This funky spider mimics ants to stay safe from predators
These spiders have learned to walk like ants and look like flowers, but can these tricks help them escape their ...
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The Amazing World of Jumping Spiders: from Peacocks To Portias
Jumping spiders can leap up to six times their body length and possessing some of the keenest vision in the ...
As autumn approaches here’s why we see more spiders in our houses and why wasps are desperate for sugar
Spider’s webs have been used as an indicator of winter weather through the ages, but this is not backed up ...
Scientists engineer ‘daddy shortlegs’ to better understand spiders
Though not technically spiders, the daddy longlegs genome could be key to understanding arachnid evolution.
Big-eyed spiders that cast nets like gladiators can hear prey despite lacking ears
These freaky looking spiders can sense incoming prey from more than two meters away.
Spider-inspired double-sided tape could leave stitches in the past
Researchers took inspiration on spiders for this new solution
Why you shouldn’t kill your spiders at home — according to scientists
I know it's a long shot, but hear me out.
Common spiders living in your house
There's a spider in the bath!
No web, no worries — spiders also like to eat vegetarian
Spiders' diets aren't limited to juicy insect bits. They spice up their menus with vegetarian courses too, zoologists from the ...
Insect homosexuality just a case of mistaken identity
Some of you might find it surprising to hear that a lot of animals engage in homosexual behavior. Close to ...
How spiders can fly for miles: electrostatic launching
Silk flows from a spiny-backed spider. Kunkel Microscopy, Inc./Visuals Unlimited, Inc./Corbis In a mind boggling act, spiders are capable of ...