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This Fossilized Spider From Australia Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
No matter where your level of fear lies, it's totally understandable if you're afraid to sleep because of the discovery of a giant, fossilized spider in Australia. Scientists led by paleontologist ...
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Perseverance rover spots peculiar 'spider egg' rock on Mars — and scientists have no idea how it got there
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying ...
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Shapeshifting spider found in fossil by researcher
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon State University (OSU) researcher found a new species of an ant-mimicking spider in a rare fossil from Colombia, the university announced Monday. The specimen ...
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Spiders used to have tails says new research
The common traits of spiders are well known to everyone – they have eight legs, multiple eyes and can spin webs – but a recent fossil discovery and new research now shows that spiders once had long ...