Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
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Residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of...
Arachnophobia (1990)
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A deadly Venezuelan spider begins to breed in a rural California town, where the arachnophobic Dr....
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Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020) in Movies
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Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
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In Dayton, Ohio two street gangs, The Ravens and The Spiders, have an ongoing violent feud. When the...
Odd People: Hunting Spies in the First World War
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First World War espionage was a fascinating and dangerous affair, spawning widespread paranoia in...
Irene M (130 KP) rated Swat!: A Fly's Guide to Staying Alive in Books
Dec 7, 2018
It took me a while to review this book because my 8 year old got to it first and I had to pry it out of his sleeping hands to get the chance to read it myself ... I HAD to find out what had him so engrossed and giggling away.
Swat! by Mike Barfield is an educational story about Buzzter, a newly hatched fly, and Professor Hector Halfbottle teaching Buzzter about all the things that he has to avoid because basically everything out there will attempt to kill or eat him.
The book is packed full of wonderfully bright and detailed drawings and information showing the dangers to flies. The Venus Flytrap page has been sponged into the 8yr olds brain as he has gleefully spouted the information to everyone he meets about the small plant we have on the windowsill. Jumping Spiders and Archerfish have also been inspiring (Muuuummm, can you find me a video of a spitting fish?).
I would highly recommend this book for any budding young entomologist, and also to those who are teensy bit scared of spiders to show them what good things spiders can do.
You should also check out his website for extra things like printable colouring pages and fly jokes