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REFERENCE Wolf spiders are a large family of hairy and athletic arachnids that chase down prey on the ground rather than catching food in webs.

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Reference Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are near-microscopic animals that are extremely resilient.

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reference Centrifugal and centripetal are two closely related forces that describe circular motion, but the meanings are often mixed up.

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