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Bird-Eating Spiders: 3 Massive, Furry Tarantulas Discovered

March 09, 2017 | Article

Avicularia, a confusing genus of large "birdeater" tarantulas, gets a scientific makeover in a new study.
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Wolf Spiders Have Threesomes to Avoid Getting Eaten | Video

February 28, 2017 | Video

A male wolf spiders that engages in a ménage à trois during mating season may increase its chances of escaping cannibalism.
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Kinky Wolf Spiders Engage in Ménage à Trois to Avoid Cannibalism

February 28, 2017 | Article

One autumn night while searching for spiders in his backyard, Matthew Persons came across something unexpected: a wolf spider ménage à trois.
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Photos: That's a Lot of Legs! Wolf Spiders Caught Having Threesomes

February 28, 2017 | Image Album

Courtship is hard work for a male wolf spider.
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Golden Spiderlings Hatch from Bizarre 'Silkhenge' in Amazing Video

January 05, 2017 | Article

Tiny spiders hatching from a "silkhenge" were captured on video for the first time.
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Photos: Incredible New Species Discovered in 2016

December 28, 2016 | Countdown

Would you like to cross paths with a hairy tarantula from Colombia or a Thai newt that looks like a "Star Trek" Klingon? If the answer is yes, you're in good company.
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Baby 'Spiders' on Mars Expand Across Sand Dunes (Photos)

December 22, 2016 | Article

New images captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show small, erosion-carved cracks in Red Planet sand dunes. The features may be infant versions of similar-looking but larger Martian channel-networks that have been dubbed spiders.
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Hat-Shaped Spider Named for Magical Object in 'Harry Potter'

December 13, 2016 | Article

A new leaf-mimicking spider species resembles the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter books.
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Doting Daddy Spiders Do the Housekeeping

December 02, 2016 | Article

South American spider males are the only known solitary spider to engage in paternal care.
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Newfound Spider Species Masquerades As a Dried-Up Leaf

November 17, 2016 | Article

Scientists recently found a spider that uses a unique type of masquerade to hide in plain sight.
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