{
  "id": 4661360,
  "title": "Rocky Mountain find reveals new funnel-web spider far from its Northwest relatives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rocky-mountain-find-reveals-new-funnel-web-spider-far-from-its",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-rocky-mountain-reveals-funnel-web.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the University of Idaho have identified a new species of spider in the mountains of northern Idaho and given it a name that pays tribute to the university itself: Hexura vandal. The spider belongs to a small group of funnel-web spiders related to tarantulas. Until now, only two species in this genus were known, both living hundreds of miles away in the coastal forests and mountains…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}