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A giant golden orb weaver spider (Nephila pilipes

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Synthetic spider silk laced with graphene can heal itself when wet

A material made from a protein in the silk of spiders can rapidly seal any breaks and would work in wearable electronics to monitor your health

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Three species of extremely primitive spider discovered in China

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Brown widow spiders are killing off black widows in the southern US

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Black widow spiders remember their prey if it is stolen

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A silkworm weaving chrysalis with its silk

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Metal-enriched silkworm silk is one of the strongest materials ever

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Ant-slayer spider attacking an ant

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Ant-slayer spider catches prey with acrobatic leap to wrap it in silk

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

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Catapulting spiders avoid being cannibalized by their mates

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Spider avoids being eaten after sex by launching itself away at 88cm/s

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Some spider species hunt in packs, moving as one to catch their prey

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Social spiders synchronise to catch prey hundreds of times their size

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Spider webs may act as most sensitive ‘ears’ in known natural world

The bridge spider (Larinioides sclopetarius) uses its web to detect the sounds made by insects flying nearby and prepare itself for a potential meal

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New-to-science tarantula that lives inside bamboo found by YouTuber

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Nursery web spiders woo mates with food wrapped in chemical-laced silk

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Ancient spiders locked in amber died looking after their offspring

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Spiders avoid surfaces that have previously been covered with ants

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