Giant jungle spiders were encountered in a dry forest where dense ground cover and limited visibility increase the risk of sudden contact. These spiders rely on speed, camouflage, and powerful fangs ...

Most Bay Area hikers pass right by without ever noticing, but a careful eye can spot tiny towers rising up from the forest floor. These mysterious little tubes, barely an inch high, are the homes of a ...

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