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Old February 5th, 2018 #110
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Spider with a 'whippy' tail found preserved in amber


100 million years ago, spider-like critters had fancy long tails to go with their fangs and spinnerets.

Thanks to Mother Nature’s great freeze-frame device known as amber, scientists have just discovered a remarkable new species of arachnid from 100 million years ago.

https://www.treehugger.com/animals/s...ved-amber.html