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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spiders on Jupiter? Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like 'demon' lurking on gas giant's moon. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The finding could have implications for a NASA spacecraft en route to the frozen world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6fRQWtdWFuCPZFJZ6z73We-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Galileo spacecraft first photographed a bizarre spider-like structure lurking within a large crater on Europa during a close flyby of the moon on March 29, 1998. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Europa&#039;s surface with a red ring around the spider-like feature]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:18:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WSNvCJFR9o8zwuybsNByam-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tropical spiders in the genus &lt;em&gt;Cyclosa&lt;/em&gt; build fake &quot;spiders&quot; out of debris to scare off predators.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spider-shaped assemblage of debris in a spiderweb.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:10:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cNoCC5JsybnygMsQ4xFfVd-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[István Urák]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video showing a researcher touching the world&#039;s largest spiderweb.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video showing a researcher touching the world&#039;s largest spiderweb.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jewelry depicting a bloodthirsty South American god ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Moche made human sacrifices to their gods, including Ai Apaec, the Decapitator. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jzqaQ7vnDY6oPK6HEb5nk3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The figure known as the Decapitator in Moche culture.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a gold figurine holds an axe in one hand and a severed human head in the other; he is accessorized with small bits of turquoise]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/btPkdv2jnPwT7LD2gBkfe3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Davy Falkner]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It seems that size really does matter': Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The males of four newfound tarantula species have extremely long genitalia so that they can keep their distance from aggressive females during mating, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:12:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:01:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JpLTChrzstdZ8Cg6G6NHC5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Satyrex ferox&lt;/em&gt; is one of four newfound tarantula species whose males have extremely long genitalia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Closeup image of a newfound tarantula species, Satyrex ferox.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch 1,000 baby spiders devour their mothers and aunties alive in stomach-turning, first-of-its-kind footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows African social spiders committing matricide and cannibalizing their elderly relatives. Even Sir David Attenborough was horrified. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:40:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kv9sU8sn9Nk6YQDNp2btzR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An African social spider seen from the top.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An African social spider seen from the top.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This bedazzled arachnid woos its mate with a sexy thrusting dance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:15:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6i8yUfrj6Zf8pYhQNmZHk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Jürgen Otto]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Male sparklemuffin peacock spiders have colorful backs, iridescent blue scales and they perform special dances to attract mates. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A male of the peacock spider species Maratus jactatus,  lifts its leg as part of a mating dance.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:24:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LqxyXEgvuyamrqSeCRayo8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Australian Reptile Park]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emma Teni, spider keeper at the Australian Reptile Park, named the giant funnel-web spider &quot;Hemsworth.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A zoo keeper holding a plastic container with a big male funnel-web spider. To the right is an image of the spider with a silver coin for scale.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3 remarkable spiders: A vegetarian, a vampire and a predator that uses 'pincer, fork and key' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this extract from "The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three species of spider with unusual diets — plants, blood and pillbugs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ximena Nelson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n3dwq2hyNdETEZodJxanbV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three spiders and their unusual feeding habits are explored in &quot;The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World&#039;s Spiders.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three images of spiders together.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We now know why tarantulas are hairy — to stop army ants eating them alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bHtYY2Kro3BSvKb66tZjnN-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Francesco Tomasinelli &amp; Emanuel Biggi  ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tarantulas have many social relationships with other species, including frogs, which feed on insects that could harm the spiders, researchers say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large black tarantula stands over a small frog on orange leaves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'My jaw just dropped': 500 million-year-old larva fossil found with brain preserved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly discovered Youti yuanshi larva fossil is so well-preserved that it provides a road map for arthropod evolution during the Cambrian period. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mUSADgNwJz3n7tg3GtKEiM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yang Jie/Zhang Xiguang ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ A scan of the Youti yuanshi larva fossil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A scan of the Youti yuanshi larva fossil.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 20 of the best named animal species on Earth, from Boops boop to Agra vation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From cave-dwelling creatures to weird-looking animals this countdown covers animals with the wittiest names. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aMejaMffr7hmyudjL7Q5D7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Irritator challengeri lets out a loud roar while walking along a Cretaceous shoreline.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Irritator challengeri lets out a loud roar while walking along a Cretaceous shoreline.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant, invasive Joro spiders with 6-foot webs could be poised to take over US cities, scientists warn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that invasive Joro spiders are surprisingly "urban tolerant," which could enable them to take over cities and other urban areas across the U.S. East Coast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DvigrKNu5PGHfYoQUeszHn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jorō spiders are an invasive species in the United States. They can grow up to 3 inches across and spin massive golden webs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up look at a joro spider in its golden web]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Camouflaged animals are hiding in every one of these photos — can you spot them all? