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Originally posted by Tasha

I just think cloning is wrong... No matter what you are cloning. Everything should be allowed to live and die naturally, and without the fear that if it is somehow preserved it will be cloned back to life. And yes, what if this spider thing brings some disease to the world? You never know.

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Well there's no plan to clone the spider, atm. But it may be possible by injecting extracted cells into spider eggs, but it may not even work, 20 million years is a long time for a cell...not to mention a compatable spider egg.

I'd be in favour of cloning the spider, because of the fact its so old and different. It would be interesting to use as evolutionary research ect. However making loads wouldn't be a good idea. This spider isn't part of the ecosystem anymore...nor might it fit in.