The Spider In A Clock

My latest about.com article, in which I tell the story of one of the very few spiders that (to my knowledge) has ever become famous.

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 09, 2016
Category: Insects and Spiders

Comments

It seems almost certain to me that the writers of this movie, adapted from a previous print story, must have had the spider incident in mind:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(1944_film)

Posted by Paul on 03/09/16 at 11:18 AM

Alex,

Being waaaaay too pedantic here but spiders are arachnids not insects.

Posted by crc on 03/09/16 at 02:57 PM

Would that be a crc check ? Oh wait .. that's redundant.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 03/09/16 at 03:13 PM

crc -- Thanks. I should have known that, but I didn't (or had forgotten). I guess "creepy crawly things" is the appropriate generic term to refer to all creepy crawly things.

Posted by Alex on 03/10/16 at 08:48 AM

Reminds me of another infamous spider:

Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread.

Boris the Spider.

Posted by KDP on 03/10/16 at 02:03 PM

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