A spider named for Stephen Colbert has a genome about 50% larger than ours

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- Many spiders reach their maximum size about this time of year, having spent the summer eating, which helps explain their starring role in Halloween decorations. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that one particular trapdoor spider, Aptostichus stephencolberti, which is…