You are right. I do agree with the irrational fear of clowns. BUT if a spider is hanging in front of my my eyes (and I didn't expect it), I get scared a little ;) We have so many spiders on our terrace (like hundreds), even though we live on the 9th floor. At the beginning my husband was releasing them to the meadow in front of the building but then he got fed up so I had to do it myself. It showed me that they are not that scary, but more scared of me :)