spider
Example Sentences
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“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
The spider need not be a figure of grotesquerie, Ms. Tatar tells us, but one of redemption—of creation—and of story.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
Like whenever a spider sneaks into our bedroom—which is way, way too often—he insists on rehoming the evil bug on the back porch rather than whacking it with a newspaper.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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