Entomophobia is an intense and persistent fear of insects. Phobias can start from learned experiences like seeing others be afraid of bugs or reading scary facts about insects. About 10% of adults ...

Around a quarter of people are scared of insects and/or spiders. This phobia is quite strange, really, as deep down, we know that most of these tiny creatures can’t hurt us, and yet we still can’t ...

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are investigating why people fear spiders through eye-tracking studies and ...

Spiders claim the crown as the most feared animal, with nearly 19 percent of people reporting extreme terror when exposed to spider images. This fear affects nearly ...