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In defense of spiders expert says film gives them bad rap
Dr. Michael H. Robinson, director at the National Zoo and former head of the American Arachnological Society, denounces Arachnophobia as misleading about spiders. He says spiders are ecologically essential, harmless, and beneficial, warning the public against irrational fear spurred by Hollywood.
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