A new study has looked into this size misestimation phenomenon a little further, asking participants to estimate the size of ...

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.

Aaron Phoenix, who lives with over 1,000 tarantulas, travels across England helping others overcome their fear of spiders "It's so rewarding helping people get over their fears ...

UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.

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 ...

In 2022, The Telegraph noted that “deaths related to spider bites are virtually unprecedented in the UK”, yet a YouGov poll ...

Knott’s Scary Farm haunted maze combines fear of spiders and aging The granddaddy of all Halloween events runs on select nights from Sept. 19 to Nov. 2 at Knott's Berry Farm.

Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) is real. I’ll grant you, these arthropods look creepy, and their sudden movements can startle a gardener quietly going about fall cleanup.

Giant spiders have been a fantasy trope for a long time. From Shelob in The Lord of the Rings to the arachnids in Dragon Age: Origins and its subsequent follow-up games. But later this month ...

While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence could trigger insectophobia, an excessive and intense fear of insects. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

But Mike faces his fear of spiders head on. He started his own business called 'What's Bugging You?'/ I asked him why people might be seeing a lot more spiders than usual.