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Why you鈥檙e not really scared of spiders

Spiders are one of the most 鈥榝eared鈥� animals. Yet when psychologists investigate peoples鈥� reactions to spiders, the response they demonstrate is more often disgust than fear, and for good reason, as psychology lecturer Claudia Hammond explains to CrowdScience鈥檚 Marnie Chesterton.

(Photo: A large spider on the wall. Credit: Getty Images)

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