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Scientists uncover 310-million-year-old spider fossil in Germany with fine leg hairs and silk spinners intact
A discovery in northern Germany has revealed one of the world’s oldest and best-preserved spider fossils. Dating back more than 310 million years, the fossilised arachnid, named Arthrolycosa ...
What has eight legs, fangs and a whip-like tail? If you're not a fan of spiders, this is one fossil sure to give you the creeps. Scientists from the University of Kansas studying in Myanmar have found ...
A strange, spiny-legged arachnid from prehistoric times has been unearthed in Illinois. The newly discovered species, named Douglassarachne acanthopoda, lived around 308 million years ago and was ...
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Scientists just found a new fossil that reveals spiders once had tails, and they might still be out there
A tiny spider frozen in 100-million-year-old amber is changing what scientists thought they knew about spider evolution. This ...
Spider embryo with a loss of the waist region upon knockdown of the gene waistless. Hoechst staining with fluorescent stereomicroscopy. An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the ...
An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two, according to a new study. An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the ...
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