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When stressed, these male spiders woo mates with empty 'take-out containers' instead of dinnerWhen times get lean, male spiders may cheat more when wooing females by offering them worthless gifts of leftovers or dry leaves, rather than tasty food.
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Horrifying photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from huge spider's body"While it is not uncommon to encounter insects parasitized by 'zombie' fungi in the wild, it is a rarity to witness large spiders succumbing to these fungal conquerors," said evolutionary biologist Roberto García-Roa, who took the photograph.
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No, this spider's venom will not give you a permanent erection, but it might last a few hoursA spider whose venom can cause a lot of pain, elevated blood pressure and hours-long erections was found among a bunch of bananas in an Austrian supermarket.
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Spooky, subterranean daddy longlegs with ghostly pale bodies discoveredResearchers believe that one of the new species may be a relic from an ancient ecosystem in Australia.
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What is the biggest spider in the world?From spiders the size of dinner plates, to others with inch-long fangs, these mythically-large arachnids roam the earth.
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Why do spiders have 8 legs?Spiders' ancestors evolved to use their appendages in very weird ways.
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Spider with weird feeding behavior appears to kill prey by dousing it with toxic digestive fluidsSpiders in the Uloboridae family wrap their prey in copious amounts of silk and cover them in toxic fluids before starting their feast.
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Male spider mites 'undress' females by pulling off their skin before copulatingSpider mites engage in a bizarre mating ritual that has never been observed before in any animal species.
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10 ways to avoid summer tick bitesExperts shared tips with Live Science on how to protect yourself from tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases.
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