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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Dark Web of Online Spider Sales

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Researchers have untangled a world of illicit trade that threatens ecosystems and endangers species.

Guest: Dr. Alice Hughes, Richard Stewart

Host: Lizzie O'Leary


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0:00.0

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0:05.3

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0:09.3

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0:14.7

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0:20.9

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0:26.9

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0:32.6

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0:37.8

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0:43.2

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1:08.1

My name is Richard Stewart. I run a YouTube channel called The Tarantula Collective,

1:12.0

where I make videos about tarantulas, scorpions, and other invertebrates.

1:17.5

Back in college, Richard was actually scared of spiders.

1:20.6

And I had a professor that kind of challenged me and said that my fear isn't actually of the

1:26.4

spiders. It's just the fear of the unknown. And so to conquer his fear, Richard got a tarantula.

1:33.2

His roommate wasn't thrilled. But 20 years later, he's still keeping tarantulas. He's part of what

1:39.4

you might call the spider internet. His YouTube channel has 117,000 subscribers, sells tarantula merch,

1:47.2

and was pretty fun. Don't let the beard fool you. I am neither an expert nor professional.

1:52.4

I'm just a guy with a lot of tarantulas and a few cameras. It just wants to share my experiences

1:56.8

and opinions with you that I've gathered over the past couple decades.

2:00.5

Over the past few pandemic years, tarantula keeping has exploded. You don't need much space or money.

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