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The Queen's Hamlet

The Queen’s Hamlet is a charming attraction in the park of the Palace of Versailles, built for Marie Antoinette in the 18th century. It consists of a group of rustic cottages and farm buildings, arranged around an artificial lake, that served as a place of leisure and education for the queen and her children. The hamlet was inspired by the naturalistic movement in art and architecture, and by the model farms that were popular among the French aristocracy at the time. The hamlet was also a way for Marie Antoinette to escape the formalities and pressures of the court life, and to enjoy a simpler and more intimate lifestyle. The hamlet was designed by Richard Mique and Hubert Robert, who also modified the landscape of the Petit Trianon, where the hamlet is located. The hamlet has three distinct areas: the reception area, where the queen entertained her guests in the boudoir, the billiard room, and the Queen’s House; the farm area, where the animals and crops were raised and the dair
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Spiders are believed to have spent 300 million years sharpening their skills as well as staying alive and giving rise to new generations of spiderlings. They have emerged some 100 million years ago, an era predating back-boned animals.

Spiders are classed with arthropods. Almost all the species in arthropods have joint legs and their external armor is hard and tough. Perhaps you'd be wondering as to how long do spiders live. Stick to the end and you'll know what you want! Spiders alone claim the order Araneae. Currently, scientists have successfully found 38,000 species of spiders all around the world. It is still considered to be the tip of an iceberg since equal numbers of spiders are believed as undiscovered.

The widespread presence of spiders makes them a popular species; they are found in houses, gardens, forests, other terrestrial habitats, and caves around the world. The South American Tarantulas, also called a bird-eating spider, is the largest spider species averaging 10 cm in length, with a leg span of up to 27 cm. The smallest spiders rarely exceed one millimeter in length when adult. However, all these species are predators but not all of them use venom to kill their prey.
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