Creepy ‘parachuting’ spiders spread in United States
This superbug is spreading. A hand-sized spider from Asia that can travel by air is expanding its US…
Certain Species Of Spider Can Use Electromagnetism To Fly Up Into The Air, Allowing Them To Travel To Distant Places » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Spiders are incredible creatures, having evolved to dominate just about every environment. Some species burrow underground to…
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…
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating
This spider is female on one side and male on the other due to a phenomenon called gynandromorphism.…
They’re Huge, They’re Creepy, and They’re Back—An Expert’s Tips for Joro Spider Season
For residents of the southeastern United States, fall signals the return of Joro spiders—huge, bright yellow arachnids from…
Record-Setting Tarantulas Boast Longest Sex Organs to Avoid Getting Eaten by Females
Researchers have just identified four new species of tarantulas whose genitals are so long they had to make…
Horny tarantula hordes spotted in multiple states amid mating season
Love is in the air for tarantulas. Certain states across the country can expect to see a web…
Tarantula mating season is coming. Brace for ‘hordes’ of them.
These misunderstood, wandering arachnids are often simply young males in search of love. Here’s where you might see…