The Pirate Spider Uses These Sneaky Tricks To Trap Other Spiders
While spiders are often seen as pretty creepy, pirate spiders are downright devious, using clever tricks to feed their cannibalistic tendencies.
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The Unsettling Reason You Should Never Squish A Hammerhead Worm
While squishing worms might seem like a reasonable way to kill them, when it comes to the hammerhead worm, that reaction could easily make your problems worse.
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The Nearly Extinct Reptile Species That Made A Comeback
It's not often that you lose a species for over 60 years, but that's what happened to this little lizard that has been coming back from the brink.
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8 Animals That Don't Poop (And What They Do Instead)
Pooping seems like one of those things that all animals do, but that's not entirely true. Some expel waste in other ways, and others simply don't.
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The World's Largest Butterfly Is Facing Two Human Threats
The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is a beautiful butterfly, but its numbers have dwindled dramatically, and humanity is the cause of two of those threats.
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The Truth About How Much Spiders Eat Every Year
Spiders, whether you know it or not, are all around us, but what may alarm you is the truth about how much biomass these critters consume every year.
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The Florida Rainbow Snake Has A Mysterious Past
Somewhere in Florida's waterways, ecologists suspect that a beautiful and elusive snake may be lurking just out of sight, and they're trying to save it.
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The 'Useless' Body Part That Explains Why Humans Get Goosebumps
The human body is full of 'left overs' that don't seem to serve any useful purpose, and one of those vestigial parts is responsible for goosebumps.
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What If This Extinct Ape Was Still Alive Today
A mere 300,000 years ago, the world's largest primate still roamed the forests of southern China, how would that massive ape fare in today's world?
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The Average Lifespan Of A Dinosaur Might Surprise You
Everybody knows that dinosaurs lived a long time ago, but what isn't well-known is just how long dinosaurs lived, and it's less than we once thought.
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The Unsettling Reason You Never Want To Find Brown Recluse Spiders In Your Home
It's safe to say spiders are scary, and the brown recluse spider is no exception. In fact, it's not only dangerous, but seeing one can even be cause for alarm.
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9 Animals That See Humans As Food
For as dangerous as humans are to many animals, the inverse is also true, and these animals do have a history of occasionally fatal encounters with people.
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This Extinct Shark Had A Stronger Bite Than The Mighty T. Rex
Everyone knows the ancient shark megalodon was huge, but you might not know that its bite force was off the charts, dwarfing even the mighty T. rex.
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Why The 'Banana Spider' Is Considered One Of The Deadliest
Most spiders are content to hang out in their burrow or web, waiting for food to come to them, but this Brazilian spider uses a different strategy.
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The Dinosaur Hoax That Proved To Be One Of Science's Biggest Blunders
Despite its reputation, science isn't immune from making mistakes or chasing sensationalism, but one hoax in particular was particularly embarrassing.
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The Science Behind Why Stink Bugs Smell So Gross
For many people, their first instinct upon seeing a bug in their house is to crush it with prejudice, but you shouldn't do that with stinkbugs.
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Why Spider Crickets Love Your Cool, Dark Basement And How To Get Rid Of Them
Nobody wants their basement taken over by a horde of humpbacked crickets, thankfully, getting rid of them is a pretty straightforward process.
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The Record-Breaking Lightning Strike That Crossed An Unbelievable Distance
Most people probably have an intuition that lightning is big, but few people grasp the true potential scope that a single bolt of lighting can have.
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The Pinta Giant Tortoise Went Extinct After This Heartbreaking Death
There are few things more tragic than the extinction of an entire species, but the end of the Pinta Island tortoise hits harder than most others.
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What Did Dinosaur Feathers Really Look Like?
The fact that dinosaurs had feathers is starting to become common knowledge, but what's not commonly known is what those feathers looked like.
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The Invasive Ant Species That's Destroying Our Ecosystems
Whether you live in the South or not, you've likely heard of the fire ant, but these tiny insects are a lot more pernicious than you might think.
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One Big Reason Why Snakes Love To Slither Up Your Toilet
Have you heard the urban myth of a snake crawling up out of a toilet? It turns out it's happened more than once, but why do snakes like toilets?
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The Unsettling Reason You Should Never Squash A Cockroach In Your Home
Cockroaches are gross, and unless you have one as a pet, you probably don't want to see one running around your house, but please don't squash it.
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The Fastest Killing Spider In The World Has An Unexpected Death Rate
You may have heard the most dangerous spider in the world is the Sydney funnel-web spider, but you may not know how many people it kills per year.
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Why You Should Never Plant This Bamboo Right Next To Your House
Bamboo is a popular ornamental plant for good reason — it grows fast and it's resilient — but you might not want to plant it too close to your house.
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The Unexpected Reason You Should Never Squash A Centipede In Your Home
Nobody wants to find a creepy crawly in their home, but if you find a centipede crawling around your abode, you're better off letting it off the hook.
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The T. Rex Would Be Nothing Without A Dinosaur You've Never Heard Of
We think of dinosaurs as chronological monoliths, but like all life, they have their own lineage, and we may have found the T. rex's oldest ancestor.
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