{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/656e242cd8a76600121db9b6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Megamonodontium, the Giant Trapdoor Spider","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/1701716980161-3c64590c0135ffa1b6542c3a9c34a13a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>(image source: <a href=\"https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2023/09/megamonodontium.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2023/09/megamonodontium.html</a>) </p><p><br></p><p>Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss <em>Megamonodontium</em>, the most nope nope to have ever noped. A giant spider lunging in a hole in Australia? Nope, nope, nope. From the Late Miocene, this 2-inch spider trapped and ate giant dinosaurs and sunk its venomous fangs into the necks of cavemen… okay, not really, it more likely hunted insects and small vertebrates and was overall just another harmless animal, but nope I say! Nope! Nope. </p><p><br></p><p>Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/matthewdonald?fan_landing=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon.com/MatthewDonald</a>. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dinosaur book \"Megazoic\" on Amazon by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Megazoic-1-Matthew-Donald/dp/0692871969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1494005672&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Megazoic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, its sequel \"Megazoic: The Primeval Power\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692060952/ref=la_B074RB1ZM8_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518456238&amp;sr=1-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, its third installment \"Megazoic: The Hunted Ones\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692187847/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, or its final installment \"Megazoic: An Era's End\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578487667/ref=sr_1_3?crid=YTD66B8SC18I&amp;keywords=megazoic&amp;qid=1562286586&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=Megazoic%2Cdigital-text%2C162&amp;sr=1-3-catcorr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, as well as his non-dinosaur-related book \"Teslanauts\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XRZF2N/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=25RFZ5ALIKJCT&amp;keywords=teslanauts+matthew+donald&amp;qid=1658257763&amp;sprefix=teslanau%2Caps%2C101&amp;sr=8-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Matthew Donald"}