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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.


Texas hailstorm


Texas hailstorm
Powerful thunderstorms have brought hail with them, and caused at least $50 million in damage to homes and business in Houston! Almost 60,000 residents were left without power, and the streets were filled with melting ice well into the next day, after the storms had moved on.
APRIL 21, 2001
The Vancouver Sun
APRIL 21, 2001

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