Oh GOD, seahorses are disgusting. Have you ever LOOKED at one? Like up close? Stuff from the ocean is WAY more horrible than reptilian or insectoid things.
I think the scare comes from . . . Slide 1: "D'aw, it's a cute little sea creature . . ." Slide 2: ". . . whose head goes BLAGH and opens up to reveal hidden tentacles with which it FEEDS!"
Oh GOD, seahorses are disgusting. Have you ever LOOKED at one? Like up close? Stuff from the ocean is WAY more horrible than reptilian or insectoid things.
I don't know, certain bugs (moths, beetles, crane flies, crickets, spiders) are pretty harmless and are singular "guests" to the house should they get in.... on the other hand, other bugs (ants, flies, fruit flies, midges, locusts) are horrifying in that they indicate infestation and all around filth and/or decay. I can't imagine to many oceanic animals inspiring that kind of feeling in me. Then again, it's not like I've ever had lived in an apartment under the sea.