{"id":201,"date":"2005-07-23T08:02:48","date_gmt":"2005-07-23T08:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/?p=201"},"modified":"2005-07-23T08:02:48","modified_gmt":"2005-07-23T08:02:48","slug":"creepy-crawlies-to-explore-other-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2005\/07\/creepy-crawlies-to-explore-other-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepy crawlies to explore other worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Creepy_Crawlies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-230\" alt=\"Creepy_Crawlies\" src=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Creepy_Crawlies.jpg\" width=\"193\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a>In countless B-movies giant alien insectoids invade the Earth and wreak havoc, trampling through cities and tearing down buildings. 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