The Emergence Machine
Tarantulas Smuggled in Socks
Peru airport officials seized over 3,000 tarantulas hidden inside dirty socks, per The Guardian.
The insects were discovered during a routine inspection at the airport, prompting an investigation into the smuggling operation.
Pope Leo's recent visit to Peru coincided with this event, as noted by NPR, highlighting the papal tour's focus on South America.
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E6 · E9 · E12 · E11E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E6, organisms; the pressure it names: animal smuggling. Its words also reach E9 cultures, E12 states and E11 organizations.
Here it is a dynamic between organisms, cultures and states: tarantulas (E6 organisms), with Pope Leo, papal tour and NPR (E9 cultures), and airport officials (E12 states).
The floor of bodies and health. In this briefing: tarantulas.
The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: Pope Leo, papal tour, NPR.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: airport officials.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: smuggling operation.