Spider
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America
Eight Legs and the Size of a Hand: All About the Joro Spider
Scientists expect the large, brightly colored spider to arrive in the Northeast sometime this year.
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Science
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…
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America
A Millennial Weaver Carries a Centuries-Old Craft Forward
Spiders are weavers. The Navajo artist and weaver Melissa Cody knows this palpably. As she sits cross-legged on sheepskins at…
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America
What’s Shy, Has Eight Legs and Eats Spotted Lanternflies?
Invasive joro spiders have been spotted as far north as Maryland. Scientists say it’s only a matter of time before…