No. 3: Part Plant, Part Animal – The Fern Spider
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Cross breeds between two species of animals may no longer sound very shocking. But what would you say about a genetically modified organism that is part plant part animal? The fern spider is a cross between a species of tarantula and the ponga fern. The purpose for such a concoction, you may ask? To study how spiders with camouflage devices built-in fair out in comparison to spiders without.
