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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Golden Orb Spider relative found; largest spider fossil ever.

Huffpost reports on the largest spider fossil ever found, a distant relative of the modern Golden Orb Weaver spider, a common sight in Taiwan on slopes in the lower elevation. Wikipedia has all you ever need to know.
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3 comments:

  1. OzSoapboxApril 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    ARGGGGH KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!

    Let's hope the relative stays dead or I'm gunna have to buy me some bigger boots!

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  2. UnknownApril 30, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    That must have been when Hobbits and Orks were around.

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  3. StripeMay 1, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    Do you know how to fossilise a spider? :)

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