My pedipalps were slavering at the news of a symposium on spider sex to be held on the Catalan coast of Spain. Ah, if only I had a legitimate excuse (other than prurience) and a budget that could handle the expense…
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That sounds so cool! I wish I could go to a symposium on spider sex.