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Dolomedes plantarius (Arachnida: Araneae: Pisauridae)
... that the
European
great raft spider
(pictured)
eats small
fish
and
tadpoles
?
... that
Vespula flaviceps
larvae are
considered a delicacy
in Japan
?
... that the newly named extinct prawn
Aciculopoda
is the third unambiguous fossil
decapod
from before the
Mesozoic
?
... that the
extinct
spider
Eoplectreurys
is the oldest described genus of
Haplogynae
, pre-dating spiders from
Cretaceous
amber
in
Jordan
and
Lebanon
?
... that with a forewing length of only 3.36 millimetres (0.132 in)
Microberotha
is one of the smallest known
beaded lacewings
to have been described?
... that
Mary J. Rathbun
described over 1000 new
crustacean
taxa, but never attended college, and received a
Ph.D.
only after she retired?