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100 million-year-old spider with tail found in amber

TwoteamsofChinesescientistshavebegunstudyofaspeciesofspiderwithalongtail,whichisfoundinamberatleast100millionyearsold.TheChimerarachnefoundinMyanmarfillsagapint

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New spider species named after Harry Potter character

AwolfspidercrabspecieshasbeennamedafterAragog–agiant,talkingarachnidfromJKRowling’spopularfantasyHarryPotterseries.Researchers,includingthosefromUniversityofTeh

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Mosquito eating spider opens new possibility for malaria control

The diet of a small Malaysian spider could hold the key to curbing the spread of some of the world's worst human diseases, such as malaria, according to research by New Zealand, Singaporean, Chinese and Malaysian scientists.