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Extraordinary tales

Babies that eat their parents, flesh-eating plants, animals that build skyscrapers — the world has weird and wonderful stories beyond our wildest dreams. And, it's such extraordinary stories that “Fooled By Nature” promises to bring to you.

Here's one such story. The amaurobios, a garden spider commonly found in Europe and North America, is a devoted mother — so devoted in fact, that she is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. Once her hundreds of spiderlings hatch, they feed on a special foodsack of eggs their mother lays for them. But once the eggs are gone, she urges her young to eat her alive to ensure their survival. Her grisly sacrifice safeguards the survival of as many of her offspring as possible.

The 26-part series will premiere on Animal Planet on July 1 at 8 p.m., and will be telecast every Friday.

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