In theses parts it would be incredibly difficult to find a spider that would technically be able to hurt a human (or any bigger mammal, like a cat or a dog); ye

In theses parts it would be incredibly difficult to find a spider that would technically be able to hurt a human (or any bigger mammal, like a cat or a dog); yet many humans (especially females) are scared shitless of spiders. I've never understood that, to me spiders are a net positive, since they eat annoying insects (like flies). Perhaps these deeply-rooted fears stem from times were humans lived in places far more dangerous, with far more potent spiders and snakes. (Snakes don't even exist here, but legless lizards do, and people are of course scared of them; that kind of lizard won't even attempt to bite something as big as a human, and as usual, they are useful animals to have around).