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Spiders filmed climbing through the sky

February 13, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

If you don’t like spiders, don’t watch this video, because it is truly terrifying for arachnophobes. A man in Brazil filmed thousands of spiders seemingly skittering across the sky. They’re […]

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Animals, Science News, Uncategorized, Weird Science

Extinction ensuing? Make some clones

November 13, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 2 Comments

This is a little too Blade Runner-esque for comfort, but it is one way Brazil is fighting extinction of their native species. Throughout Brazil’s richly diverse habitats stretching from the Amazon […]

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Animals, Ecology, Our Environment, Science News

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