EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Arachnophobia is an intense fear of spiders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Such traumatic experiences can result in the person developing a life-long phobia of spiders, which is also known as Arachnophobia-described as a serious condition which can affect the person on a deeper level.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arachnophobia, the specific phobia of spiders, is one of the most common specific animal phobias, affecting 2.7–6.1% of the general population12. The exact aetiology of arachnophobia and spider-related fear is unknown, however, an evolutionary origin offers one of the potential explanations (10, but see also13, 14).

Detailed explanation-4: -Sorry arachnophobes, you have more in common with spiders than you thought Although spiders are sometimes thought of as being creepy crawly animals, new evidence suggests some get scared and assess danger in almost the same way as humans.

Detailed explanation-5: -We found that perceived fear and disgust of spiders were triggered predominantly by enlarged chelicerae, enlarged abdomen, and the presence of body hair. Longer legs were associated with perceived fear as well; however, the presence of two eyes did not produce any statistical significance in terms of fear.