Why are we afraid of spiders, but not mosquitos?

Honestly this is something I've deliberated over for years. But I've never really come to a satisfying conclusion. I actually don't think there is a definitive answer to this question sorry to say. We just don't know. read more

We humans still, genetically, have the memories of these predators wired in our human brains. So what seems like an irrational fear of aracnids, spiders and not flying insects like mosquitos, has a real basis in nature’s history with human beings. read more

Spiders kill a few people every year, but mosquitos kill 700k. read more

Most spiders can’t even penetrate human skin, and even if they do, the majority are no worse than a bee sting or mosquito bite. Even if the spider is poisonous, the odds are in your favor that it was a “dry bite” which means that the spider didn’t inject you with venom. read more