I don’t know for how long one could scare a captive with a scary looking caterpillar until the ruse gets stale. Maybe for like a few days or a week. Most superstitious - North Africans, although they don’t so much burn witches as they are very preoccupied with evil eyes & magic spells. Least superstitious - Levant Arabs. Palis, Lebanese, Syrias. The average one doesn’t take it that much further than reading coffee grounds in the bottom of the cup.
Most of the gullibility revolves around conspiracy theories, worrying about freemasons & secret societies, obsessesion with gossip & rumor. I think that affects not only all Arabs, but all of the Middle East. Armenians have impressed me as some of the most fixated on conspiracy theories.
Thanks for the information......but reading coffee grounds in the bottom of the cup? They must have had some contact with the Rom in their travels.