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4 paź 2021 · Why do many of us kill spiders so casually, swatting out their lives with our god-like power, almost like it's a reflex? Of course, humans routinely kill animals when it's convenient –...
13 lip 2021 · Using the forced-choice paradigm, we investigated which cues humans perceive as frightening and disgusting in spiders, one of the most unpleasant animals in the world. The research was carried out with a representative sample of N = 1,015 Slovak adults.
28 wrz 2022 · Only about 0.1 per cent of the 50,000 or so spider species in the world are dangerous. There are far deadlier creatures that excite less horror. Spiders arguably even protect us by weaving webs that snare potential pests such as earwigs and flies.
23 paź 2017 · With these unsuspecting infants on hand, researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany exposed the six-month-olds to images of eight-legged nightmare fuel to measure their innate, untrained responses to the arachnids.
7 sty 2020 · While the sight of a spider may cause some people to shudder, they are a vital part of nature. Hostile reactions are harming conservation efforts – especially when people kill spiders...
22 wrz 2020 · When funnel-web spiders evolved millions of years ago, toxins in its venom mainly targeted their natural prey: insects such as cockroaches and flies. We examined the genetic sequences of all delta-hexatoxins in funnel web venom.
20 lut 2024 · It's pure evolutionary coincidence that the male Sydney Funnel Web spider can kill a human in 15 minutes.
