NATURE
The Goliath birdeater, which eats rodents & reptiles as well as birds, is an extra large variety of this hairy arachnid.
Tarantula
The unpredictable nature of early spring-loaded these could be why it is unlucky to open them indoors
Umbrellas
The OED added the name of this "Winnie-the-Pooh" character to mean any gloomy person
eeyore
At 18 this "Great" conqueror helped win the Battle of Chaeronea to bring Greece under Macedonian control
Alexander
Helping keep vinyl alive, some DJs play records on these connected to sound mixing equipment
turntables
The weight of the General Sherman, a type of this tree in California, is equal to about 40 adult blue whales
Sequoia
If there's no handy table, some touch their knuckles to their own heads while saying this
Knock on Wood
You see all the episodes of a TV series in quick succession when you do this type of watching
binge
In the 10th century John XII was believed to be 18 when he was elected to this religious post
pope
Vinyl 7" singles were also called 45s for 45 RPM, short for this
revolutions or rotations per minute
(DD)These nocturnal beetles seen during summer make up the family Lampyridae
fireflies
A Florida company grows & sells this plant, Trifolium repens, with an extra leaf
clover
The Greek for "numbness" & "seizure" gives us this disorder characterized by sudden bouts of deep sleep
narcolepsy
In 1543 this 13-year-old future czar fed a Russian nobleman to his hunting dogs--how terrible!
Ivan, the terrible
A poll named the best vinyl cover art of 2017 as RTJ3, the third full-length release from this group
Run The Jewels
Found in coastal waters & a favorite at aquariums, it's a translucent lunar creature.
Moon Jellyfish
Superstitious (or just lazy in the morning) hockey players may grow a playoff one of these
beard
Opera is a plural form of this 4-letter word
opus
(DD)This boy king was just a teenager when he changed the main god of Egypt from Aton back to Amon
King Tut
Rock-Ola was a leading maker of these machines that spun a vinyl record when you inserted a coin
jukebox
It may be pleasing to look at, but stay away from this toxic herb--it's what killed Socrates
Hemlock
St. Dunstan, a blacksmith, made a deal that Satan couldn't enter through a door with this lucky item nailed above it
horseshoe
It's government by the wealthy, not by Mickey Mouse's dog
plutocracy
18-year-old Octavian won over the Roman army when he held games in honor of this slain leader in 44 B.C
Julius Ceaser
U.S. vinyl record sales rose every year from 2006 to 2017 called the vinyl revival. This movie soundtrack featuring many songs originally released on vinyl was No. 3 in 2017.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1