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Spiders are scary but avoidable

Andrine Shufran, Oklahoma State University Extension associate specialist with the OSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, said human-spider interactions don't need to be stressful.
Spiders are scary but avoidable

Wed, May 30, 2018

Spiders aren’t that scary
Spiders are scary but avoidable

Wed, Oct 13, 2021

Andrine Shufran, Oklahoma State University Extension associate specialist with the OSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, said human-spider interactions don't need to be stressful.

OSU ExtensionDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyOSU Agriculturespiders
Spiders aren’t that scary

Wed, May 30, 2018

Arachnophobia is one of the most common fears of people all over the world. However, much of that fear may be unwarranted as only a dozen or so of the estimated 50,000 species of spider pose any real threat to humans.

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