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Daybreak North | Aug 23, 2012 | 7:24

Undiscovered spiders in B.C. moutains

Many people try to avoid spiders, but as CBC's Bob Keating told Betsy Trumpener, some researchers in B.C.'s mountains are seeking them out- and finding more than they expected.

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