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US Intelligence Agencies Experiment With Spider Spies In Brazil

Saturday, February 9, 2013 16:08
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Arachnophobes would be wise to steer clear of Santo Antônio da Platina in Brazil.

According to a video uploaded to YouTube on Feb. 7, spiders appear have taken to dangling from the city’s electric lines and other surfaces.

These seem to be fairly large critters, too, plainly visible when the camera is zoomed all the way out, with a rough approximation of size given by nearby transformers on the electric poles.

It isn’t immediately clear why these spiders are congregating in such a manner, but it’s worth noting several species of arachnid cooperate in colonies and weave (ahem) fairly extensive social networks. MOREHERE

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