Plus: the Endurance photographer; that 4-inch spider; how Ukrainians have embraced a homemade bomb to fight the Russians
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 | PHOTOGRAPH BY MALCOLM FAIRMAN, ALAMY
| | We don’t want to alarm you. Sure, there are invasive spiders that grow up to four inches long that have showed up in the southeast United States. Yes, experiments show that even freezing temperatures do not appear to stop the jorō spider’s march, if it were to spread further. It already has been spotted in Georgia, the Carolinas, parts of Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
But, dear readers, these bright-colored, long-legged arachnid with big webs do not pose a threat to you. Their jaws don’t puncture skin, and they mainly hang by their webs, waiting for prey to come its way, Nat Geo reports. (Pictured above, a female jorō spider in its yellow-tinted web.)
How did they end up in Georgia from Asia? Why are they spreading? When’s the movie? Carrie Arnold has the full story with answers to all but that last question here.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPHS BY DONALD WEBER | | Weapons of the underdog: The Finns used this homemade firebomb in their courageous stand against Soviet invasion in 1939. The Ukrainians are using them now against Vladimir Putin’s Russian invaders, Nat Geo reports. It’s not the first time Ukrainians have resorted to this weapon. These Molotov cocktails (above) were made during the 2014 EuroMaidan protests in Kyiv, in which Ukrainian independence seekers forced corrupt Putin-backed president Viktor Yanukovych to flee.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY PAUL THOMPSON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | Women and war: Most of the stories from the April 1917 issue of National Geographic centered on World War I. This photo of Red Cross nurses using microscopes to conduct research appeared in a story called "The Burden France Has Borne." It was featured recently on Photo of the Day, our archival image collection.
Also: The women codebreakers of World War II
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 | SCALA, FLORENCE. COURTESY OF THE MINISTERO BENI E ATT. CULURALI E DEL TURISMO
| | Beware the Ides of March: The ruler had violated the norms of the republic. Invaded other lands to create an empire. Declared himself ruler for life. And, like modern-day autocrats like Mussolini, Ceausescu or Hitler, Julius Caesar fell from power in a flash. On March 15, 44 B.C., the Roman leader’s conspirators “suddenly bared their daggers and rushed upon him,” wrote Nicholas of Damascus, a first-century B.C. historian. National Geographic’s History magazine tells the story of the assassination and its effects, which reverberated for centuries. (Above, Vincenzo Camuccini’s painting of Caesar’s assassination.)
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Coming attraction: A film nominated for the Oscars is Summer of Soul (… Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)—a documentary about a 1969 Harlem music festival with long-withheld footage of the nation’s top Black musicians in peak form. Don't miss our upcoming story on that neglected history with musician and Summer director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. Last night, Summer took the BAFTA award (Britain's version of the Oscars) for best documentary.
Today's newsletter was curated and edited by David Beard, Jen Tse, and Monica Williams. Have an idea or link to a story you think is right down our alley? Let us know at david.beard@natgeo.com.
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