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Spiders are vital to a healthy ecosystem. All spiders spin silk, but not all spiders spin webs. Web-weaving spiders have two or three claws at the tip of each leg that they use to swing from strand to strand without getting stuck in the sticky part of their web. Spiders eat harmful insects, pollinate plants, and recycle dead animal and plants back into the earth. They are also a valuable food source for many small mammals, birds, and fish.

We all love it when the leaves change colors in Autumn and walks in the park become an absolute pleasure. But do you know why this happens? Leaves change their color in response to chilly temperatures and less light because they stop producing chlorophyll – the green pigment that helps leaves capture sunlight to power photosynthesis.

Many dishes considered quintessentially Japanese actually have Chinese origins – noodles for instance! Some others you might have heard of include gyoza dumplings, karaage fried chicken and even ramen.