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# spider

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# spider says
Let's see if our 2018 predictions from a psychic chihuahua were right in the end
Spider did not manage to predict the snow, but he predicted basically everything else.
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Jan 1st 2019, 4:00 PM
# ancient arachnid
Scientists have discovered a 100 million-year-old spider preserved in amber
Researchers say the arachnid, preserved with a tail, could be a “missing link”.
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Feb 11th 2018, 7:00 AM
# nui galway
False widow spiders have invaded Ireland over the past 20 years, but what are the symptoms of a bite?
In 20 years, the false widow spider has invaded Ireland, one NUIG researcher said, with the highest number of them found in Dublin and Cork.
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Oct 5th 2017, 6:19 AM
# Creepy Crawlies
For all the arachnophobes out there currently suffering through spider season
The hardest time of year for haters of the eight-legged freaks.
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Sep 25th 2017, 6:51 PM
# spin doctors
Super-strong man-made spider silk could soon be used to repair spinal cords
The material is one of nature’s strongest materials but it’s notoriously hard to farm.
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Jan 9th 2017, 10:22 PM
# eight legged freaks
14 struggles that are too real if you're f**king TERRIFIED of spiders
There are no pictures of scary spiders in this article, we promise.
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Oct 5th 2016, 1:08 PM
Watch an entire family lose their minds over a poor unfortunate spider
“I FELT IT ON ME!”
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Jan 21st 2016, 7:40 AM
# Take a Break
Take a break and watch this terrified Irish mammy battling a huge spider
The arachnophobes among us feel for her, but it’s still pretty hilarious…
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Nov 16th 2015, 11:00 AM
# mammy vs spider
This Irish mam's epic battle with a huge spider is the funniest thing you'll see today
“I’ll get him with the vacuum cleaner! NO, HE’LL COME OUT OF IT!”
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Nov 16th 2015, 8:15 AM
# not a good idea
Man tries to burn spider with a lighter... in a petrol station
The incident happened in Michigan over the weekend.
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Sep 28th 2015, 9:27 AM
# eight legged freaks
This guy's standoff with a spider hanging out in his bathroom is tense as hell
The usual warnings apply for people who don’t like spiders, of course.
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Aug 30th 2015, 10:00 AM
# Home invasion
Here's why massive spiders are invading Irish homes right now
Is it on me? I think it’s on me.
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Aug 27th 2015, 10:00 PM
# practical joke
Ex-Chelsea striker puts a spider down his team-mate's back
That’s just cruel from Franco di Santo.
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Aug 10th 2015, 2:45 PM
# incy wincy spider
Every arachnophobe will sympathise with this woman's reaction to seeing a spider
“Pick him up and flush him.”
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Apr 12th 2015, 12:02 PM
# daw
It's time you met the Sparklemuffin spider
Ah would ya look.
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Mar 28th 2015, 5:30 PM
# false widow
If you find one of these things... DON'T PANIC
False Widow Spiders are now well established in Ireland and do not pose much danger.
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Mar 23rd 2015, 1:31 PM
# incy wincy
This footage of a warehouse spider invasion is some major nightmare fuel
GULP.
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Mar 9th 2015, 6:45 PM
# spider's web
Singer Katie Melua had this spider living in her ear for an entire week
All of the nopes.
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Nov 2nd 2014, 1:51 PM
# crying wolf
This wolf spider carrying haul of babies on its back is all of your worst nightmares combined
Nope nope nope nope nope, NOPE.
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Oct 25th 2014, 3:45 PM
# Something on your Ed
This politician got well and truly photobombed by a spider on live TV
Ed Balls was oblivious to the spider stealing the show…
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Oct 24th 2014, 1:27 PM
# Arachnophobia
Oh, just a video of a girl with a LIVE GIANT SPIDER IN HER MOUTH
Here’s that nightmare you’ve been waiting for.
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Aug 30th 2014, 1:30 PM
# web of violence
'Spiderman of South Anne Street' fights off determined attacker at Gotham Café
Things got a bit strange in Dublin city centre this afternoon.
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Jul 29th 2014, 8:22 PM
# kill it with fire
Woman sets her house on fire while trying to kill a spider
Makes total sense.
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Jul 1st 2014, 1:50 PM
# bee safe
Bumblebee comes to the rescue of another bee caught in a spider's web
He aint’ heavy…
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Jun 11th 2014, 7:30 PM
Man of steel gets rid of massive spider by letting it crawl up his FACE
That’s how they do things in Australia.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 4:30 PM
# aaaargh
How NOT to deal with a spider in the bath
Do not, under any circumstances, do this.
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Jul 1st 2013, 4:15 PM
# rain of terror
Weather forecaster terrified by on-camera giant spider
Today will bring showers with intervals of AARGH GIANT BUGS.
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Jun 25th 2013, 8:53 AM
# ultimate buzz
VIDEO: Anderson Silva breaks our hearts with this emotional hospital visit
THE UFC star paid a visit to a wheelchair-bound fan and gave him some words of encouragement.
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Apr 4th 2013, 10:37 AM
# Fail
VIDEO: How not to kill a spider in your bathroom
That is, if you still want your bathroom to have walls.
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Nov 29th 2012, 5:10 PM