Giant Spider Theory

I'm convinced that man-eating spiders must have existed at some point in history. It makes no sense that over 1/3 of the population of the planet has arachnophobia when actually dying from a spider is so incredibly unlikely. It makes no sense that seeing close-up images of spider faces strikes a fight or flight reaction into so many people when the only way to see one up close in real life is with a magnifying glass. The concept of giant spiders can be found across the world. Even if they did not exist in large numbers as recently as all these myths and folk tales claim, the idea may have been imprinted long ago in our genetic memory, like ape men or terror birds. The main question then would be where’s the physical evidence of their existence, and could there be any left

An illustrated scene shows enormous spiders attacking or confronting people, alongside a long theory about man-eating spiders, arachnophobia, myths, and genetic memory. The joke is that widespread fear of spiders seems disproportionate to the tiny likelihood of being killed by one, suggesting that humans may have inherited memories of ancient giant spiders. EN: An illustrated scene shows enormous spiders attacking or confronting people, alongside a long theory about man-eating spiders, arachnophobia, myths, and genetic memory. The joke is that widespread fear of spiders seems disproportionate to the tiny likelihood of being killed by one, suggesting that humans may have inherited memories of ancient giant spiders.

• @eternalclassic / 44147 2023-12-31