Successive debunkings of our conceits

There's a straightforward reason we "expelled ourselves from Eden." At heart, we are searchers and explorers, and we seek meaning, among many other things. "CallumCGLP" is the self-identified person who added these beautiful excerpts from Carl Sagan's audio-book, Pale Blue Dot to some new visuals. The result is inspiring:

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Not a spider

I spotted this "daddy longlegs" this weekend, and switched my camera to its macro setting for this photo (click the photo for a much expanded and detailed version): img_28361 I looked it up today on Wikipedia and found out, to my surprise, that this animal is not technically a spider (even though it is an arachnid). Rather than a "spider" daddy longlegs are "harvestmen," belonging to the order Opiliones (spiders belong to the order "aranea."

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