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Spiders have very small mouths. And just like spiders, the insects that are their prey have hard outer bodies. In order to eat their prey, spiders use their strong jaws to puncture the hard outer bodies of insects they have caught. They then throw up special juices from their stomachs into the insect's soft inner body. Within seconds, whatever these juices touch turns into liquid. The spider then sucks the inside of the insect dry and eventually all that is left is the hard insect outer body suit.


Vegetarians and girls


Vegetarians and girls
Researchers in England have found that mothers who don’t eat fish or meat are more likely to give birth to girls. In Britain, boy births usually outnumber girl births by 106 to 100. However, in a Nottingham study, researchers found that vegetarian mothers gave birth at a rate of 100 for girls and only 81.5 for boys.
11 AUGUST 2000
The Globe and Mail
11 AUGUST 2000

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