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Tarantulas taking over Academy of Natural Sciences (almost)

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ByKatherine Scott WPVI logo
Friday, January 29, 2016
VIDEO: Tarantulas Live and Up Close

Don't look now, but they've got the creepy crawlies at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Center City Philadelphia.

Their new exhibit is called Tarantulas Live and Up Close

A courageous Action News reporter Katherine Scott paid a visit Thursday.

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