305-Million-Year-Old 'Almost Spider' Unlocks Arachnid History

A new fossil isn't quite a spider, but it's close. Dubbed Idmonarachne brasieri after the Greek mythological figure Idmon, father of Arachne, a weaver turned into a spider by a jealous goddess, the "almost spider" lacks silk-weaving spinnerets.

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