Ep. 282: These Tropical Spiders Build Giant Doppelgängers As Decoys + These Spiders ‘Fish’ For Prey Using Fireflies As Bait
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Ep. 282: These Tropical Spiders Build Giant Doppelgängers As Decoys + These Spiders ‘Fish’ For Prey Using Fireflies As Bait

C1AdvancedJune 11, 202639 min
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Hey, welcome back to Well That's Interesting, the Oh God Don't Tell Me You Learn to Crafting Now Edition. Today is episode 282. These tropical spiders build giant doppelgangers, stikois, and these spiders fish for prey

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while using fireflies as bait. My friends, if you're a long, long time listener of this show, then I would have to say that you and I have been on quite a journey

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when it comes to arachnids. We are fast approaching our six year anniversary and in that time, we have lived through well over a dozen episodes, highlighting wild discoveries

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