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Animals you don't want to face if... (pg. 10)
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| Inconspicuous |
I'd go with this one, just at its regular size:
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| Omega_M |
| quote: | Originally posted by Inconspicuous
I'd go with this one, just at its regular size:
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to be afraid of that thing, u'd have to live under water. |
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| Salegon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Inconspicuous
I'd go with this one, just at its regular size:
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mmm :tongue2
It looks delicious |
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| Inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
to be afraid of that thing, u'd have to live under water. |
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| Aquarian |
| quote: | Originally posted by airmartin
Just reading through and looking at all the reactions of spiders made me think....why are people scared of them, when as all those 'butch' people say, 'Why get so scared of something so small'.
I personally hate them, but just wonderin' why it is they're so feared? |
It's a learned response, not something that's rationally thought out. Most people who have a phobia of spiders have learned it from a parent, friend or peer. Most arachnophobes do realize that spiders are harmless. Their response is completely automatic, and rational thought can't overwrite it.
A few centuries back, there were a bunch of plagues in north-western europe, and spiders were often (and innacurately) blamed for carrying these diseases. As a result, most people who lived in the affected villages had learned to avoid spiders at all costs. One theory is that arachnophobia is simply a residue of those villager's fears that have been transfered from parent to child over the course of several generations, and in the process have transfered themselves from originally being rational reactions to automatic responses (because children learn by immitating their parents' behaviors). |
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| Salegon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
It's a learned response, not something that's rationally thought out. Most people who have a phobia of spiders have learned it from a parent, friend or peer. Most arachnophobes do realize that spiders are harmless. Their response is completely automatic, and rational thought can't overwrite it.
A few centuries back, there were a bunch of plagues in north-western europe, and spiders were often (and innacurately) blamed for carrying these diseases. As a result, most people who lived in the affected villages had learned to avoid spiders at all costs. One theory is that arachnophobia is simply a residue of those villager's fears that have been transfered from parent to child over the course of several generations, and in the process have transfered themselves from originally being rational reactions to automatic responses (because children learn by immitating their parents' behaviors). |
nice explanation. It is called "Cultural evolution". |
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| airmartin |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
It's a learned response, not something that's rationally thought out. Most people who have a phobia of spiders have learned it from a parent, friend or peer. Most arachnophobes do realize that spiders are harmless. Their response is completely automatic, and rational thought can't overwrite it.
A few centuries back, there were a bunch of plagues in north-western europe, and spiders were often (and innacurately) blamed for carrying these diseases. As a result, most people who lived in the affected villages had learned to avoid spiders at all costs. One theory is that arachnophobia is simply a residue of those villager's fears that have been transfered from parent to child over the course of several generations, and in the process have transfered themselves from originally being rational reactions to automatic responses (because children learn by immitating their parents' behaviors). |
That was very nicely put.
I know it's a little off topic, but still in the field of life size animals wouldn't you love to ride this fella to work :tongue2
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| Salegon |
| quote: | Originally posted by airmartin
That was very nicely put.
I know it's a little off topic, but still in the field of life size animals wouldn't you love to ride this fella to work :tongue2
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have phun. |
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| Inconspicuous |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by airmartin
That was very nicely put.
I know it's a little off topic, but still in the field of life size animals wouldn't you love to ride this fella to work :tongue2
http://www.hotzeltopf.de/albums/Ter...Chameleon_1.jpg
I used to have one...pretty cool...You'd need rabbit-sized crickets to feed it, though. |
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| airmartin |
| quote: | Originally posted by Inconspicuous
I used to have one...pretty cool...You'd need rabbit-sized crickets to feed it, though. |
:eyes: Have you got a picture of one of thos bad boy crickets? |
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| kadomony |
| quote: | Originally posted by airmartin
:eyes: Have you got a picture of one of thos bad boy crickets? |
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| Salegon |
| quote: | Originally posted by kadomony
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This cricket looks massive!:eyes: |
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