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find the perfectly camouflaged animals in all of these photos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:35:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WegA3UHtXAiCJy2oLX4oBM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The common pauraque is a type of nightjar that blends seamlessly into its forest floor surroundings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A common pauraque rests camouflaged on the forest floor in south Texas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly male funnel-web spider 'Hercules' breaks record as biggest ever discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Hercules" the funnel-web spider is the largest male of the species ever found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:38:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hxDPZoHQm7PM8oKrrNL27f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our 10 oddest medical case stories from 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a "floating" knife blade in a person's belly to a patient's furry green tongue, the medical case reports published in 2023 haven't failed to surprise us. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xnqqVq5tD5JQWqVS5mz4Pe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some medical cases are so bizarre that they bewilder even doctors.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up on legs of medic wearing scrubs and walking with a gurney along hospital corridor.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are tarantulas so hairy? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/why-are-tarantulas-so-hairy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tarantulas use their "hair" for all kinds of things, including smelling and tasting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gKCcf6US6KxvYU5GNUXbuQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The hairs on tarantulas have many functions including sensing vibrations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hairy tarantula facing the lens with front 4 legs posed in the air]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered Antarctic sea spider with 'boxing glove' claws pulled up from ocean floor ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/newly-discovered-antarctic-sea-spider-with-boxing-glove-claws-pulled-up-from-ocean-floor</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered species of sea spider was pulled up from more than 1,800 feet below the surface of Antarctica's Ross Sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:53:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ethan Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/75SXZ4awZNjDVGTAQeMAQ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Austropallene halanychi is a newly discovered species of sea spider found off the coast of Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Austropallene halanychi is a newly discovered species of sea spider found off the coast of Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When stressed, these male spiders woo mates with empty 'take-out containers' instead of dinner ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ethan Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WpKcTxY6fRhAYabJi5HFyH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Diego Battiste]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Paratrechalea ornata male carrying a worthless nuptial gift.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Paratrechalea ornata male carrying a worthless nuptial gift.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spooky, subterranean daddy longlegs with ghostly pale bodies discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers believe that one of the new species may be a relic from an ancient ecosystem in Australia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:28:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ethan Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qs9K3SaWCNjUKaoEusDgA6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This male daddy longleg spider, named Belisana coblynau, was discovered in a mining borehole in Western Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Male daddy longleg spider]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the biggest spider in the world? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From spiders the size of dinner plates, to others with inch-long fangs, these mythically-large arachnids roam the earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4kuETrKef3ZYfhLh759Xxm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A goliath birdeater spider preys on a mammal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see a large brown spider standing over a dead mouse-like mammal on a log.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do spiders have 8 legs? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/why-do-spiders-have-8-legs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spiders' ancestors evolved to use their appendages in very weird ways. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCxmPDqMRvRNdCqhVeRySW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here, we see all eight legs of a funnel-web spider. Spiders&#039; ancestors turned some appendages into fangs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of a funnel-web spider on its web looking at the camera.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the deadliest spider in the world? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Although nearly all spiders are venomous, a few stand out from the crowd for their potent toxins. So, which spider is the deadliest in the world? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joshua A. Krisch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kawCJ4SbMujvtq9kpefird-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A venomous Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) shows its fangs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see a black funnel web spider with a red mark on its underside. It&#039;s on the brown dirt and its four front legs are raised, showing its fangs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bold jumping spiders can literally go blind with hunger ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found that undernourished bold jumping spiders begin to lose light-sensitive photoreceptors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:31:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NPAwExBzSyqFmEWz2pAbBK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found that undernourished bold jumping spiders begin to lose light-sensitive photoreceptors.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A jumping spider sits on a leaf. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly spiders that can kill in minutes and survive underwater are hiding out in swimming pools ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Heavy rain in Australia has led to an influx in venomous spiders being washed into people's swimming pools. Species found include funnel-web spiders, the venom of which is so toxic it can kill a child in just 15 minutes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:43:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kF5jp3XCQPVktT36PJFaMi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Heavy rain in New South Wales, Australia, has led to an influx in funnel-web spiders in people&#039;s swimming pools. Here, we see a Sydney-funnel web spider (Atrax robustus) preparing to strike.