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Dancing peacock spiders

A 22-year-old researcher in Australia just discovered 12 new species of spider, seven of which are colorful peacock spiders. Not only are peacock spiders beautiful (their name reflects their colorfully patterned abdomens), but they are also exceptional dancers. Males wave

Alison April 1, 2020 Awesome Animals, Discoveries, Nature, Weird No Comments Read more

Slingshot spider

You thought cheetahs were fast? Meet the slingshot spider. This resident of the Peruvian rainforest nabs a meal in its web like most spiders. But instead of waiting for the food to come to it, this spider takes its web

Alison April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 Awesome Animals, Discoveries, Nature No Comments Read more

First book signing!

Last week was a huge one for me. First we got the outdoor classroom installed at my kids’ school. Then on Saturday, I had my first book signing at the Bookworm Book Store in Omaha, Nebraska–and sold out of books

Alison August 31, 2015September 1, 2015 Alison's Adventures, Nature No Comments Read more

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