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139: Joro Spider & Day Octopus
Episode 139

139: Joro Spider & Day Octopus

Christian weaves a web of truth about the Joro spider & Ellen pulls no punches with the day octopus.

Just the Zoo of Us · Ellen Weatherford, Christian Weatherford

April 6, 202256m 45s

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Show Notes

Join the Weatherfords for a weekly animal review! In this week's sixteen-legged episode, Christian weaves a web of truth about the Joro spider & Ellen pulls no punches with the day octopus. We discuss what the media hype gets wrong about the Joro spider,  how to eat cephalopod ink & why octopuses and their "swift, explosive motion" are complete reef menaces.

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Cover photo: Arrlxx via Getty images (Joro spider) & slowmotiongli via Getty images (day octopus)


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