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1,151 results for: Spiders

  1. Animals

    Cringe away, guys — this spider bites off his own genitals

    After sex, a male coin spider will chew off his own genitals, an act that might help secure his paternity.

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  2. Materials Science

    Silkworms spin spider-strong threads

    Silkworms with a spider protein make silk tough enough to be woven into clothing.

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  3. Animals

    Spiders get bigger in the big city

    City-living golden orb-weaving spiders tend to be bigger than those that live in the countryside, a new study finds.

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  4. Paleontology

    Ancient brain fossils hint at body evolution of creepy-crawlies

    Fossilized brains — found in the Burgess Shale in western Canada — offer clues to how arthropods morphed from soft- to hard-bodied animals.

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  5. Anthropology

    Neandertal bling and more reader feedback

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  6. Animals

    Fish-eating spiders are the stuff of nightmares

    Spiders that feast on fish can be found on every continent but Antarctica, a new review finds.

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  7. Animals

    How velvet worms slime their prey

    Researchers have figured out the mechanics behind velvet worms’ wobbly slime jets.

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  8. Animals

    Australia’s unexpectedly dangerous creatures

    Australia is home to an array of deadly things — from crocodiles to venomous snakes — but dangers can also be found among seemingly safe critters.

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  9. Life

    Gia Voeltz: Redrawing the cell’s floor plan

    Cell biologist Gia Voeltz has changed our view of the endoplasmic reticulum.

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  10. Animals

    Dead-ant wall protects young spider wasps

    Bone-house wasps probably use a barrier of deceased insects to guard against predators.

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  11. Animals

    Ten real-life Halloween horrors in the natural world

    Vampires and witches are nothing compared to mind-controlling parasites, nose ticks and antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

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  12. Animals

    Caterpillar treats and tricks ants by oozing spiked juice

    Caterpillars ooze droplets that lure ants away from colony duties to instead lick and defend their drug source, new lab tests suggest.

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