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Why you’re not really scared of spiders

Spiders are one of the most ‘feared’ animals. Yet when psychologists investigate peoples’ 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’s Marnie Chesterton.

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

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