Undead Arachnids! Meet the “Zombie" Spider Scaring Away its Predators!
Wow in the World

Undead Arachnids! Meet the “Zombie" Spider Scaring Away its Predators!

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 19, 202620 min
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Is this one of nature’s best Halloween costumes? In this spooky episode of Wow in the World, Mindy and Guy Raz embark on a creepy, crawly adventure to uncover the secrets of a newly discovered Amazonian spider species with a seriously spooky superpower! When Guy Raz’s peaceful evening of reading is interrupted by a group of candy-loving chaotic teenagers, he’ll do just about anything to escape the Halloween-like madness... Could pretending to be a dead, fungus-infected spider be the secret to a quiet night? From mysterious rainforest discoveries to hilarious costume chaos, this adventure is packed with s...

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Four feet in, three, two, one, division. The funding for the mission of that magnificent proportion. I don't know what you've been told, but we're in a golden age. So many discoveries that are jumping off the page.

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While in the world, while in the world, while in the world, while in the world, while in the world, while in the world, while in the world. I'm fine, but I will hit the... Ah, an evening all to myself. No adventures, no costumes, just peace and quiet,

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and a good novel. Ah... Who could that be at this time of night? Shinnanies are candies!

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