Respect?  Darn straight they get respect.  A bite from a centipede, a bee sting, nobody wants 'em.  A bite from a brown or black widow....seriously painful and potentially fatal in some.  Every time I see one of those buggers, out comes the Raid!  The little white landmine egg sacs get a good dousing as well.  But really maybe Ms. Wilcox can explain some real justification for the existence of mosquitoes, fleas and ticks.