Phobias affect 8-12% of Americans with overwhelming fear responses that go far beyond normal anxiety, requiring professional ...

Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive ...

Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, is one of the most common phobias – even for those without a full-blown fear, these eight-legged beasties still give plenty of people the creeps. But before ...

A Vienna man shared his experience of being bitten by a brown recluse spider, which resulted in severe pain and swelling, and ...

A woman with a crippling fear of spiders sleeps in a tent on her bed – to protect her from creepy crawlies. Estella Kyriacou, 25, grew up terrified of arachnids and was horrified when she saw ...

While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence could trigger insectophobia, an excessive and ...

Aaron Phoenix believes he was “born to save spiders,” and travels England to help others overcome their fear of the animal. Aaron Phoenix / SWNS After hitting the papers last year for his ...

most parental spiders will die at first frost. Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) is real. I’ll grant you, these arthropods look creepy, and their sudden movements can startle a gardener quietly ...

Subscribe here. The Widows haunted maze also brings together two types of fears: Arachnaphobia (fear of spiders) and gerascophobia (fear of aging). “Part of the reason why I did this was because ...

Fear is an inevitable part of life. Whether it’s fear of spiders, heights, or public speaking, we’re all scared, occasionally. Entrepreneurs know this feeling well, as fear often seems like a ...