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Along Came a Spider
How arachnids made their way into global legend— and optics history.
While many find spiders fearsome, they have also been seen as a harbinger of miracles. For example, in the case of Saint Felix of Nola, who was born in the third century near Naples, Italy, a spider web is believed to have saved his life.
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