no that’s not what it’s saying it’s going off the power of belief think of it like the orks from 40k the more they believe something the more true it becomes just in this case is what you fear they feared humans at the time but now the spider is a collective horror story changing the power dynamic
for those who don't know allen was one of the best and most consistent translator we had on MD for a very long while it is sad to say however that he has retired into dumpling paradise of the real world and he is greatly missed with his very high attention to detail and never taking shortcuts...
this is why you don't piss off someone stronger than you
this reminds me a a less violent time when i pissed off my black belt instructor that was hell