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Discovery of the Largest Orbweaving Spider Species: The Evolution of Gigantism in Nephila
BACKGROUND: More than 41,000 spider species are known with about 400–500 added each year, but for some well-known groups, such as the giant golden orbweavers, Nephila, the last valid described species dates from the 19(th) century. Nephila are renowned for being the largest web-spinning spiders, mak...
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Public Library of Science
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760137/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19844575 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007516 |