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Silk-Oozing Feet Give Tarantulas a Gravity-Defying Grip
All images, video: F. Claire Rind/Journal of Experimental Biology See Also: Scorpions, Spiders and Sharks: Electron-Microscope Images The Spider Awards: Wired.com’s Arachnid Hall of Fame Biggest Spider...
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Spiderman May Not Be a Tarantula After All
Do tarantulas owe their apparently gravity-defying climbing ability to silk shot from their feet? Some researchers say they do, but arachnid specialist Rainer Foelix doesn't think so.
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New Giant Tarantula Discovered in Sri Lanka
A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders -- with leg spans stretching from 6 to 8 inches across -- living in trees and the...
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