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In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.
Benny's diet is very specialized, consisting mainly of the interior of Ramy nuts, nectar from the Traveller's Palm tree, some fungi and insect grubs. He is also known to raid coconut plantations, and has been seen eating lychees and mangoes, which are also plantation crops.
Category: spider
"It is utterly surreal," Meehan said to National Geographic, "to see a spider use such effective hunting strategies to hunt a plant."
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Ling Tsenga added, "Now as i'm rollin' with my n*@# Min Tsoa Dre and Eastwood, f@#$ hoes, clockin' dough, up to no good. We flip flop and serve hoes like flap jacks." At that point Min Soa chimed in with, "But we don't love them hoes," before Tsenga concluded, "B@#$, and it's like that."
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Category: spider
Not only are they alive, but they have grown to five times their normal size, have become exponentially more aggressive, and violently attack your entire research staff.
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Two weeks ago the University of Colorado College of Engineering sent two orb weaving spiders up in the space shuttle. The spiders' web building behavior was observed and streamed back to earth, serving as a classroom tool for teaching fifth...
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Category: dance
Jumping spiders have exceptional vision and therefore, their courtship displays have a highly visual component. This nifty video shows a male jumping spider doing its equivalent of the Booty Drop. Make sure to have your volume on. For more MTV...
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Category: spider
Tougher than steel and Kevlar, the silk of the black widow spider has long been coveted by manufacturing companies, defense contractors and comic-book reading nerds as a possible material of the future.Scientists have spent years decoding pieces of the spiders'...
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Category: art
A Chinese born, Paris-based artist hailed for his groundbreaking work that helped pave the way for a new generation of young artists in China is on the defensive after his most recent installation at the Vancouver Art Gallery. His work...
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Category: bird
In honor of St. Paddy's Day, a tribute to being green.Northland Green Gecko, naultinus grayiiGreen Lynx Spider, peucetia viridansGreen Hermit Hummingbird, phaethornis guy (we think)Green Grasshopper, campylacantha olivacea...
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