Medically reviewed by Aleesha Grier, PsyD Key Takeaways Entomophobia is an intense and persistent fear of insects.Phobias can ...

My older sister is terrified of bugs. She won’t even say the word “spider.” I have teased her about it for years, but I’m starting to actually feel bad for her. She’s a grown woman, and I wish she ...

Huge, colorful Joro spiders are making their way up the East Coast and will likely reach the D.C. area, bug experts say. While Joro spiders are harmless to people and pets, their size and presence ...

Spiders claim the crown as the most feared animal, with nearly 19 percent of people reporting extreme terror when exposed to spider images. This fear affects nearly ...

Of the seven-or-so universal emotions, two are aversive. Both fear and disgust are commonly evoked by insects. And while much of what we know about the workings of fear comes from the study of ...

Around a quarter of people are scared of insects and/or spiders. This phobia is quite strange, really, as deep down, we know that most of these tiny creatures can’t hurt us, and yet we still can’t ...