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With great scientific powers comes great responsibility: Mercedes Burns, arachnid researcher, reviews “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”
This summer’s blockbuster, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," shows Peter Parker slowly becoming an actual spider. He produces organic webbing, his eyes turn pitch-black, his "Spidey senses" are enhanced, and biological web slingers develop in his wrists for close-quarters combat. UMBC arachnologist Mercedes Burns, who wore her spider taxonomy t-shirt to the movie, tells us if these upgrades have any scientific merit.
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