When I was around 8 years old I watched an episode of Alfred Hitchcock in black and white on TV. A man was tied up and they showed rats crawling all over him and they were going to eat him. It messed me up and to this day rats are the only creature that really creeps me out.
Spiders smaller than tarantulas. Tarantulas are ok. You can see them coming. Most are just big fuzzy dudes high on life. It's anything smaller than that I must suddenly behave like a little girl and scream then light the house on fire.
Did you know that tarantula Pounce on their prey? The bigger the tarantula, the higher they can leap....you're welcome