It’s not only painful. It can be lethal. In fact, about 15% of first-time mothers die giving birth. But believe it or not, a species of velvet spider has it even worse. You know how some animals ...

[Eric Gregori] recently spent some time messing around with a Hexbug Spider, and wrote in to share some modifications he made to the toy. In its unaltered form the robot can be controlled remotely ...