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An Italian folk dance has origins in medieval beliefs about a spider bite. Japanese folklore has a shapeshifting spider that lures young men. An 18th century illustration is behind the name of one of the world's largest spiders.

Alongside these histories, this episode uncovers the origins of words such as cobweb, Anansi, matriphagy, tarantula, Jorogumo, arachnomelia, chelated and autotomy.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCsHkU-TH3Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nWba9Ii5Lo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvUHcsZOhJ8

https://www.bbcearth.com/factfiles/animals/insects-arachnids/black-widow

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/maria-sibylla-merian-metamorphosis-art-and-science.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unTLVQvTjM

A 13th century city restricted the movements of glassmakers to protect valuable production secrets. For much of history, reading aloud was more common than reading silently in the mind. An early music player without a volume control may have inspired a popular phrase.

Alongside these histories, this episode traces the origins of words such as divulge, recite, endophasia, expose, radio silence and schtum.

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https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/47746/save-libraries-by-changing-them

https://qz.com/quartzy/1118580/the-beginning-of-silent-reading-was-also-the-beginning-of-an-interior-life

https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/why-do-we-say-mums-the-word/

https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/135023/the-rise-of-dos-how-microsoft-got-the-ibm-pc-os-contract

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/07/marketingandpr.drink

https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/brief-history-murano-glass-told-expert