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Deep in the jungle, where the foliage is thick and the dinner guests are welcome, lurks a tiny terror with a talent for turning the local shrubbery into its own personal buffet: Anelosimus eximius. These eight-legged architects don't believe in working alone, and their idea of a neighborhood watch involves a whole lot more silk than yours does. These little web developers have a...

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Going after prey that's larger than you can be dangerous… now, when that prey also has thousands of friends nearby, it's truly a fools gambit… But what if you could yoink a single soldier away from her platoon at blistering speeds? Then you'd have a much easier time in Life Death and Taxonomy.

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“…and today we’re talking about an ant that is-ant… but more on that later.” Somewhere between a plush toy and the insect version of a honey badger lies the velvet ant. This borderline cute cluster of pom pom balls glued together hides a surprisingly complicated security system behind its pizazz. Bright colors, weird noises, suspicious […]

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“…and today we’re talking about a deep diving elephant. But more on that later.” The deeper you go in the ocean, the more alien it becomes… crushing pressure and oppressive darkness… It’s no place for a rotund mammal that spends several months of the year on land… but there’s food down there, and fewer things […]

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