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Why you shouldn't be scared of spiders

By Saioa Legarrea Imizcoz, Investigadora en Entomología Agrícola, Universidad de La Rioja
Tania A. García de la Parra Bañares, Estudiante de Doctorado, Universidad de La Rioja

A study has reviewed 5,000 news stories about spiders published on the internet. Most of them contain false and sensationalist information. Spider infodemics has its poison.

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