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I think the primary reason there's so much psychological revulsion in this thread is because the only times you see something like this on Earth is in deep cave footage
And typically these types of ecological niches are completely filled with insects
Evolution primes the brain to pay attention to threats
No insects? They're hiding. —> Dread/Fear
While there is an Air and Space museum, there is no air in space.