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An adult Mardin fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus sp. nov) at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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An adult Mardin fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus sp. nov) at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A male Pine Rockland trapdoor spider, Ummidia richmond, near Miami, Florida.

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A male Pine Rockland trapdoor spider, Ummidia richmond, near Miami, Florida.

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A male Pine Rockland trapdoor spider, Ummidia richmond, near Miami, Florida.

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A male Pine Rockland trapdoor spider, Ummidia richmond, near Miami, Florida.

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A ground-dwelling crab spider (Xysticus sp.) collected near Wadi Sahm, Fujairah and photographed at ‘Reptile’s Home’, a private collection in Al Dhait South, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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A ground-dwelling crab spider (Xysticus sp.) collected near Wadi Sahm, Fujairah and photographed at ‘Reptile’s Home’, a private collection in Al Dhait South, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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A female Hajar Mountain tarantula (Ischnocolus jickelii) collected near Wadi Sahm, Fujairah and photographed at ‘Reptile’s Home’, a private collection in Al Dhait South, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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A female Hajar Mountain tarantula (Ischnocolus jickelii) collected near Wadi Sahm, Fujairah and photographed at ‘Reptile’s Home’, a private collection in Al Dhait South, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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A blue Panay tarantula, Orphnaecus pellitus, from a private collection in Idaho.

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A blue Panay tarantula, Orphnaecus pellitus, from a private collection in Idaho.

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A Peruvian pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia juruensis) at Centro de Rescate Amazonico in Iquitos, Peru.

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A Peruvian pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia juruensis) at Centro de Rescate Amazonico in Iquitos, Peru.

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A striped knee tarantula ( Aphonopelma seemanni) at the John Ball Zoo.

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A striped knee tarantula ( Aphonopelma seemanni) at the John Ball Zoo.

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A female Edward’s bark scorpion and babies (Centruroides edwardsii) at Verve Biotech, a Nebraska-based company studying arachnid venom for use in biomedical research.
Females of this species carry up to 100 babies on their backs for protection.

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An Anita Hoffman’s tarantula (Aphonopelma anitahoffmannae) at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee.

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A Brazilian black tarantula (Grammostola pulchra) at the Toledo Zoo.

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An Anita Hoffman’s tarantula (Aphonopelma anitahoffmannae) at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee.

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An unidentified arachnid (Solifuge sp.) at the University of Nebraska.

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An unidentified arachnid (Solifuge sp.) at the University of Nebraska.

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A wolf spider (Schizocosa bilineata) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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A wolf spider (Schizocosa bilineata) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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A female fishing spider (Dolomedes okefinokensis) from the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge Boardwalk area in Folkston, GA .

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A female fishing spider (Dolomedes okefinokensis) from the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge Boardwalk area in Folkston, GA .

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A female fishing spider (Dolomedes okefinokensis) from the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge Boardwalk area in Folkston, GA .

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A female fishing spider (Dolomedes okefinokensis) from the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge Boardwalk area in Folkston, GA .

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A Chilean brown recluse (Loxosceles laeta) at Buin Zoo.

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A Chilean brown recluse (Loxosceles laeta) at Buin Zoo.

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A Mediterranean recluse spider (Loxosceles rufescens) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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A Mediterranean recluse spider (Loxosceles rufescens) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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A white-banded fishing spider (Dolomedes albineus) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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A white-banded fishing spider (Dolomedes albineus) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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A white-banded fishing spider (Dolomedes albineus) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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A Plectreurid spider (Plectreurys sp.) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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