spider
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I have no idea what children will make of a movie with as many semi-serious gags about extortionate legal bills as silly ones where a spider mugs a bug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Any comic book fan knows that Spider-Man's secret identity is Peter Parker, a science nerd who gained superhero powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As ever, Zendaya stole the show with a floor-length Tamara Ralph champagne silk crepe gown with spider webby straps, matching the white carpet in Leicester Square.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He looked back at the water spider, then at Anya again.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Rearing the snails - as well as other critically endangered invertebrates such as scarlet malachite beetles, ladybird spiders and tadpole shrimp - has become a family affair.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Marsh harriers, bearded tits, flocks of waders and overwintering ducks and geese are a regular sight for visitors, along with otters, water voles, fen raft spiders, orchids and rare sharp-leaved pondweed.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Their evolutionary story, however, began long before modern spiders appeared.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The species, named Taczanowskia waska, represents the first known example of a spider mimicking the appearance of a fungus that infects spiders.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Soon, a parade of spiders crawled out of the maw and stood on top of the pile.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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