ATLANTA, GA—Researchers at Georgia State University have found conclusive evidence that each time an individual looks at any image depicting a spider, the odds of one being nearby and currently approaching them “just skyrocket.”
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“Now, we don’t mean to suggest that looking at a picture of a daddy longlegs would suddenly cause a daddy longlegs to appear near you. It could just as easily be a black widow,” said lead researcher Gil Davenport. “The last thing we want is to alarm people with misinformation. It could be any kind of spider.”
According to reports, looking at any depiction of spiders, including cartoon ones, caused the chances of suddenly feeling the sensation of an actual spider crawling on your skin to shoot up by 97 percent.
Researchers added that the images have a cumulative effect.
“I knew it,” said Atlanta resident Curtis Gandy.
A vast majority of test subjects who were shown images of spiders in a variety of mediums suddenly found themselves with at least one spider crawling on them, often within pant legs.
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