CiVL News: Apr 3, 2026, 4:04 PM PDT -- Fossil Spiders, Shifting Orcas, and Kenya's Ant Crime Wave
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Here's your latest episode from the For Isley My Love CiVL News Roundup produced by CiVL.com.
This episode explores ancient spider relatives, changing orca behaviors, and black market ant trafficking. It also highlights a professor's early inspiration.
• A 500-million-year-old fossil, Megachelicera x cousteaui, is the oldest spider relative found.
• This discovery pushes back the documented origins of spiders and scorpions by 20 million years.
• Orca encounters in the Strait of Gibraltar decreased 80% from 2023 to 2025.
• Encounters increased in northern regions like Galicia and Cantabria.
• A 2024 study suggests orca ramming behavior was a social 'fad'.
• Kent State Professor Matthew Lehnert's entomology career began with a childhood moth encounter.
• Kenya faces increased trafficking of gi ...