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The hairs on a tarantula's body sense vibrations in the air. This helps the spider find its way around and hunt in the dark. The hairs on its body break off easily and irritate the skin of many animals. Tarantulas use their back legs to flick these hairs at enemies.


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A new report has suggested that the US and Canada do not accurately evaluate the size of their forests and that they overestimate what their sustainable timber harvests can be. These countries may be depending on out-of-date and erroneous information when calculating the amount of timber that can be harvested every year. While encouraging other countries to log sustainably, they are ignoring the problem in their own backyards.
6 FEBRUARY 1999, P. 11
New Scientist
6 FEBRUARY 1999, P. 11

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