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Spider Bite Reality Check: No Spider-Man Powers, Just Pain And Swelling
While pop culture might make you believe that spider bites give you supernatural powers and turn you into Spider-Man, the reality of a spider bite can be redness, swelling and surgeries. Read on to know what happens after a spider bite.
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Scientists Discover Rare Spider That Is Half-Female And Half-Male
The team believes the condition may result from disruptions in sex chromosomes during early development.
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Scientists Discover New Spider Species Hidden In California's Coastal Dunes
Scientists found that this new spider is genetically quite different from its closest relatives, even though they appear similar.
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Unique Eggs Help Scientists Identify Insect Species In Australia Weighing As Much As Golf Ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country.
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Scientists Reportedly Discover New Species of Marine Life on the Antarctic Ocean Floor
Strange underwater life ranging from hand-sized sea spiders to jelly-like sea pigs to a breeding sea butterfly has been found by Australian scientists investigating the Antarctic ocean floor. Taken aboard the RSV Nuyina icebreaker, these unusual species found at enormous depths provide understanding of life in one of the toughest places on Earth. S...
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Spiders Detect Smells Through Leg Hairs, Claims New Study
Researchers have discovered that male spiders use specialised hairs on their legs, called wall-pore sensilla, to detect airborne scents, particularly pheromones released by females. These sensilla, mapped on the upper parts of the legs, allow males to locate mates through chemical signals with remarkable sensitivity. This discovery, observed in mal...
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Spiders Roughly The 'Size Of Human Palms' Growing Rapidly In UK
The Chester Zoo in Englandd's Cheshire has revealed that more than 10,000 breeding females of the spider species had spread across the country.
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Peacock Spider, Found Two Years Ago, At High Risk Of Extinction
There are 113 species of peacock. Of these, each has distinctive colouring and dances (males have the colour and the moves).
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2 New Spider Species Found In Western Ghats
The Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of two spider species in the Western Ghats region, a biodiversity hotspot, in south India.
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Terrifying Satan Tarantula With 8 Eyes Discovered In Ecuador
The new species was identified by its male genitalia, female reproductive organs and habitat.
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New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand
The researchers have named the spider Chilobrachys natanicharum and it was found in a mangrove forest.
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World's Deadliest 'Funnel-Web' Spider Can Change Potency Of Its Venom As Per Its Mood
Dr Duran examined the venom produced by different species of funnel-web under different conditions.
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New Species Of "Rare Gigantic" Trapdoor Spider Found In Australia, Pics Go Viral
The scientific name of this species of 'trapdoor spider' is 'Euoplos dignitas'.
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Australian Man Discovers Huntsman Spider And Hundreds Of Its Babies In His Car's Boot
A man in Australia found the nest of one of the world's largest spider species 'giant huntsman' guarding its egg sac in his car boot.
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New Spider Species Named After Tukaram Omble, Hero Cop Killed In 26/11 Mumbai Attacks
Tukaram Omble, unarmed, was killed while he tried to capture Ajmal Kasab on the night of November 26, 2008
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Spider Bite Reality Check: No Spider-Man Powers, Just Pain And Swelling
While pop culture might make you believe that spider bites give you supernatural powers and turn you into Spider-Man, the reality of a spider bite can be redness, swelling and surgeries. Read on to know what happens after a spider bite.
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Scientists Discover Rare Spider That Is Half-Female And Half-Male
The team believes the condition may result from disruptions in sex chromosomes during early development.
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Scientists Discover New Spider Species Hidden In California's Coastal Dunes
Scientists found that this new spider is genetically quite different from its closest relatives, even though they appear similar.
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Unique Eggs Help Scientists Identify Insect Species In Australia Weighing As Much As Golf Ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country.
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Scientists Reportedly Discover New Species of Marine Life on the Antarctic Ocean Floor
Strange underwater life ranging from hand-sized sea spiders to jelly-like sea pigs to a breeding sea butterfly has been found by Australian scientists investigating the Antarctic ocean floor. Taken aboard the RSV Nuyina icebreaker, these unusual species found at enormous depths provide understanding of life in one of the toughest places on Earth. S...
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Spiders Detect Smells Through Leg Hairs, Claims New Study
Researchers have discovered that male spiders use specialised hairs on their legs, called wall-pore sensilla, to detect airborne scents, particularly pheromones released by females. These sensilla, mapped on the upper parts of the legs, allow males to locate mates through chemical signals with remarkable sensitivity. This discovery, observed in mal...
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Spiders Roughly The 'Size Of Human Palms' Growing Rapidly In UK
The Chester Zoo in Englandd's Cheshire has revealed that more than 10,000 breeding females of the spider species had spread across the country.
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Peacock Spider, Found Two Years Ago, At High Risk Of Extinction
There are 113 species of peacock. Of these, each has distinctive colouring and dances (males have the colour and the moves).
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2 New Spider Species Found In Western Ghats
The Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of two spider species in the Western Ghats region, a biodiversity hotspot, in south India.
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Terrifying Satan Tarantula With 8 Eyes Discovered In Ecuador
The new species was identified by its male genitalia, female reproductive organs and habitat.
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New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand
The researchers have named the spider Chilobrachys natanicharum and it was found in a mangrove forest.
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World's Deadliest 'Funnel-Web' Spider Can Change Potency Of Its Venom As Per Its Mood
Dr Duran examined the venom produced by different species of funnel-web under different conditions.
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New Species Of "Rare Gigantic" Trapdoor Spider Found In Australia, Pics Go Viral
The scientific name of this species of 'trapdoor spider' is 'Euoplos dignitas'.
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Australian Man Discovers Huntsman Spider And Hundreds Of Its Babies In His Car's Boot
A man in Australia found the nest of one of the world's largest spider species 'giant huntsman' guarding its egg sac in his car boot.
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New Spider Species Named After Tukaram Omble, Hero Cop Killed In 26/11 Mumbai Attacks
Tukaram Omble, unarmed, was killed while he tried to capture Ajmal Kasab on the night of November 26, 2008
