arachnids
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Black Widow Spiders Are Getting Slaughtered by Aggressive Brown Widows
Black widow spiders across the southern United States are getting eaten up by brown widows, their lesser-known cousins, according to new research investigating the relationship between the two arachnids.
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Spider Seen Collecting Water, Possibly to Dunk Its Meal Like a Cookie in Milk
If you’re a person who likes barbecue, few things are more disappointing than biting into tough, desiccated brisket. Now, new scientific observations suggest that some spiders might feel the same way about their nuggets of bugs.
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436-Million-Year-Old Scorpion Was Among The Planet’s First Air Breathers
A newly described scorpion dating back to the early Silurian period is answering important questions about the first arachnids and the adaptations that enabled some of the earliest animals on Earth to migrate from aquatic to terrestrial habitats.
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New Translucent Spider Discovered Living In Muddy Indiana Cave
Scientists have discovered a new species of sheet-weaving spider, and it only dwells in one cave in southern Indiana. As its name suggests, this spider spins flat, tightly-woven, horizontal webs. There are thousands of species of sheet-weavers, and you’ve probably walked through one of their webs by accident some point.