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Fast, Ferocious, and Fearsome: Meet The Sun Spiders Of The SolifugaeLarge yellowish invertebrate on a rocky surface. Side onto the camera with two front legs raise, the body looks hairy with large darker colored mouthparts.

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Fast, Ferocious, and Fearsome: Meet The Sun Spiders Of The SolifugaeLarge yellowish invertebrate on a rocky surface. Side onto the camera with two front legs raise, the body looks hairy with large darker colored mouthparts.
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Fast, Ferocious, and Fearsome: Meet The Sun Spiders Of The Solifugae

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Over 700 Manatees Gather In Florida Park, The Largest Group Ever Seen ThereA manatee and a snorkler swim under the surface of green water

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Over 700 Manatees Gather In Florida Park, The Largest Group Ever Seen ThereA manatee and a snorkler swim under the surface of green water
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Over 700 Manatees Gather In Florida Park, The Largest Group Ever Seen There

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Some Spiders Are More Venomous Than Others – And We Now Know WhyLarge brown friendly looking spider with four eyes on a green leaf.

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Some Spiders Are More Venomous Than Others – And We Now Know WhyLarge brown friendly looking spider with four eyes on a green leaf.
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Some Spiders Are More Venomous Than Others – And We Now Know Why

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Meet Walckenaer’s Studded Triangular Spider And The Rest Of Its Triangular FamilyA small orange spider with curved legs and a triangular abdomen with yellow spots.

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Meet Walckenaer’s Studded Triangular Spider And The Rest Of Its Triangular FamilyA small orange spider with curved legs and a triangular abdomen with yellow spots.
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Meet Walckenaer’s Studded Triangular Spider And The Rest Of Its Triangular Family

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World's 25 Most Endangered Primates Revealed – And Humans Are To BlameA black gibbon sits on a tree branch looking pensive.

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World's 25 Most Endangered Primates Revealed – And Humans Are To BlameA black gibbon sits on a tree branch looking pensive.
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World's 25 Most Endangered Primates Revealed – And Humans Are To Blame

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In The 1930s, Red Snow Fell On The City Of Bostonboston in the 1930s

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In The 1930s, Red Snow Fell On The City Of Bostonboston in the 1930s
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In The 1930s, Red Snow Fell On The City Of Boston

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167-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Suggest Megalosaurs And Sauropods Drank Together At Freshwater LagoonTwo large theropod footprints with clear three toes.

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167-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Suggest Megalosaurs And Sauropods Drank Together At Freshwater LagoonTwo large theropod footprints with clear three toes.
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167-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Suggest Megalosaurs And Sauropods Drank Together At Freshwater Lagoon

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New Species Of "Fairy Lantern" Plant Discovered In Malaysia Is Already Critically EndangeredReddish plant with long appendages and a circular orange middle. The plant would not look out of place in the TV show Stranger Things.

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New Species Of "Fairy Lantern" Plant Discovered In Malaysia Is Already Critically EndangeredReddish plant with long appendages and a circular orange middle. The plant would not look out of place in the TV show Stranger Things.
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New Species Of "Fairy Lantern" Plant Discovered In Malaysia Is Already Critically Endangered

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Caterpillar-Like Hummingbird Chick Could Be Rare Example Of Batesian Mimicry In BirdsThe fluffy dorsal feathers give a similar appearance to some caterpillars that have urticating hair that can cause painful reactions when touched.

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Caterpillar-Like Hummingbird Chick Could Be Rare Example Of Batesian Mimicry In BirdsThe fluffy dorsal feathers give a similar appearance to some caterpillars that have urticating hair that can cause painful reactions when touched.
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Caterpillar-Like Hummingbird Chick Could Be Rare Example Of Batesian Mimicry In Birds

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New Species Of 15-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fish Found With Perfectly Preserved Belly Full Of FoodFossilised fish in a red orange piece of stone held in the hand.

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New Species Of 15-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fish Found With Perfectly Preserved Belly Full Of FoodFossilised fish in a red orange piece of stone held in the hand.
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New Species Of 15-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fish Found With Perfectly Preserved Belly Full Of Food

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Why Don't Modern Land Mammals Ever Evolve To Be As Huge As Dinosaurs?A tropic landscape of long-necked dinosaurs, with a modern dog photoshopped into the forefront.

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Why Don't Modern Land Mammals Ever Evolve To Be As Huge As Dinosaurs?A tropic landscape of long-necked dinosaurs, with a modern dog photoshopped into the forefront.
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Why Don't Modern Land Mammals Ever Evolve To Be As Huge As Dinosaurs?

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New Species Of Spider Is A Tiny 1-Millimeter-Long Cave Dwelling CutieHuge cavern filled with stalactites and stalagmites with a lit pathway with roped edges.

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New Species Of Spider Is A Tiny 1-Millimeter-Long Cave Dwelling CutieHuge cavern filled with stalactites and stalagmites with a lit pathway with roped edges.
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New Species Of Spider Is A Tiny 1-Millimeter-Long Cave Dwelling Cutie

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More Than 600 "Animal Architect" Species Are Shaping The Face Of The Eartha waterway broken up by beaver dams

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More Than 600 "Animal Architect" Species Are Shaping The Face Of The Eartha waterway broken up by beaver dams
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More Than 600 "Animal Architect" Species Are Shaping The Face Of The Earth

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Watch World First Footage Of Roughskin Dogfish In The Depths Of The Caribbean SeaA small grey shark with large eyes swims across the bottom of the sea floor in front of the bait arm of a remote underwater video system.

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Watch World First Footage Of Roughskin Dogfish In The Depths Of The Caribbean SeaA small grey shark with large eyes swims across the bottom of the sea floor in front of the bait arm of a remote underwater video system.
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Watch World First Footage Of Roughskin Dogfish In The Depths Of The Caribbean Sea

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Watch A Sleeper Shark Appear Out Of The Gloom And Chow Down On A Deep-Sea CameraA large dark colored shark opens its mouth over a baitfish underwater.

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Watch A Sleeper Shark Appear Out Of The Gloom And Chow Down On A Deep-Sea CameraA large dark colored shark opens its mouth over a baitfish underwater.
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Watch A Sleeper Shark Appear Out Of The Gloom And Chow Down On A Deep-Sea Camera

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