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Let's get started by asking you to think about yourself for a moment. Do you have any phobias? Up until this morning, I figured the percentage of Americans with phobias had to be around 50 percent...but it turns out I was way off on my guess.

I am one of those that if there is a project I can take on at home, I will. I like to save money when I can. I also don't mind hiring the professionals to take care of the stuff I can't.

A man posted a picture of a spider to Facebook, speculating on the species. Another warned him to keep well away from it, recounting the time he was bitten.

Idaho is full and lush with wildlife, but that also means there are some not so nice and downright scary creatures big and small that could seriously harm, or even kill someone. Lets start with the big ones then get down to the creepy crawlies...

With regard to potentially life threatening animal encounters, we're relatively safe here El Paso.

I saw about 30 spiders out and about. They also weren't all the same, there were countless different types. This happens every year. It is both cool and creepy!

 For a frog or other amphibious animal, fleeing into the water and hiding for an extended period from predators is the norm, but its a bit of an unusual tactic for a spider.

With regard to potentially life threatening animal encounters, we're relatively safe here El Paso.

According to academics at Binghamton University, State University of New York, a tropical spider species utilizes an "air film" to conceal itself underwater from predators for up to 30 minutes

There are numerous recorded cases of people set free on the back of insect evidence.