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Article: THINGS THAT GO CREEP IN THE NIGHT; The amazing world of spiders
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- Boise Weekly
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- February 4, 2003
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I don't know why it is that spiders give me the creeps, but having just smashed one on the wall last night, I'm amazed that such a small creature can still cause a heightened pulse rate after all these years. Few critters can rival spiders in their ability to cause instant terror. Perhaps it's their quick movements or their vampire-like way of eating. Let's face it, who'd want to sit down to dinner with a fanged creature who sports a chamber-of-horrors method of eating? Somehow being tied down, paralyzed and sucked dry of life fluids is certainly not a preferred way to go. Yet, putting all table manners aside, let's give spiders credit for their occupation. They are some of our most ...