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Spiders reset body clocks to avoid 5-hour jet-lag every day
Some species of spider have short biological clocks that have to be reset each morning. Being out of sync with the 24-hour cycle in this way might help them avoid prey
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Gang of ants surgically dismembers large, dead spider on Borneo
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Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food
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Spider waves its front legs like antennae to mimic warlike ants
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Watch how spiders use sticky silk to win deadly wrestling match
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Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it
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Masquerading spider looks like living and dead leaves at once
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Spider-eating bug muffles web vibrations to sneak up on prey
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Spider spotted chaining wild crayfish with silk before devouring
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Artificial spider silk mimics how it acts as liquid and solid
Inspired by the strange properties of spider silk, researchers have created "liquid wires" that could be used in soft robotics
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Your home is a jungle inhabited by 100 different species
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Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game
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Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game
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Meet Sméagol, the eyeless cave-dwelling daddy long-legs
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