Hey short waivers, Erin Scott here.

This week on shortwave, we are celebrating tiny creatures,

even the ones that send some of us running.

That's right, spiders.

In this classic Halloween episode,

researcher Daniela Rosler tells us spiders

are afraid of things too, including other spiders.

Here's the show.

You're listening to shortwave from NPR.

Hello short waivers, it's Maria Gidoy here.

The sight of spiders makes a lot of people jump.

I was once in a park car with a friend who hit the gas

and drove into a parking meter in front of her

because she panicked after she saw a teeny tiny spider

in her car.

But Daniela Rosler loves spiders.

All spiders are pretty fascinating

from a biological and ecological standpoint,

so there really is no reason to be afraid of any spider.

But in particular, jumping spiders are absolutely amazing

because they have this incredible eyesight,

so they have really, really good eyes

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