Tippi Hedren

Honest to God, all my life I have had such a fear of spiders. In fact, I use to have a reoccurring dream about one. Very clearly, it was black with a red head. It would sit up in the corner of the bedroom and when it started getting closer, I would wake up in a panic.

American Actress

Cheryl Hayashi

You don't work with spiders very long before you start noticing how important silk is to their life and just how special that is for spiders.

American Scientist

Claire Coffee

Real-life things, like spiders and snakes, that doesn't scare me, but if it's a monster or a ghost or an alien, that will always scare me.

Chris Pine

Not a fan of spiders. I saw the movie 'Arachnophobia,' which was single-handedly rated in the top three worst choices of my life.

American Actor

Britt Ekland

I'm not scared of snakes, spiders or heights. I have three children; as a mum, you can't be afraid of things like that.

Swedish Actress

Robert Kazinsky

I'm massively scared of spiders. Even small ones scare the life out of me.

English Actor

J. J. Watt

I'll fight a bear, but I don't like spiders. I'm not a fan of those.

American Athlete

William Blake

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

English Poet

Taylor Swift

I'm always worried about everything. Like spiders.

American Singer

Tom Holland

I don't like spiders at all, but I love heights.

People may use 'spider' to express fear or disgust due to common phobias.

Fear Factor

'Spider' can symbolize creativity and wisdom in some cultures, referencing folklore.

Cultural Symbol

Spiders are often used to set a spooky or abandoned atmosphere in stories.

Natural Ambiance

The cooking 'spider' is common in Asian cuisine for deep-frying and boiling.

Culinary Tool

Cooking 'spiders' are often made of wire or mesh to quickly drain liquids.

Material Matters

In diagrams, 'spider' suggests a central idea with related points branching out.

Visual Representation

Describing something as 'spider-like' often means intricate or web-like designs.

Complex Patterns

In computing, 'spider' programs help search engines organize online information.

Web Crawlers

Spiders automate tedious tasks of gathering data, making web searches efficient.

Automation Efficiency

 Once we're back on the boat, the animals will have this entire island to themselves again. It's been amazing to see how wildlife can return even in the most unexpected places. We made the buildings on this island for war, but the animals, the seals, the seabirds. and even the spiders are putting them to a different use.

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 To put that into perspective, this red vertical bar here marks the divergence time of humans from chimpanzees, a mere seven million years ago. All spiders make silk at some point in their life.

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 Cell membranes are structures of contradictions. These oily films are hundreds of times thinner than a strand of spider silk, yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of

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