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Would ecosystems collapse if we killed all spiders?

Spiders are prolific. There are 45,000 species of spiders that we currently know of, and scientists estimate that there are ...
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The 7 Types of Spider Webs and the Incredible Spiders That Make Them

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...
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A look at Michigan spiders, which ones to keep as your house guest

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to see a lot of spiders around my house. Up until I started doing some digging for this article, I didn’t know much about spiders. The little knowledge I did ...
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Hundreds of species of spiders live in NC, but you only need to worry about these 2

(WGHP) — We’ve all been doing yard work or cleaning out the basement and experienced that jolt of fear when a spider crawls out from nowhere right towards us. Stay on top of breaking news and weather ...
Psychology Today

Spiders Are Smart, Not Scary

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...