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eBay to pay $3m fine over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple’s home | US News
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Online retailer eBay has agreed to pay a $3m (£2.4m) fine to resolve criminal charges over employees who harassed a couple by sending live spiders, cockroaches to their home. David and Ina Steiner also had a funeral wreath, a bloody pig mask, and a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, show up at…
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Sea spiders can regrow lost anuses and sex organs – leaving scientists stunned | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say they are stunned after discovering sea spiders have the ability to grow new reproductive organs and an anus. Experts already knew that when the arthropods lose legs, they can regrow them. But in a development that will no doubt inspire the next generation of Spider-Man stories, a study has found the underwater creatures…
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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.…