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Shropshire Star on 2022-04-25 17:02

Some male spiders catapult to flee their mates to avoid being eaten – study

The eight-legged creatures use a joint in their first pair of legs to immediately push off the female in a split-second action.

Shichang Zhang

Hubei University

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