While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

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Beetles battling for mating rights, a bear stalking through the rainforest and a damselfly perched in front of a waterfall ...

There is an hourglass shape on the abdomen, usually in a shade of orange. Female brown widow spiders are relatively small at about 13 millimeters. The males are about half the size of the females.

People can experience pain under the ribs in the upper left abdomen for many reasons. Some possible causes include gastrointestinal issues and injuries to organs within the area. The rib cage ...