What If Spiders Were the Size of Humans?

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Eight legs, eight eyes, sharp fangs, and bullet-proof webs. They're hairy, they're scary, and now, they're human-sized. As many as 427 million people around the world suffer from arachnophobia. Are you one of them? Viewer discretion is advised.

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