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Meet the Hawaiian spider that will make you smile

Scientifically, this tiny arachnid goes by the name of Theridion grallator – but it takes little imagination to see how it got its more popular name: the happy-face spider.
Found only in rainforests in the Hawaiian islands, the spiders have a vast range of patterns and colours on their abdomens – yet all come from the [...]

May 11th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Interesting | Leave a comment

World’s deadliest spider found in Tulsa store

One of the most deadly spiders in the world has been found in the produce section of a Tulsa grocery store. An employee of Whole Foods Market found the Brazilian Wandering Spider Sunday in bananas from Honduras and managed to catch it in a container.
The spider was given to University of Tulsa Animal Facilities director [...]

March 20th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Interesting, Weird | Leave a comment