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Three species of extremely primitive spider discovered in China

Mesothelean spiders diverged from all other spiders long before the first dinosaurs – three species of these living fossils have just been identified in western Hunan province

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Brown widow spiders are killing off black widows in the southern US

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Black widow spiders remember their prey if it is stolen

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A silkworm weaving chrysalis with its silk

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Metal-enriched silkworm silk is one of the strongest materials ever

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Ant-slayer spider attacking an ant

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Ant-slayer spider catches prey with acrobatic leap to wrap it in silk

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Catapulting spiders avoid being cannibalized by their mates

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Spider avoids being eaten after sex by launching itself away at 88cm/s

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

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Some spider species hunt in packs, moving as one to catch their prey

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Social spiders synchronise to catch prey hundreds of times their size

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female of Bridge spider or Gray cross spider (Larinioides sclopetarius) classic spider along seaside as city harbour, and they are often found on bridges; Shutterstock ID 2035737131; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Spider webs may act as most sensitive ‘ears’ in known natural world

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New-to-science tarantula that lives inside bamboo found by YouTuber

A species of tarantula seems to live exclusively inside hollow bamboo stems, which no other tarantula is known to do

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Nursery web spiders woo mates with food wrapped in chemical-laced silk

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Ancient spiders locked in amber died looking after their offspring

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Spiders avoid surfaces that have previously been covered with ants

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Female black widow spider mates with and eats multiple males

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