Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 256 of Just the Zoo of Us. In this week's episode,

a spider scientist returns to share with us his top three favorite spiders. We discuss spiders

who go from moving like shadows to soaring through the air, spider cowboys with sick lasso moves, wife guy spiders who move in on the first date,

how spiders appear in video games and movies, and how they could be so much cooler and, of course,

so much more. Just the Zoo of Us presents Dr. Sebastian Etchevary's top three spiders.

Music top three spiders. Hello, everybody, it's Ellen Weatherford with Just the Zoo of Us, your favorite animal review podcast. I'm so excited to be welcoming back a friend to this podcast who, people who have

listened to the show for a long time may remember. You have joined us in the past, and you're back

to talk about spiders all over again. This is Dr. Sebastian Etcheveri. Say hi. Hey, Ellen, you couldn't

keep me away. You know, I think last time,

I believe our last episode was the jumping spider episode. And I remember we went long on that.

Because even with just jumping spiders, I was like, there's so many things to talk about.

But can I tell you, I've thought of you so many times since then, because since I've gotten better about

knowing what a jumping spider is and knowing what they look like, every time I see one.

You know, I think about all the awesome stuff that you told me about their special eyes.

Special eyes.

And they're like, look, with your special eyes.

They see things with their special eyes in very weird.

I think about that.

Like, every time I see a little jumping spider, I think about how they're seeing me back. Exactly. So, um, no matter what direction

you're looking at them from, they're seeing you back. Exactly. That episode was very eye-opening

for me. And you're back once again for people who, uh, are either new to you or, you know, it's been a while.

We can refresh some memories.

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