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Spiders theoretically could eat every human in one year

This undated photo taken by Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt and released by the World Wildlife Fund, shows a blind huntsman spider, the first of its kind in the world without any eyes, something scientists say is attributable to living permanently without daylight, found in Laos. (Peter Jaeger / Research Institute Frankfurt via the World Wildlife Fund)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
This undated photo taken by Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt and released by the World Wildlife Fund, shows a blind huntsman spider, the first of its kind in the world without any eyes, something scientists say is attributable to living permanently without daylight, found in Laos. (Peter Jaeger / Research Institute Frankfurt via the World Wildlife Fund)
This undated photo taken by Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt and released by the World Wildlife Fund, shows a blind huntsman spider, the first of its kind in the world without any eyes, something scientists say is attributable to living permanently without daylight, found in Laos. (Peter Jaeger / Research Institute Frankfurt via the World Wildlife Fund)

Spiders are quite literally all around us. A recent entomological survey of North Carolina homes turned up spiders in 100 percent of them, including 68 percent of bathrooms and more than three-quarters of bedrooms. There’s a good chance at least one spider is staring at you right now, sizing you up from a darkened corner of the room, eight eyes glistening in the shadows/ Washington Post . More here .

Question: Why are we so afraid of spiders?

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