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Top 10 Animals Most People Are Scared Of

1st Place:

Spiders

You’re unwittingly sitting on your balcony or patio reading a book and there’s suddenly a spider on your arm!

These eight-legged little creatures cause fear and shock because of their unexpected presence. And there are a lot of people that have a real phobia of spiders (arachnophobia). Learn about the here top 10 greatest spiders.


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Which Spiders Should You Actually Be Worried About?

The wolfspider and tarantula aren’t dangerous. Almost all deadly bites are caused by the Sydney funnel-web spider and the Brazilian wandering spider. The black widow can cause pretty painful wounds and cause fever, headaches and nausea.

Black Widow - Photo: Jay Ondreicka/Shutterstock


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