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see a Sydney-funnel web spider (Atrax robustus) preparing to strike. It has a red abdomen and black legs and fangs.It&#039;s on a green leaf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black widows are being slaughtered by their brown widow cousins, and we don't know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:49:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hiih3ptKxBBWv6HwXmvzb4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Brown widow spiders (Latrodectus geometricus) have caused population declines among several black widow species in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brown widow spiders (Latrodectus geometricus) have caused population declines among several black widow species in the U.S.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brown recluse spiders: Facts, bites & symptoms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's what to know about brown recluse spiders and how to avoid getting bitten by them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:46:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BTHgA55HnuYbT6R9prvddH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Brown recluse spiders are found in South and Central United States.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a brown recluse spider&#039;s face]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sweet dreams, spidey: Arachnids experience REM sleep, and may even dream ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spiders likely sleep and dream like humans do. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KuvxLfTDgzFyLwXCLrLMc4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sweet dreams: It&#039;s possible that jumping spiders dream while they sleep. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up image of a jumping spider next to a dew drop. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead spiders reanimated as creepy 'necrobots' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have turned dead wolf spiders into machine grippers that can be used to pick up a variety of objects, including other spiders, by blowing air into their lifeless corpses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:04:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UgL53iAyZn2Jt3kVv7pNXM-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The spider &#039;necrobot&#039; is used to lift up part of an electrical circuit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The spider &#039;necrobot&#039; is used to lift up part of an electrical circuit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male spiders drum out mesmerizing syncopated beats to woo mates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Male spiders that dance to their own beat are more likely to win mates compared to those that stick to a formula, new research finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RKvcrNXXoPLnDTGu46suX9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jay Stafstrom/Biology Letters/Scott Schrage/University Communication and Marketing]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Superior dance moves hint at a male&#039;s vigor, athleticism and grace.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Superior dance moves hint at a male&#039;s vigor, athleticism and grace.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the largest arachnid to ever live? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What's the largest arachnid ever on Earth? The answer is not so simple, say scientists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:29:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/os6u4Qnm6gAciiJiY8PKgj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Goliath birdeater, shown here near French Guiana, is the largest-known spider by mass.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Goliath birdeater spider on moss.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These male spiders use built-in leg catapults to escape sexual cannibalism ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spiders-catapult-to-escape-sexual-cannibalism</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once mating is over, male orb-weavers catapult off the bodies of females to avoid being eaten, moving at a speed that's too fast to glimpse with the naked eye. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8CAzaPtKsbsdBbhYiEpE8B-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shichang Zhang]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mating makes these male spiders jump, but not for joy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mating makes these male spiders jump, but not for joy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spiders hunt in packs of hundreds to swarm prey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pack hunting spiders use web vibrations to coordinate their attacks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CguiCWkxvnXxjjSBfx4G74-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Social spiders in the species Anelosimus eximius live in colonies that may include hundreds of individuals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Social spiders in the species Anelosimus eximius live in colonies that may include hundreds of individuals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wolf spiders: Behavior, bites and other facts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wolf spiders are a large family of hairy and athletic arachnids that chase down prey on the ground rather than catching food in webs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/55TWVom356rRAMQ36U4h9B-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anton Petrus via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A wolf spider on its web.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large brown spider on its web]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ False widow spider preys on baby bat in never-before-seen encounter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Before now, the species had never been seen catching bats. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:25:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RiE95RPNDpUPwShMu9owqU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A female noble false widow spider (left) captured, envenomated and started to consume a young bat in its web (right). The head tucked into the belly (blue arrow), right wing folded and twisted tightly to the body (red arrow), and the rear end folded into the belly with a region of dark purple coloration and slightly shriveled (black arrow) is indicative of the spider feeding on the bat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[left panel shows a photo of a noble false black widow spider in a web on the side of a house; the right panel shows a bat pup entangled in said web]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parasitic worm forces tarantulas to tiptoe, then starves them to death ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discovered a new type of parasitic worm that only infects the mouths of tarantula spiders. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ApjuaLepqrr5PYZ6yau3bH-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[That&#039;s no spittle: The white marks around this tarantula&#039;s mouth are a tangle of parasites called nematodes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[That&#039;s no spittle: The white marks around this tarantula&#039;s mouth are a tangle of parasites called nematodes. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare and fragile fossils found at a secret site in Australia's 'dead heart' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A site in Australia that holds thousands of astonishingly well-preserved fossils has been kept a closely guarded secret among paleontologists for the past three years. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LdJhUBDBpehCKjNEeoSfFH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Exceptional fossils of a spider and a feather from the Australian site are between 16 million and 11 million years old.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Exceptional fossils of a spider and a feather from the Australian site are between 16 million and 11 million years old.