Desert spider flic-flacs through the sand like a gymnast
The Moroccan flic-flac spider, Cebrennus rechenbergi. Image credit: Ingo Rechenberg. A most peculiar spider has been ...
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Mysterious engineering insect builds white-picket fence to protect egg nest
While browsing reddit the other day, I came across a most peculiar finding. One of the users, Decapod73 or Tony Alexander in ...
More than half of described spider species don’t build webs
When you think about a spider, you usually imagine a big, silky, web used to trap unfortunate insects. But a ...
New tarantula species discovered in Sri Lanka is huge
(c) RANIL P. NANAYAKKARA A Sri Lanka researcher has discovered a new tarantula species, and it's ...
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Spiders eat bats – almost everywhere [shorties]
Yep, spiders eat bats all across the world - except for Antarctica that is. Bats rank among the most successful ...
Spider creates its own larger decoys
Spiders are truly remarkable creatures, but some of them are absolutely unique! This time, biologists working in the Amazon have ...
Fantastic 100 million year-old time capsule traps ancient clash between spider and wasp
Trapped in the web, the wasp knows it's done for, as it counts the seconds to its impending doom. The ...
Amazing 49 million year old spider gets a 3D portrait
An extremely old spider has showed its face for the first time in almost 50 million years; buried in a ...
Secret of spider-man suit revealed
If you ever wanted to stroll "spidy" your way around the big city, your dream is one step closer to ...