A frog's legs extending from its mandibles, a tarantula illustrates its role as a major predator of small animals of the rainforest canopy. Upon the advance of Amazonian floodwaters, a tarantula skitters across the water's surface in search of a new home. Thrashing back and forth, a spider sheds its skin - a perfect replica of itself - to reveal the soft new excoskeleton beneath. Dr. Mark W. Moffett brings us deep into the Amazonian rainforest to exorcise our distates of the much maligned tarantula by exposing the animal's beauty along with its harmless and timid nature.
