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In the deserts of South America lurks one of the deadliest spiders on the planet. The Chilean recluse is one of the most dangerous spider bites a person could ever take, but what if that wasn't even the strangest things about them? The venom of these spiders is unique in the animal kingdom, and it's possible that it might have been stolen. I think it's time to get up close and personal with this venomous arachnid and find out its most well guarded secret...

My name is Spencer Hoffman. I’m a biologist and filmmaker from North Carolina and my goal is to find the most extreme life forms in the world—from the strangest, to the deadliest— and capture the stories of how their insane lifestyles help them to survive on our Weird Planet.

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