• Question: im scared of spiders :O what can i do to overcome my fear?

    Asked by mackleve to Andrew, Beth, Bruce, Lindy, Lizzie on 18 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Beth Mortimer

      Beth Mortimer answered on 18 Jun 2012:

      You’re certainly not alone! One theory is that people that are not scared of spiders have learned it, and that it is a natural instinct to be scared of spiders. To overcome your fear I hope that you can learn about how clever and interesting they are and admire them from a distance. There are over 40 000 species of spider and only a few are harmful to humans (all outside the UK), so the spiders that you may see will not hurt you, so don’t worry.

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