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Rare spider found in Texas shuts down $15M million construction project
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| September 13, 2012
Posted on 09/13/2012 5:38:04 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa
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To: ConorMacNessa
How can they know it's a separate species? The area has been pretty well developed for several years. If there were even a small number of them, small for spiders, they'd have been noticed.
I wouldn't be surprised to find they are just a moderately rare mutation, or rare combination of recessive genes, in an existing species, similar to albinism in humans and other mammals.
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09/15/2012 10:59:26 AM PDT
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El Gato
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To: Travis McGee
I am not related to the Braken Spiders. Just the bats?
At least bats are mammals. Cute little buggers, in an ugly sort of way. And those particular bats eat mosquitoes. We could use a bunch of them up in here the the Dallas Fort Worth area.
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09/15/2012 11:13:06 AM PDT
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El Gato
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