Profile: Kansas family learns to live with brown recluse spiders

From: NPR Morning Edition | Date: December 18, 2002| Author: ALEX CHADWICK | Copyright information


NPR Morning Edition

12-18-2002

Profile: Kansas family learns to live with brown recluse spiders

Host: ALEX CHADWICK
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

ALEX CHADWICK, host:

In the 1990 movie, "Arachnophobia," a rural family is terrorized by killer spiders that live in the barn. Many in the audience relate easily to actor Jeff Daniels' primal fear.

(Soundbite of "Arachnophobia")

Unidentified Actor #1: Russ, you're going to have to t...

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