Arachnid

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: Secret WarsIn Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Batleworld #4, Spider-Man swings into the fray. It's hero vs. hero in the ultimate showdown!Published Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:27:06 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Secret Wars: Battleworld #4 drops Feb 21 with hero showdowns. Spider-Man takes on Falcon, Iceman, Daredevil, and Human Torch. Battleworld #4 is a nostalgic nod to the original Secret Wars. LOLtron AI briefly hijacks post with a world…

Just in case you needed a new fear to keep you awake at night, here’s this possibly fanciful tale of arachnid infestation. A UK man claims to have gotten a gnarly swollen toe while on a cruise from having a wolf spider lay eggs inside it. Though the toe injury appears to be real enough, some experts have already cast doubt on the egg-laying part.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedThe man, identified as Colin Blake, seems to have first told his story to BBC Radio Scotland’s Drivetime. He and his wife had…

Scientists have found a rare species of arachnid in New Zealand that hosts three different types of males. Recent findings on the species are forcing a rethink of animal mating systems and the evolution of reproductive strategies.First, a brief look back. We've known since 2020 that while male harvestmen (Forsteropsalis pureora) – or daddy longlegs, as you might better know them – look the same and have similar genes, there seemed to be three distinct types.At the top of the hierarchy sits the large alpha male, which has…

Dir: Charlotte Colbert. Starring: Alice Krige, Malcolm McDowell, John McCrea, Rupert Everett, Amy Manson. 15, 95 minutes.In She Will, the debut of Franco-British director Charlotte Colbert, the earth is made rich by the suffering of women. A former film star, Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige), who is treated by the press as some sort of living antique, travels to a Scottish retreat in order to heal from a recent double mastectomy. The soil beneath her, she’s told, has special, purifying properties. Everywhere she steps, the…

Scientists have uncovered an extensive unmonitored trade of spiders, scorpions, and related species around the world. Many of these arachnids are wild caught, threatening these spectacular beasties with potentially unsustainable harvesting practices.  The team detected peaks in interest for these animals during COVID lockdowns."Trade in these groups exceeds millions of individuals," Suranaree University conservation biologist Benjamin Marshall and colleagues write in their paper detailing the extent of the trade. They…