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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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Invasive giant spider in US is actually 'shyest ever documented,' study findsJoro spiders have spread all over Georgia and its neighboring states, but they don't owe their success to a combative nature — quite the opposite, in fact.
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Surprisingly-bad acting is key to jumping spider's survivalA tiny jumping spider's imperfect ant impression lets it mimic multiple species, enabling it to live in various habitats.
