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15 Nov 2024
A tarantula spider (Credit: Getty Images)

'People collect spiders like Pokemon'

The global arachnid trade is threatening the world's most famous spider species. And it's primarily driven by souvenir collectors.

15 Nov 2024
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31 Oct 2024
A close up of a huntsman spider, Heteropoda venatoria (Credit: Alamy)

The US island ruled by alien snakes and spiders

Guam has 40 times more spiders than neighbouring islands – and a population of invasive snakes so voracious, they have emptied the forests of every bird.

31 Oct 2024
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