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Ancient Silk Weavers: Tailed Ancestors in Amber

Unveiling a mesmerizing glimpse into the past, 100-million-year-old amber from Myanmar has yielded proto-spiders, equipped with a silk-weaving organ and a distinctive feature—long, hairy tails.

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Spider Used as Robot Component

In a groundbreaking new development, researchers at Rice University have integrated a dead spider into a robot as a “biological material.” This new field of

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Toxic Spider Spreading in Germany

A venomous spider known as the Ammen-Dornfinger has been spotted in increasing numbers in the Berlin and Brandenburg areas of Germany. This spider, which is