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The Most Common Phobias

Don't like spiders and snakes? Join the club!

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(Newser) – In honor of Halloween, LiveScience reveals the most common phobias. If you still need a costume, you'll scare the most people by playing on their evolutionarily sensible fear of creatures with venomous fangs. The top terrors:

  1. Snakes
  2. Spiders and other "creepy crawlies"
  3. Places that are difficult to escape, such as elevators
  4. Other people
  5. Heights

  1. The dark
  2. Bad weather, especially thunder and lightning
  3. Flying
  4. Dogs
  5. The dentist

Keeper John Mostyn lets a diamond python wrap itself around his head at Sydney Wildlife World, Oct. 1, 2009.
Keeper John Mostyn lets a diamond python wrap itself around his head at Sydney Wildlife World, Oct. 1, 2009.   (AP Photo)
A golden orb weaver
A golden orb weaver   (AP Photo)
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 31, 09 3:16 PM CDT
I have this terrible fear of being dragged behind a car over a knocked down barbed wire fence. Don't know why. I just do. Reply
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Rocket448
Oct 31, 09 3:52 PM CDT
Drowning? Where's drowning? Reply
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JoeQ
Oct 31, 09 4:50 PM CDT
After 8 years of the neocons, Bush, and Fox News, I have phobophobia. Reply
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yoeydude
Oct 31, 09 5:28 PM CDT
what about gays , aint we a fear'in the Gays ! Reply
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DickyJoe
Nov 1, 09 11:24 AM CST
haha! that's funny....right?
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