Gallery: Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Goofiest-Looking Spider Is Actually a Brutal Ninja

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    Hannah Wood
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    Assassin spiders are like giraffes with giant jaws and way too many legs. All the way at the top of that neck is its head, which sprouts those wonderful jaws.
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    Hannah Wood
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    *Eriauchenius pauliani*, Madagascar
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    Hannah Wood
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    *Afrarchaea woodae*, South Africa
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    Hannah Wood
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    Afrarchaea-coronutusa

    *Afrarchaea cornutus*, South Africa
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    Jeremy Miller
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    Mates rub their legs against their giant jaws to create vibrations to flirt with each other.
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    Tamas Szüts
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    An assassin spider out for a stroll.
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