Giant Spider Colony Discovered in Unique Chemoautotrophic Cave
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A giant spider colony was discovered in a unique chemoautotrophic cave, with commenters clarifying that the 'giant' refers to the colony size, not individual spider size.
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sema4hacker
2 months ago
Giant colony, not giant spiders.
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