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# creepy crawly

Last year

2022

'I had a hole in my leg to heal it from inside out' - Surgery for spider bite and a third AFLW season

Aileen Gilroy suffered the bite just before the 2021 season with North Melbourne.

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Mar 23rd 2022, 7:30 AM

All time

First-ever giant swimming, venomous centipede discovered by accident

The rare species has just recently been described in a science journal.

31.9k

Jul 1st 2016, 10:36 AM

This 'Missing: Pregnant Tarantula' prank fooled all of New York

Don’t mess with people about missing tarantulas.

4.2k

Jul 12th 2014, 11:50 AM

This video of a starfish walking will make you feel very uncomfortable

All those tiny little legs.

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Jun 26th 2014, 10:30 PM