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  "textContent": "Over the last decade as my obsession with jumping spiders has grown, I’ve often wondered why some most people hate spiders. What is it about spiders that makes them particularly aversive? At first I was mostly just curious, but my conversations with arachnologists convinced me this question is actually important. Many researchers struggle to find […]\n\nThe post Why do people hate spiders? appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing.",
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