Psychologists made people look at spiders. They didn’t like it.

At the same time, not all spiders (or parts of spiders) elicit the same disgust. Among the photo selections were sets that ...
The Vindicator

Nothing to worry about, it’s harmless

October is the month of Halloween, when people decorate their yards and homes with large spiders to scare people. October is also when people often see real large spiders in their homes. But if this ...
Scientific American

These spiders weave themselves giant doppelgängers to scare away predators

What’s scarier than a spider? A really big spider, of course. A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike silhouettes on their ...
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Tiny Tropical Spiders Build Giant Fake Versions of Themselves to Scare Off Predators

In the depths of the Amazon and across the humid forests of the Philippines, two unassuming orb-weaving spiders have perfected the art of illusion. Instead of retreating into the shadows when danger ...