“Unveil the Chilling Secrets: 10 Bone-Chilling Spider Facts That Will Leave You Breathless!”

"Unveil the Chilling Secrets: 10 Bone-Chilling Spider Facts That Will Leave You Breathless!"
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By now, you might be thinking about heading to another planet to get away from spiders. But you’ll have to rethink your plans — they can survive in outer space! In fact, during several NASA experiments, they have shown they’re able to acclimate to weightlessness fairly soon and they even spin webs while in space.

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The first two spiders to travel to space were named Arabella and Anita. They made the big journey in 1973 and many spiders have come after them. If you like, you can visit the preserved bodies of Arabella and Anita at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

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Some Spiders Prefer To Live In Giant Colonies

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Anyone who’s not a big fan of spiders might be comforted in knowing that they usually tend to be solitary creatures. However, some spider species are social and prefer to live in enormous colonies.

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Anelosimus eximius, located in Central and South America, is the most social spider in the world and has some of the largest webs around. Some of them have been found to measure 25 feet long and five feet wide, big enough to house up to 50,000 spiders!

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