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This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

Megapixels: The husk was captured on a specialized macro lens. Mating can be a real battle in the animal world, but peacock spiders leave their helmets behind—literally. This arachnid exoskeleton came from an adult male Maratus velutinus that shed his skin one last time before mating. And that's not …

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