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Humans don’t eat 8 spiders per year in their sleep — here’s how we’d know if we did

Do you really eat spiders in your sleep? Thankfully, no. Researchers explain why and how we’d know if we were swallowing ...
Richmond

Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year

Spiders are quite literally all around us. A recent entomological survey of North Carolina homes turned up spiders in 100 percent of them, including 68 percent of bathrooms and more than ...
Action News Jax

Study: If spiders worked together, they could eat all humans in a year

This study with shocking results found that if all the spiders in the world organized, they could eat us all in just 12 months. The study was published by The Washington Post, and the results are set ...
Boston Herald

Joro spiders attack and eat each other sometimes: ‘Nonsexual cannibalism’

Excited for the joro spider invasion?! Well if you’re an arachnophobe, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re interested in wildlife and nature, you may have a chance to watch the large black and ...
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Once thought 'shy,' UGA research finds aggression and even cannibalism in female Joro spiders

ATHENS, Ga. — The Joro spider, Georgia's favorite invasive arachnid, may actually have a bit more bite than once was thought. Humans need not worry, the Joro is still not considered threatening for ...