18 new species of assassin pelican spiders, known as `living fossils`, discovered in Madagascar
(World News Science)

YouTube screenshot/ Epic Wildlife Eighteen new species of pelican spiders have been discovered from the tropical rainforests of Madagascar. Also known as assassin spiders, these arthropods eat other spiders. ALSO READ: Women reveal their bizarre secret about getting orgasms this way! These scary-looking spiders were once believed to be extinct and they are similar to their ancient ancestors preserved in amber when it comes to appearance. The research was conducted by a cohort led by Hannah Wood of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. Wood spotted these species, which were never described by Science before. The researchers had examined hundreds of examples of...