Major milestone recorded as part of nationwide Bug Hunt, a win for citizen science
When Jess Ward-Jones was a child, roaming through nature every weekend in search of curious critters was a…
Scientists Just Found a Smiling “Happy-Face” Spider in the Himalayas
Cephalothorax of female holotype of T. himalayana sp. nov. Credit: Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy For more than…
Scientists Discover Strange New Spider Species That Disguises Itself as a Fungus
Taczanowskia waska, the newly discovered spider species. Credit: Díaz-Guevara Scientists have discovered a new spider species in Ecuador’s…
Scientists Discover Tiny New Spider That Hunts Prey 6x Its Size
Pikelinia floydmuraria, male paratype. Credit: Leonardo Delgado-Santa Scientists discovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider that preys on common urban…
New species of spider captured on video for the first time
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Biophobia On The Rise? Why Growing Fear of Nature Could Harm Public Health and Conservation
Credit: rustycanuck on Shutterstock More and more people are feeling dread, fear, and even disgust toward the great…
These Spiders Trick Their Predators with Ingenious Decoys Made from Silk and Debris
(A) The “spider-like decoy” stabilimentum of the first individual Cyclosa sp. observed in the Philippines. (B) The Cyclosa…
Spiders weave alarm system through web zigzags for prey detection
For decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now,…
Nationwide Bug Hunt to capture Australia’s insect, invertebrate underworld
A photographic census of Australia’s native insects and other bugs — and their unwelcome invasive counterparts — has…
Giant fish-eating spider surging in numbers in UK – and they are in our homes | Nature | News
A giant fish-eating spider is surging in numbers across the UK after being on the brink of extinction.…
Spiders Are Trapping Fireflies in Their Webs and Using Their Glow to Lure Fresh Prey
Sheet web spider with fireflies caught in web. Credit: Tunghai University At night in the forests of East…
Spiders Hijack Fireflies to Create Devious Glowing Death Traps
Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research shows, however, a certain species of spider has learned to…