Milking a Spider
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Ever wondered how to milk a spider? In this video, Dr. Greta Binford, a researcher at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, extracts venom from a sleeping spider's fangs. Video courtesy of Dr. Greta Binford and Vanessa Fawbush. Viewed 3482 times.
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