Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-28 19:45:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ED8F9F2E0E57C575913B48F872A895D17A6E8D58F0E53AF6EDF00C845F742D81
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Original Note:
Wolf spiders cannot lay eggs inside skin through a bite. They create a sac they carry with their spinnerets to protect the eggs. This is an example of publishing an article without fact checking. https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-baby-spiders-bite#:~:text=Myth%3A%20Spiders%20can%20lay%20their,due%20course%2C%20baby%20spiders%20emerge! https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/egg-sacs-spiderlings-and-dispersal/
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