Spider as big as a plate among scores of new species found in Greater Mekong


	Spider as big as a plate among scores of new species found in Greater Mekong

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12-15-2008 11:42 AM

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12-15-2008 1:37 PM

dorine

I love this stuff. I had read a few years ago that the scientists suspected over 1000 undiscovered species in SE Asia. Great stuff.

12-15-2008 2:14 PM

Ilsadago1

OK - some of them are really cool, but ewwwwwww! No spider should ever get that big!

12-16-2008 1:15 AM

ashley385

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