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How Did Cave Spiders Get Their Eyes? Study Provides First Detailed Insight Into Their DevelopmentAcross planet Earth, the animal world is full of species perfectly adapted for life in their specific niche. From polar bears ...
Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.
(CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an ...
The fungus changes the spider's behaviour, making it leave its concealed lair or web to die in an exposed position on the roof or walls of a cave. It does this using dopamine, the brain's happy ...
A spider of the Leptonetela genus stands on its web. (Jie Liu/Hubei University ... and the University of Iceland focused on 10 Leptonetela species from caves or cave entrances in the Yunnan-Guizhou ...
A "magical" amethyst cave in Scotland has gone viral on social media. Jupiter Artland is a sculpture park and art gallery located just outside of Edinburgh. It is home to a wide array of unique and ...
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