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Two arachnid experts share their four favorite spider facts

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“For me, the process of turning fear to fascination was relatively [quick], and it was just all about spending time with spiders, watching their behavior, and learning more about them,” Catherine Scott says.

Spider uses abdomen as a sail

Spiders can sail now, which is terrifying

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Living on Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports on how scientists are finally catching up with millions of years of spider evolution and manufacturing spider silk.

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