| Ancient Spiders Orb weaving spiders date back as far as 144 million years. The oldest such spider and web have been found in amber that is at least 110 million years old. The picture shows a female orbweaver on her web. The male, who is much smaller, is on the web near the top of the picture. |
 Photo: R. Lowe, AVRU |
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