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False widow spider preys on baby bat in never-before-seen encounterBefore now, the species had never been seen catching bats.
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Can nonhuman animals drive other animals to extinction?Humans have sent many species to extinction, but can other animals do the same?
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Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians.Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder.
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Alien organisms could hitch a ride on our spacecraft and contaminate Earth, scientists warnScientists warn that increased space exploration raises the risk that alien organisms will invade Earth and that Earth organisms will invade other planets.
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Giant, invasive spiders have taken over Georgia. Will they spread across the US?Experts believe that the spiders, which arrived in 2014, could spread across more of the southern U.S.
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Giant snails that were eating Florida homes finally eradicated … againmollusks -
Cannibal toads eat so many of their young, they're speeding up evolutionCompetition is so fierce Down Under, the invasive cane toad has become a mega-cannibal.
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'Murder hornet' nest leads to discovery of 180 adults, 1,500 larvaeA "murder hornet" nest in Washington had 113 adults and 1,500 developing Asian giant hornets inside.
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Invasive 'murder hornets' are officially back in the USAn invasive and destructive "murder hornet" has been spotted in Washington state for the first time this year, and the alien-looking insect was behaving accordingly — attacking a hive of paper wasps.
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