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SorellaLaBefana

(496 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:37 AM 4 hrs ago

Focused on Phobias, but is Wonderful Image of Jumping Spider :)


A recent study...

...To try and understand why some people are disgusted by and afraid of spiders, a new study tracked people's eye movements to see what frightens them the most...

...The team recruited 118 undergraduate students for the study and had them focus on image pairs that featured, in the first part of the experiment: “(1) spider versus butterfly, (2) spider versus insect, (3) spider eyes versus insect eyes, (4) spider versus non-spider arachnid, and (5) spider versus myriapod (centipedes and millipedes)...”

https://www.iflscience.com/scared-of-spiders-your-eye-movements-reveal-youd-rather-focus-on-other-insects-82737

This Arachnid is a Rare Jewel
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Focused on Phobias, but is Wonderful Image of Jumping Spider :) (Original Post) SorellaLaBefana 4 hrs ago OP
It's sort of cute. Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #1
reminds me of this: ret5hd 3 hrs ago #2
I'm crazy about Jumping Spiders! nocoincidences 3 hrs ago #3
He is rather cute! Callalily 1 hr ago #4

nocoincidences

(2,486 posts)
3. I'm crazy about Jumping Spiders!
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:23 AM
3 hrs ago

They are so cute and funny and active. I have been a big fan of them for most of my 78 years!

I also love big old yellow and black garden spiders.

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