Comments on: What makes creepy crawly creepy? http://www.starchamber.com/2005/10/what-makes-creepy-crawly-creepy.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:43:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2005/10/what-makes-creepy-crawly-creepy.html#comment-848 Ned Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:16:48 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1150#comment-848 Evolutionarily, shouldn't Bengal tigers freak us out more than centipedes? But I think (dangerous) Bengal tigers are mighty handsome, whereas (harmless) centipedes disgust me. Particularly this one that lives in my house and can run 50 mph out of the dark place I'm looking into. Evolutionarily, shouldn’t Bengal tigers freak us out more than centipedes? But I think (dangerous) Bengal tigers are mighty handsome, whereas (harmless) centipedes disgust me. Particularly this one that lives in my house and can run 50 mph out of the dark place I’m looking into.

]]> By: Dan Svirsky http://www.starchamber.com/2005/10/what-makes-creepy-crawly-creepy.html#comment-847 Dan Svirsky Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:08:34 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=1150#comment-847 Another go at the comments... Good question--personally, insects freak me out. Maybe the answer lies in evolution. Perhaps those individuals who were creeped out by insects avoided some of the fatal diseases insects brought? Another go at the comments…

Good question–personally, insects freak me out. Maybe the answer lies in evolution. Perhaps those individuals who were creeped out by insects avoided some of the fatal diseases insects brought?

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