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  1. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🕷️💨 The jungle #huntsman #spider from #Queensland reached 3.59 meters per second, doubling the previous #arachnid speed record.

    Researchers at #Imperial College #London measured 162 #species across four #continents to study spider #locomotion. They found that longer legs relative to body size predict greater speed.

    👉 newscientist.com/article/25320

    #biomechanics #arachnids #animals #science #biology #evolution #australia #wildlife #invertebrates #nature

  2. Black Windows Freak Me Out, Still

    Growing up in Washington, black widow spiders were something exotic from far away lands. Then I moved to California and started finding them in place I did not want.

    I can still remember seeing my first one when we lived in Orange. It

    thecareyadventures.com/blog/bl

    #Animals #California #NorthAmerica #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #arachnid #BlackWidow #California #deadly #PhotoOfTheDay #poisonous #spider #travel #USA