<em>Chilarchaea quellon</em> (IMAGE)

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<em>Chilarchaea quellon</em>

Caption

Chilarchaea quellon, anterior view, male: looking at the face of a trap-jaw spider, the long chelicerae are in front and you can see the fangs at the tip. A team of researchers led by Smithsonian scientist Hannah Wood has discovered that trap-jaw spiders have a surprising ability to strike their prey at lightning speed and with super-spider power, according to new findings reported in the scholarly journal Current Biology.

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Hannah Wood, Smithsonian

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