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Watch 1,400 Tarantula Babies Emerge from Their Mother's Egg Sac
By Brandon Specktor published
Ever wonder what it looks like when 1,400 tarantulas are born all at once? Wonder no more.
Black Widow Spiders Bring Their Venom to Canada As Planet Warms
By Rafi Letzter published
They're showing up in major population centers in the Great White North.
Nicole Kidman Rescued a Tarantula from Drowning. Turns Out, the Spider Was Looking for Love.
By Laura Geggel published
Scientists praise Kidman's heroic act.
Do Brown Recluse Spider Bites Really Lead to Amputations?
By Mindy Weisberger published
While brown recluse spiders are venomous, their alleged bites are often wrongly identified.
Spider Eggs Look Like Rock Candy (But Don't Eat Them)
By Mindy Weisberger published
Spider eggs are so colorful that they look like candy (but please don't eat them).
Flying Spiders Test the Winds Before Sailing on Silk Kites
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
How do some spiders fly?
Meet Kim, the First Spider to Jump on Demand
By Mindy Weisberger published
A female jumping spider went to great lengths in a leaping experiment.
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