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Flying Spiders Test the Winds Before Sailing on Silk Kites
June 15, 2018 | ArticleHow do some spiders fly?
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This Tick's Worst Day Ever Frozen in Time for 100 Million Years
June 15, 2018 | ArticleAn ancient tick's worst day ever was preserved for eternity.
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Meet Kim, the First Spider to Jump on Demand
May 11, 2018 | ArticleA female jumping spider went to great lengths in a leaping experiment.
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Say Goodbye to the World's Oldest Spider, Dead at 43
May 01, 2018 | Article"Number 16," a recently deceased trapdoor spider, was the oldest known spider in the world.
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The Weirdest Things That Fell From The Sky
March 20, 2018 | CountdownUmbrellas and galoshes will shield you from the rain, snow and hail — but what about the showers of spiders, satellites, and raw mystery meat?
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Faced with Drowning, This Giant Tarantula Goes Out on a Limb
March 12, 2018 | ArticleA giant, hairy tarantula that was clinging for dear life to a branch with all eight of its legs is now in a much safer - and somewhat drier - spot, thanks to two spider lovers who rescued it from a flooded street in Queensland, Australia.
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These 7 Animals Would Absolutely Crush It at the Winter Olympics
February 22, 2018 | ArticleThe Olympics are designed to test elite athleticism, at least in the human realm. But what about the animal world? How would arctic foxes fair in the Winter Olympics, or snowy owls for that matter?
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This Fossil Spider Has a Weird Extra Appendage
February 06, 2018 | ArticleA 100-million-year-old spider trapped in amber has something you just don't see nowadays.
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Underground Castles? How Desert Spiders Craft Vertical Tunnels
December 20, 2017 | ArticleScientists have unearthed desert spiders' underground-tunnel-building secrets.
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