Baby spiders enjoy the company of other spiders. But adult spiders often eat each other. New research found that the adults seem to forget how to behave with each other after being alone too long. This causes the small, eight-legged creatures to become aggressive and even violent. These findings could help researchers understand why some spider species like to stay together their whole lives but most would eat another spider if given the chance. A report on the study appeared in the scientific publication PLOS Biology. Many people are frightened of spiders; yet the creatures are an important part of many ecosystems. Violette Chiara led the study. Chiara is a student at the University of Toulouse in France. She told VOA that spiders are often misunderstood. "Spiders are not just aggressive, cannibalistic monsters," Chiara said. "There are spiders that are social at the beginning of their lives, and there are also some species that remain social during their whole lives."
Title: Spiders Turn Violent When Alone Too Long
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/f88e76b3-86f1-48ee-b17e-dc5fcc8e93a4_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Spiders Turn Violent When Alone Too Long' data-article-id='3958'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='4854'>Baby spiders enjoy the company of other spiders.</span> <span data-start-time='4854' data-end-time='9521'>But adult spiders often eat each other.</span> <span data-start-time='9521' data-end-time='19833'>New research found that the adults seem to forget how to behave with each other after being alone too long.</span> <span data-start-time='19833' data-end-time='27958'>This causes the small, eight-legged creatures to become aggressive and even violent.</span> <span data-start-time='27958' data-end-time='42313'>These findings could help researchers understand why some spider species like to stay together their whole lives but most would eat another spider if given the chance.</span> <span data-start-time='42313' data-end-time='50438'>A report on the study appeared in the scientific publication PLOS Biology.</span> <span data-start-time='50438' data-end-time='59250'>Many people are frightened of spiders; yet the creatures are an important part of many ecosystems.</span> <span data-start-time='59250' data-end-time='63021'>Violette Chiara led the study.</span> <span data-start-time='63021' data-end-time='68854'>Chiara is a student at the University of Toulouse in France.</span> <span data-start-time='68854' data-end-time='74313'>She told VOA that spiders are often misunderstood.</span> <span data-start-time='74313' data-end-time='81125'>"Spiders are not just aggressive, cannibalistic monsters," Chiara said.</span> <span data-start-time='81125' data-end-time='92438'>"There are spiders that are social at the beginning of their lives, and there are also some species that remain social during their whole lives."</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/56A3B9CA-3CC2-4C09-A251-C2D3BA187392_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13216 data-hint-location='50438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/what_is_an_ecosystem.wav'>What is an ecosystem?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='everything that exists in a particular environment'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/someone_who_treats_illnesses_in_animals.wav'><span>someone who treats illnesses in animals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/exercise.wav'><span>exercise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/easy_to_understand_or_deal_with.wav'><span>easy to understand or deal with</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/everything_that_exists_in_a_particular_environment.wav'><span>everything that exists in a particular environment</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13217 data-hint-location='68854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/she_told_voa_that_spiders_are_often_what.wav'>She told VOA that spiders are often what?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='misunderstood'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/misunderstood.wav'><span>misunderstood</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/asleep.wav'><span>asleep</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/hungry.wav'><span>hungry</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/small.wav'><span>small</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13218 data-hint-location='4854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/but_adult_spiders_often__blank__each_other.wav'>But adult spiders often <span class='blank'>eat</span> each other.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='eat'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/worry_about.wav'><span>worry about</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/eat.wav'><span>eat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/groom.wav'><span>groom</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3478/yell_at.wav'><span>yell at</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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