY BITE, SOME ARE POISONOUS, SOME ARE FURRY, THEY HAVE TOOOO MANY LEGS!

    THEY ARE JUST SCARY! I don't know if I have aracniphobia, but I am terrified of even the SMALLEST spider.
    *shivers* at the THOUGHT of spiders.

    because people are afraid of them

    they have eight super hairy legs, eight disgustingly frightening eyes and one bite from them causes instant death sometimes. It's worse when they're black and have long thin legs, I'll faint if I see one of those.

    i hate spiders, except for the fact that they kill mosquito's and flies. if i could trust them not to jump on me then i wouldnt mind them at all. but you never know when one will go crazy and jump on ya! spiders are my arch-nemesis!!!

    I'm a girl and I'm afraid of spiders cause a venomous one bit me by the face when I was little and I had to undergo a surgery because of that!
    I like watching spiders,I think they're interesting but if one claws on me I'll start screaming!

    i dont know why,other than the ones that could kill you

    because anything with more than 4 legs is creepy!

    I think we are brought up to be told they are dangerous ,have sharp fangs and can cause a painful bite. I think also seeing 8 legs instills some type of terror in us.Most are non poisonous.A few are very deadly.The Sydney Funnel Web Spider (Atrax Robustus )is one of the most poisonous Spiders in the world. Fortunately antivenom is available at all Hospitals.



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