>If a tiny spider would crawl up the leg of a lion they wouldn't give a bit of a shit. A lion would remain calm, knowing that the spider cannot do anything and

>If a tiny spider would crawl up the leg of a lion they wouldn't give a bit of a shit. A lion would remain calm, knowing that the spider cannot do anything and it wouldn't even bother to entertain the spider for a split second. > However if the same tiny spider would crawl up the leg of a human there's a real chance that this person would start jumping up and down, perhaps trying to kill the spider or maybe even rush out of the room until the spider is gone. I think there is a chance this might be a bad comparison. Do non-human primates not fear spiders? Some interesting read: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/cd/12_1/Ohman.cfm https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/cd/12_1/Ohman.... https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-07628-001 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-07628-001 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1985-05872-001 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1985-05872-001