fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pop star george michael was cautioned by police in london after being arrested in public toilets on suspicion of possessing drugs , the uk 's press association reported . george michael has talked candidly about drug use in the past . in a statement , the metropolitan police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the hampstead heath area of london on friday . he was later released with a caution for possession of class a and class c drugs . an indiana woman who police say duped a new mother into believing she was a child-welfare worker so she could stab the mom and steal her baby to pass off as her own was charged monday . madison county prosecutors filed paperwork in circuit court charging geraldine jones , 36 , with murder , kidnapping and criminal confinement in the death of samantha fleming , 23 , of anderson . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . police sgt chad boynton said monday afternoon police had not yet been in contact with jones , of gary , who police say is being treated in texas for depression . scroll down for video . geraldine jones , 36 , of gary , indiana , was charged with murder , kidnapping and criminal confinement . samantha fleming and her three-week old baby went missing from her home in anderson , indiana , on april 5 . police believe fleming , 23 , was lured from her home by jones and the new mother brought serenity with her . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . authorities in texas have taken precautions to make sure jones ca n't leave the hospital and indiana police are hoping to begin extradition proceedings , fox 59 reported . sgt boynton said : ` we are making preparations to initiate conversation just as soon as possible . ' fleming was living with her boyfriend , but disappeared with her three-week-old baby serenity on april 5 . police investigating fleming 's disappearance on friday found her body in jones ' home in gary , about 165 miles northwest of anderson . she had been stabbed , wrapped in plastic and soaked with bleach . when police arrived , fleming 's daughter was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's child while her sister was in texas . police determined the child was fleming 's and the baby was returned to relatives in indianapolis . authorities say they believe jones got fleming to travel to northwest indiana by telling her she worked for the indiana department of child services and she needed to attend a hearing . serenity was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's young child . a woman called fleming 's mother before she disappeared saying she was with dcs and wanted information . the statement did not name michael , but other sources confirmed his identity . reports sunday said michael had been arrested following a tip-off to police from a suspicious toilet attendant , pa said . the 45-year-old , who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide , has talked openly about his use of drugs in the past . in an inteview with the bbc last year he admitted : `` i 'm a happy man and i can afford my marijuana so that 's not a problem . '' last may he pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs and was banned from driving for two years after being found slumped behind the wheel of his car . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' indiana state personnel department spokeswoman ashley emsweller hungate said no one named geraldine jones or with the name of her sister has ever worked for dcs . police believe jones may have faked being pregnant , telling family she was expecting twins . boynton said police do n't know how the woman was able to convince fleming she worked for dcs , but he said fleming did have previous contact with dcs . he said : ` so therefore the ploy that the suspect used to get her to leave anderson and head to lake county may have been more believable in her mind . ' police say a woman called fleming 's mother before she disappeared and said she was with dcs and was seeking information about fleming and her daughter . the body of fleming was found stabbed , doused in bleach and wrapped in plastic inside this home in gary . authorities said the woman provided legitimate names of dcs employees and implied she was familiar with fleming 's case history . dcs spokesman james wide said he could n't comment on whether fleming had a dcs case because of privacy laws . wide said dcs is leaving the investigation into how the woman may have tricked fleming into thinking she worked for dcs up to police . ` there 's nothing internally being initiated from it , but we definitely will comply with law enforcement and help them where we can , ' he said . the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider .
george michael cautioned after being arrested for drugs in london public toilet . pop star was released with a caution for possession of class a , class c drugs . press reports claim police were tipped off by a suspicious toilet attendant .
fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pop star george michael was cautioned by police in london after being arrested in public toilets on suspicion of possessing drugs , the uk 's press association reported . george michael has talked candidly about drug use in the past . in a statement , the metropolitan police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the hampstead heath area of london on friday . he was later released with a caution for possession of class a and class c drugs . an indiana woman who police say duped a new mother into believing she was a child-welfare worker so she could stab the mom and steal her baby to pass off as her own was charged monday . madison county prosecutors filed paperwork in circuit court charging geraldine jones , 36 , with murder , kidnapping and criminal confinement in the death of samantha fleming , 23 , of anderson . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a to initiate conversation just as soon as possible . ' fleming was living with her boyfriend , but disappeared with her three-week-old baby serenity on april 5 . police investigating fleming 's disappearance on friday found her body in jones ' home in gary , about 165 miles northwest of anderson . she had been stabbed , wrapped in plastic and soaked with bleach . when police arrived , fleming 's daughter was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's child while her sister was in texas . police determined the child was fleming 's and the baby was returned to relatives in indianapolis . authorities say they believe jones got fleming to travel to northwest indiana by telling her she worked for the indiana department of child services and she needed to attend a hearing . serenity was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's young child . a woman called fleming 's mother before she disappeared saying she was with dcs and wanted information . the statement did not name michael , but other sources confirmed his identity . reports sunday said michael had been arrested following a tip-off to police from a suspicious toilet attendant , pa said . the 45-year-old , who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide , has talked openly about his use of drugs in the past . in an inteview with the bbc last year he admitted : `` i 'm a happy man and i can afford my marijuana so that 's not a problem . '' last may he pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs and was banned from driving for two years after being found slumped behind the wheel of his car . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' indiana state personnel department spokeswoman ashley emsweller hungate said no one named geraldine jones or with the name of her sister has ever worked for dcs . police believe jones may have faked being pregnant , telling family she was expecting twins . boynton said police do n't know how the woman was able to convince fleming she worked for dcs , but he said fleming did have previous contact with dcs . he said : ` so therefore the ploy that the suspect used to get her to leave anderson and head to lake county may have been more believable in her mind . ' police say a woman called fleming 's mother before she disappeared and said she was with dcs and was seeking information about fleming and her daughter . the body of fleming was found stabbed , doused in bleach and wrapped in plastic inside this home in gary . authorities said the woman provided legitimate names of dcs employees and implied she was familiar with fleming 's case history . dcs spokesman james wide said he could n't comment on whether fleming had a dcs case because of privacy laws . wide said dcs is leaving the investigation into how the woman may have tricked fleming into thinking she worked for dcs up to police . ` there 's nothing internally being initiated from it , but we definitely will comply with law enforcement and help them where we can , ' he said . the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider .
fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pop star george michael was cautioned by police in london after being arrested in public toilets on suspicion of possessing drugs , the uk 's press association reported . george michael has talked candidly about drug use in the past . in a statement , the metropolitan police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the hampstead heath area of london on friday . he was later released with a caution for possession of class a and class c drugs . an indiana woman who police say duped a new mother into believing she was a child-welfare worker so she could stab the mom and steal her baby to pass off as her own was charged monday . madison county prosecutors filed paperwork in circuit court charging geraldine jones , 36 , with murder , kidnapping and criminal confinement in the death of samantha fleming , 23 , of anderson . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . police sgt chad boynton said monday afternoon police had not yet been in contact with jones , of gary , who police say is being treated in texas for depression . scroll down for video . geraldine jones , 36 , of gary , indiana , was charged with murder , kidnapping and criminal confinement . samantha fleming and her three-week old baby went missing from her home in anderson , indiana , on april 5 . police believe fleming , 23 , was lured from her home by jones and the new mother brought serenity with her . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . authorities in texas have taken precautions to make sure jones ca n't leave the hospital and indiana police are hoping to begin extradition proceedings , fox 59 reported . sgt boynton said : ` we are making preparations by telling her she worked for the indiana department of child services and she needed to attend a hearing . serenity was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's young child . a woman called fleming 's mother before she disappeared saying she was with dcs and wanted information . the statement did not name michael , but other sources confirmed his identity . reports sunday said michael had been arrested following a tip-off to police from a suspicious toilet attendant , pa said . the 45-year-old , who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide , has talked openly about his use of drugs in the past . in an inteview with the bbc last year he admitted : `` i 'm a happy man and i can afford my marijuana so that 's not a problem . '' last may he pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs and was banned from driving for two years after being found slumped behind the wheel of his car . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' indiana state personnel department spokeswoman ashley emsweller hungate said no one named geraldine jones or with the name of her sister has ever worked for dcs . police believe jones may have faked being pregnant , telling family she was expecting twins . boynton said police do n't know how the woman was able to convince fleming she worked for dcs , but he said fleming did have previous contact with dcs . the investigation into how the woman may have tricked fleming into thinking she worked for dcs up to police . ` there 's nothing internally being initiated from it , but we definitely will comply with law enforcement and help them where we can , ' he said . the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider .
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fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pop star george michael was cautioned by police in london after being arrested in public toilets on suspicion of possessing drugs , the uk 's press association reported . george michael has talked candidly about drug use in the past . in a statement , the metropolitan police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the hampstead heath area of london on friday . he was later released with a caution for possession of class a and class c drugs . an indiana woman who police say duped a new mother into believing she was a child-welfare worker so she could stab the mom and steal her baby to pass off as her own was charged monday . madison county prosecutors filed paperwork in circuit court charging geraldine jones , 36 , with murder , kidnapping and criminal confinement in the death of samantha fleming , 23 , of anderson . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a to initiate conversation just as soon as possible . ' fleming was living with her boyfriend , but disappeared with her three-week-old baby serenity on april 5 . police investigating fleming 's disappearance on friday found her body in jones ' home in gary , about 165 miles northwest of anderson . she had been stabbed , wrapped in plastic and soaked with bleach . when police arrived , fleming 's daughter was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's child while her sister was in texas . police determined the child was fleming 's and the baby was returned to relatives in indianapolis . authorities say they believe jones got fleming to travel to northwest indiana by telling her she worked for the indiana department of child services and she needed to attend a hearing . serenity was being held by jones ' sister , who told police she had been caring for her sister 's young child . a woman called fleming 's mother before she disappeared saying she was with dcs and wanted information . the statement did not name michael , but other sources confirmed his identity . reports sunday said michael had been arrested following a tip-off to police from a suspicious toilet attendant , pa said . the 45-year-old , who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide , has talked openly about his use of drugs in the past . in an inteview with the bbc last year he admitted : `` i 'm a happy man and i can afford my marijuana so that 's not a problem . '' last may he pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs and was banned from driving for two years after being found slumped behind the wheel of his car . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' indiana state personnel department spokeswoman ashley emsweller hungate said no one named geraldine jones or with the name of her sister has ever worked for dcs . police believe jones may have faked being pregnant , telling family she was expecting twins . boynton said police do n't know how the woman was able to convince fleming she worked for dcs , but he said fleming did have previous contact with dcs .
 The text appears to be a news article or report discussing various topics related to crime, police investigations, and court cases. It mentions a man named George Michael who was arrested in connection with a murder case, and another individual named Fleming who was found guilty of possessing drugs. Additionally, it touches upon a woman's disappearance, a child welfare worker's concerns about a mother's behavior, and a police investigation into a suspicious death. The article also references a conversation between a BBC reporter and a detective regarding drug use and driving. Overall, the content seems to focus on law enforcement, criminal activity, and social issues.