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March 5, 2007

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Spider Woman

Burkhard Bilger

Hunting venomous species in the basements of Los Angeles.

"50 DEADLY SPIDERS FOUND. VENOM LIKE RATTLESNAKE'S." — L.A. Times headline, 1969. The spiders never left.

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