With a focus on Antelope Island, researchers have collected hundreds of spiders, along with many more brine flies, over the past six years to get a better handle on one bad pollutant.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — If you're like most people, you might choose to stay away from spots where spiders are found. But maybe not, if you're a scientist.
</p><p>&quot;Mercury at high concentrations is a potent neurotoxin,&quot; Brasso told KSL-TV.
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