Researchers working in Madagascar discovered nine species of "assassin spiders" — a family of arachnids that feast on other eight-leggers — during a four-year survey of the island nation's forests. They have a fearsome appearance, poisonous bite, and deadly hunting skills.
The spiders stab their prey with their giant jaws, which are barbed at the ends with venomous fangs. To be able to lift their outsized jaws, the assassins evolved elongated necks, giving the spiders a unique ability to strike from a distance. The assassin spiders are only an eighth of an inch long and are harmless to humans.
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