Few creatures fill people with as much as dread and fear as spiders and snakes. In fact, many people develop an extreme, overwhelming fear of spiders (arachnophobia) or snakes (ophidiophobia), and ...
As a recovered arachnophobe, I am very familiar with many of the ridiculous spider myths. Spider myths can stem from their appearance, nighttime habits, and the fact that some of them are venomous. To ...
Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose.