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Old January 11th, 2018 #22
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18 new species of pelican spiders discovered

Despite their name, pelican spiders aren’t massive, fish-eating monstrosities.

In fact, the shy spiders in the family Archaeidae are as long as a grain of rice and are a threat only to other spiders.

Discovering a new species of these tiny Madagascar spiders is tough, but Hannah Wood has done just that — 18 times over.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...ers-discovered
 
 

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