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Here’s looking at dew: spiders snare water from the air (AFP)

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A spider clings to a rain filled web. Fog-catching nets which provide precious water in rain-starved parts of the world may be poised for a high-tech upgrade thanks to the spider.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)AFP – Fog-catching nets which provide precious water in rain-starved parts of the world may be poised for a high-tech upgrade thanks to the spider.


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Chinese language tutor sought for US-born panda (AP)

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File- In this Aug. 27, 2007 file photo, Mei Lan, the only giant panda cub to be born in a U. S. zoo in 2006 is shown at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga. Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to the American-born giant panda arriving this week in her parents' homeland. The language lessons, a special diet and even blind dates are also part of the red-carpet welcome being rolled out for 3-year-old Mei Lan, or Beautiful Orchid, by Chinese caretakers ahead of her arrival Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)AP – Ni hao — hello — Mei Lan! Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to an American-born giant panda arriving this week in her parents’ homeland.


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