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brazilian wandering spiders: Bites & other facts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brazilian wandering spiders don't build webs but crawl on the forest floor at night in search of prey, which they kill with neurotoxic venom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:24:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iWJuC3RLTnt77KuVopEWq4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Brazilian wandering spiders, also known as armed spiders or banana spiders, are some of the most venomous spiders in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of a Brazilian wandering spider.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant huntsman spider: The world's largest spider by leg span ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant huntsman spiders are the largest member of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae with a leg span stretching up to 12 inches across — roughly the size of a dinner plate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:11:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DZUvGjjLnPfuoUx68cW9XH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) has legs that stretch out to about the size of a dinner plate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant huntsman spider crawling over rock.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than 300 smuggled tarantulas, scorpions and giant cockroaches seized from luggage in Colombia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Authorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TiaLUpzcfmQkL4CoYmoB4Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tarantulas were among the over 300 living arthropods that authorities recently confiscated at Colombia&#039;s El Dorado International Airport.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tarantulas were among the over 300 living arthropods that authorities recently confiscated at Colombia&#039;s El Dorado International Airport.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jumping spiders: Facts about the cutest arachnids on the planet ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jumping-spiders</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jumping spiders are a diverse bunch. Some are drab, while others sport a dazzling array of colors and patterns. And they really can jump. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:32:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/haWvU9WgeNNDeiiMi4KKNB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Little Muppet or a spider with a lot on its mind? Called Hyllus giganteus, this looker is the largest jumping spider, reaching lengths of nearly an inch (2.5 centimeters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Little Muppet or a spider with a lot on its mind? Called Hyllus giganteus, this looker is the largest jumping spider, reaching lengths of nearly an inch (2.5 centimeters).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly and massive 'Megaspider' found in Australia has fangs that can puncture a fingernail ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Australian Reptile Park recently welcomed the biggest funnel-web spider that the keepers had ever seen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:05:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ufFR3vGVrLiB4tUBzUF4Sb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Funnel-web spiders are among the world&#039;s deadliest spiders.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Funnel-web spiders are among the world&#039;s deadliest spiders.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant, invasive spiders have taken over Georgia. Will they spread across the US? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts believe that the spiders, which arrived in 2014, could spread across more of the southern U.S. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:02:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P3AiHHsmncQMy3eoSYuCjJ-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[University of Georgia ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Joro spiders spin dense, gold-tinted webs]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Joro spiders spin dense, gold-tinted webs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is arachnophobia?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arachnophobia is a fear of arachnids, a group of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Leman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aVRrhHDr2zqbEneMyFwibZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders. This black and white image of a dewy spider web on a tree branch would not be attractive to someone with arachnophobia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders. This black and white image of a dewy spider web on a tree branch would not be attractive to someone with arachnophobia. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 99 million-year-old spider mummies reveal moms cared for teeny spiderlings ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four chunks of amber containing Cretaceous-age spiders reveal that mothers cared for spiderlings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:09:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o2AbrwYS8gh6yYQbiBHTTo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Painted by Xiaoran Zuo; Xiangbo Guo, Paul Selden and Dong Ren; Proceedings of the Royal Society B (2021)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A female of the now-extinct Lagonomegopidae spider family guards her egg sac.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female of the now-extinct Lagonomegopidae spider family guards her egg sac.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These spiders take down snakes hundreds of times their size ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Venomous spiders prey upon snakes many times their size, a new study finds — and often emerge victorious against snakes as venomous as they are. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:28:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BTUPCY3RNspAH4NXq7TE6T-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daniel R. Crook]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A black widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) enjoys a meal of juvenile scarlet snake (Cemophora coccinea) in Georgia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) enjoys a meal of juvenile scarlet snake (Cemophora coccinea) in Georgia. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Spiders feast on deadly snakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the Goliath birdeater tarantula to black widows, spiders are not shy around deadly snakes, often taking down the juveniles and feasting on their meaty bodies for days. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ZPNQkfW5Hq4fVv32XFPRT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Karll Cavalcante Pinto]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) captures a juvenile false coral snake of the genus Oxyrhopus and carries it back to its burrow. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) captures a juvenile false coral snake of the genus Oxyrhopus and carries it back to its burrow. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is every spiderweb unique? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much does spiderweb construction vary between spiders? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:28:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JRJQP5fZSHS7gxRu6gfivj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A European garden spider (Araneus diadematus) spinning a web.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A European garden spider (Araneus diadematus) spinning a web.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ballooning' spiders leave behind sea of silk after flood in Australia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spider-cobwebs-after-flood-australia.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The phenomenon is "surprisingly common" after floods, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:01:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkLLb7LL7ki3xfEdBSgPoQ-1280-80.jpg">
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