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5 most bizarre characteristics about Spider-Man's body
Thanks to a radioactive spider, Marvel's teenage hero Peter Parker is endowed with supernatural powers with many special abilities.
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Found a way to transform genes to create spider silk like Spider Man
If this research is scaled up, NASA could bring bacteria into future missions to space, to turn them into a source of new materials.
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Spider-Man's weapons are not logical about science
Silk threads help Spider-Man move and defeat many enemies may not contain as much power as on film.
1001 mystery
Strange creatures like 'spiders' appear in America
A deer hunter in the United States unintentionally captured the image of a creature shaped and face very grisly. No one knows what species these are really.
Biology
The spider is strong enough to stop a train
Superheroes' nets Spiders can actually block a running train like in a movie if it recreates what's available in nature.
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Material that helps you stick to the wall like Spider-Man
Scientists invented a strong adhesive material that can help you stick to the vertical wall, making the fans' dreams come true.