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Tarantulas are very strong spiders. They pounce on their prey and hold it still with their legs while their fangs inject poison. The poison paralyzes the prey and a special fluid from the spider's stomach digests the soft parts. The spider then sucks up the insides of its victim's body.


Research offers some good news on ozone layer


Research offers some good news on ozone layer
Analysis by hundreds of scientists in several countries has found that the Montreal Protocol has been successful in controlling substances which harm the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol is an agreement signed by many nations which agrees to protect the ozone layer. The World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program report that their findings support their statement that the ozone layer could completely recover by around the middle of the next century.
22 JULY 1999
The Vancouver Sun
22 JULY 1999

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