spider
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They hover with a calculated theatricality: “Hat Rack” drops like a predatory spider; the shovels’ metal scoops are poised like guillotine blades; and “Bottle Rack” dives like a missile—an apt metaphor for their impact.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
“Even when he’s walking around as Ben Reilly, his performance is infused with that underlying situation that he’s got spider DNA.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
In Borneo, a mythic spider brings forth life by feeding a tree; in Polynesia, spider-silk ladders connect heaven and earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Researchers from several South American institutions have identified a new species of crevice weaver spider, expanding what scientists know about the Pikelinia genus.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
As if it understood, the spider crawled away and into the heart of the woodpile.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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