As much as I try to get over every fear, I still get squeamish when I see a spider
Good reason for that spiders have fangs that can inject venom.  Did you read the book Hatched?
No, and I have a feeling that book would probably leave me with the creepy crawlies
Yes, it would!  Spiders take over the world!  There are 45,700 species
Don't spiders also help get rid of many other pests though?
Yes, they do.  The title I got wrong though, it was The Hatching. Spiders have no antennae like other insects.