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Amy laid the perfect web of "lies"; she lured Trace into an episode about shapeshifting women and then sprang the trap...this episode is about the Joro spider. We talk about the convergence of giant invasive spiders and Japanese mythology.
Show Notes:
Joro Spider (warning, there are spider photos): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-joro-spiders-are-moving-up-the-east-coast-heres-what-to-expect/
Wikipedia Joro spider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_clavata
Wikipedia Jorogumo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jor%C5%8Dgumo
Described and Captioned Media Program: PBS Digital Studios & Monstrum: https://dcmp.org/media/14555-monstrum-jorogumo-the-deadly-spider-woman-from-yokai-lore
(Amy was Right!!!!) Blackarachnia: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blackarachnia_(BW)
Selkies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie
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Conteúdo fornecido por Trace and Amy, Trace Kerr, and Amy Barton. Todo o conteúdo do podcast, incluindo episódios, gráficos e descrições de podcast, é carregado e fornecido diretamente por Trace and Amy, Trace Kerr, and Amy Barton ou por seu parceiro de plataforma de podcast. Se você acredita que alguém está usando seu trabalho protegido por direitos autorais sem sua permissão, siga o processo descrito aqui https://pt.player.fm/legal.
Amy laid the perfect web of "lies"; she lured Trace into an episode about shapeshifting women and then sprang the trap...this episode is about the Joro spider. We talk about the convergence of giant invasive spiders and Japanese mythology.
Show Notes:
Joro Spider (warning, there are spider photos): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-joro-spiders-are-moving-up-the-east-coast-heres-what-to-expect/
Wikipedia Joro spider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichonephila_clavata
Wikipedia Jorogumo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jor%C5%8Dgumo
Described and Captioned Media Program: PBS Digital Studios & Monstrum: https://dcmp.org/media/14555-monstrum-jorogumo-the-deadly-spider-woman-from-yokai-lore
(Amy was Right!!!!) Blackarachnia: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blackarachnia_(BW)
Selkies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie
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