Young fear spiders most

FEAR of spiders is the biggest phobia among young people, a new survey reveals.

Aversion to spiders – or arachnophobia – topped the list of fears in a study of nearly 2,000 people aged 18-30 by holiday company www.tenerife.co.uk.

Fear of needles (trypanophobia) was second, with fear of clowns (coulrophobia) third and fear of flying (aerophobia) fourth.