We face a global extinction crisis but somehow we are more afraid of spiders | First Dog on the Moon

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Friday, 19 Nov 2021

# Animals

# Spiders

# Wildlife

Ridiculous. Yet perhaps we can harness this irrational fear for a good purpose?

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First Dog on the Moon is Australia's only Walkley award-winning marsupial-based cartoonist and has done all sorts of things including books, radio, stage shows and a lot of lying down

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Friday, 19 Nov 2021

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We face a global extinction crisis but somehow we are more afraid of spiders | First Dog on the Moon

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