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For the last few decades, superheroes have reigned supreme over popular culture. Though their origins are rooted in comic ...

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Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.

Spider researchers in a new study found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain conditions.

Researchers in a new study found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain conditions.