Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing in Britain as international trade…
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We are prone to obsessing over ourselves and over animals like us. But most of the life on Earth is not like us at all.…
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Scientists believe they have discovered a new parasitic fungus which preys on trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest. The rare organism, which is purple, belongs…
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Protected pipistrelle bats have been captured and fed on by a noble false widow spider, the first time the behaviour has been seen. The arachnids…
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