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False widow spiders 230 times more venomous than native species, scientists find | Science & Tech News
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The bite of a noble false widow spider is up to 230 times more venomous than native Irish spiders, a study has found. A team of researchers at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) investigated the potency of the spider’s venom to understand why it is so successful at spreading through towns and cities worldwide.…
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Domestic cats labelled ‘alien invasive species’, by Polish institute | Science & Tech News
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Domestic cats have been labelled as an “invasive alien species” by a Polish scientific institute. It refers to the growing scientific consensus that domestic cats cause damage to birds and other wildlife by the number they hunt and kill. However, Wojciech Solarz, a biologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences was not prepared for the…