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Kinetic Salticidology (DANCING SPIDERS) with Sebastian Echeverri
They dance. They flirt. They will steal your heart. They are spiders. Jumping spiders, specifically, and impassioned spider scientist Dr. Sebastian Echeverri is on board to tell you all about their sexy dances. How far can a jumping spider jump? What makes a good spider dancer? Why are they so cute? Can you sample their mating drumming and make a sick industrial-EDM track that feels like you’re in a Berlin discotheque? Buckle up for the grooviest Spooktober of your life.
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Created by www.jasonscardamalia.com/ and featuring recordings by Dr. Damian Elias with proceeds going toward spider research
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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
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