What unusual thing have you found out about spiders (or bugs in general)?

What unusual thing have you found out about spiders (or bugs in general)?
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I live in australia and there’s some huge spiders here- I was driving down a narrow, winding road (like something you’d see in Peru ) and one ran across the windscreen. I managed to not lose it but barely. It was a huntsman in case you want to google how big and ugly they are.
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