I was scared of spiders as a kid. I would never have grown out of it if people pandered to my fear and coddled me.
That's good, most spiders are beneficial to us and should be simply shoo'd out of harms way.
Agreed. However given that some areas of the world have a higher ratio of poisonous spiders I can understand how children having a fear of spiders might have an evolutionary benefit. But it is advantageous for adults to grow out of it and recognize spider's value.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2001/10/fear-evolution-spiders-science/
There's still no need to be afraid of these spiders, you just need to know which ones to stay away from. It's like snakes. I'm not afraid of a rattlesnake but I'm going to stay the fuck away from them, because they're dangerous.
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