Their 70, 000-gene chromosomes have been manipulated to include a gene from the orb weaver, a palm-size spider that spins the world's toughest natural material.

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The moments where Artyom has to fend off a monster that has pinned him to the ground, or pluck a mutant spider from the glass of his gasmask, are satisfyingly visceral.

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What this means is, even though this new series takes a lot of inspiration from the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, it is also looking back to those great past eras as well and lifting the best and most important elements, to remain faithful to the full 50 years of Spider-Man history (a 50-year anniversary that is official this August, by the way).

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The money, which will go into a single pot, will come from disentangling an existing spider's web of central government handouts.

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McClung says as many as 100 people a day came in for relief of everything from shingles to spider bites.

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To reach the climate conference rooms in Qatar on Tuesday, ministers from around the world had to traverse the stride of a giant sculptural spider straddling the main entrance hall.

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David and Beverley Cooper, from Glenrothes, found the spider on Wednesday inside their fridge next to a box of grapes.

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Deadpool is coming to consoles in 2013 from Activision, which has done a great job over the years with the Spider-Man games (both those based on the comics and those based on the films).

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The exotic species, which is from the wolf spider family, is not deadly but, if bitten, it would leave a bad sting.

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