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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest


Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his flashlight, he expected to see a small mammal, such as a possum or a rat.

"When I turned on the light, I couldn't quite understand what I was seeing," said Naskrecki, an entomologist and photographer at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

To read more on this story, click here: Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest










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