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But amidst the familiar ephemera – eight female octopuses are competing X-Factor-style to take over Paul's eight-legged mantle, and instead of the Jabulani we have the Speedcell, a ball that somehow manages to "emphasise the need for togetherness and unity of purpose" – there is a significant difference: This time there is an England team with a fighting chance of glory.

In-form England women aim for World Cup glory in Germany 2011

He centered his query about the ocean's health into a tight bundle that he might transmit to the eight-legged phantom hovering over the ocean floor.

No Se Mete Ryan Day 2012

And yet it is bedbugs that have become the eight-legged bête noir of our times, skittering villainously through countless alarmist articles and local-news segments.

Ben H. Winters: In Defense of Bedbugs Ben H. Winters 2011

More mature responses include screaming, running, climbing on chairs or smashing the nasty little eight-legged monstrosity into paste with repeated blows of a …

Alberta bound ewillett 2009

In honor of that eight-legged psychic, we present our favorite tweets so far.

Paul the great predicting octopus heads to that ocean in the sky Melissa Bell 2010

With venom just as deadly, brown recluse spiders are another eight-legged creature to be wary of in the Golden State.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

The number one phobia in the United States, affecting 50% of women and 25% of men is Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and other eight-legged creepy-crawlies.

Halloween Books: Rare Books About Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks And Other Beasts Booktryst 2010

She reads about the Wild Hunt, when Odin, the father of the gods, and his eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, lead ghostly riders through the clouds "like monstrous starlings," followed by hounds and horns, thunder and lightning.

Gods and Monsters Tom Shippey 2012

The number one phobia in the United States, affecting 50% of women and 25% of men is Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and other eight-legged creepy-crawlies.

Halloween Books: Rare Books About Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks And Other Beasts Booktryst 2010

"You just unleashed an eight-legged man-eating shark on the world!" —

Matt's TV Week in Review 2010