518-million-year-old creature reveals the origins of spider fangs

ScienceDaily
Aug 4, 2026, 9:18 am170 pts
A tiny 518-million-year-old sea creature has revealed the earliest known evidence of the structures that eventually became spiders’ fangs. Hidden inside the fossil were pincerlike limbs and preserved soft tissues that help explain how the ancestors of spiders and scorpions evolved into formidable hunters.

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