Why are spiders so freaky?

Question

Like many people I am petrified of spiders. And if there will be a spider anywhere Im always the one that see's it!!! Its as if i know there will be one there if i take a look. Why am I so acutely tuned to their presence?

Answer 1

I actually think spiders are quite cute.  I totally hate flies because they land on sh it and then land on your food and buzz all around you and won't go away (urgghhhhh - disgusting).  I like spiders because they kill those horrible, dirty flies.

Answer 2

Because you think they are more dangerous than you are when in fact we are way more dangerous than a spider.Dont know if therer is any poisonous spiders where you are but there isnt where i am so spiders dont bother me because i know they cant kill me so i just ignore them

Answer 3

OMG I am the same, im the first to notice them! im so scared of them, i don't want them ever crawling on me or near me. I can usually spot something moving from the corner of my eye & instantly react because of the fear of it being a spider. Whereas others who don't have that phobia ignore what they see moving, because they're not expecting 2 see something they fear

Answer 4

MY wife is blind as a bat (slight exaggeration) but she seems to always spot spiders.   I got bit by a brown recluse once and it was really a nasty bite.  The itching was almost unbearable and the infection was really bad.  I too have always been afraid of cockroaches and spiders to an irrational degree but maybe with spiders it isn't so irrational.

Answer 5

get a cat they love to kill spiders.....

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

You must have been a spider in a prevous life.

Answer 8

I know what you mean, I actually check my room before I go to bed as Im near enough positive that there will be a spider in there!

I think they are so freaky because they move so fast, they have 8 legs which is just a freaky thing, they can be really big and they come out of nowhere!

They are just not nice, its actually really annoying being scared of them as you kind of feel like a wimp.

(im checking my room right now!)

Answer 9

my dad teased me with them when i was too little to do anthing but scream so loud

but im not bothered about them but the memory of my teasing makes me initially shrill when i c one.

I pulled out a huge one from my cat biscuits the other day and after the initial shock its just what it is.......soon in the trash

Answer 10

Probably because some spiders have deadly venom. I once lived in ahouse that was infested with brown recluses. Luckily I didn't get bit.