Its interesting, back only a few centuries or so humans had to be extremely careful in the world during earlier stages in civilization. Particularly the wild west frontiers and the like whether the lack of human population was a fragile thing at best.

Ever since the manifestation and evolution of towns, cities and really anything that provides strength in numbers has rendered that animal threat irrelevant, expect for the odd occasion where hikers or hunters fall prey to the original predators in isolated situations away from the communities of mankind and the protection that provides.

Nevertheless whether you approve of hunting animals in the wild for sport or commerce, humans have become the dominant species on this planet. This was not always so, but i fear the ecological balance is tipping in such a dangerous fashion that we could do irreparable damage to the world we have the privilege to inhabit, be you man, beast, insect etc.

An invisible web connects us all, which does nothing for my arachnophobia ;)