The psychological connections between humans and insects are
tantalizing and complex. Through both evolutionary associations and
cultural representations, insects have deeply infested our minds.
They frighten, disgust, and sometimes enchant us. Whatever the
case, few of us are ambivalent in the face of wasps, cockroaches,
spiders, maggots, crickets or butterflies. They arouse terror,
nausea, fascination-but rarely, if ever, indifference. And the
costs of fear can be high, both in terms of the quality of
individual lives and with regard to our social responses, from
soaking our food with insecticides to overlooking our dependence on
the ecological roles of insects (including those on the brink of
extinction). The book is an examination of what scientists,
philosophers, and writers have learned about the human-insect
relationship. Jeffrey Lockwood is an entomologist himself and yet
still experiences bouts of entomophobia; in fact, his seemingly
paradoxical response to certain insects and scenarios is what
prompted him to write this book. The book explores the nature of
anxiety and phobia and the line between them. It examines
entomophobia in the context of the nature-nurture debate, posing
the question: how much of our fear of insects can be attributed to
our ancestors' predisposition to avoid insects to benefit their own
survival, and how much is learned through parents? Using his own
and others' experiences with entomophobia as case studies, Lockwood
breaks down common reactions to insects, distinguishing between
fear and disgust, and inviting the reader to consider his/her own
emotional, cognitive, and physiological reactions to insects in a
new light.
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