Seek & Destroy: Black Widow Spiders Are Being Actively Hunted by Brown Widows
New study shows brown widow spiders actively seek and kill nearby black widows. Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite….
New study shows brown widow spiders actively seek and kill nearby black widows. Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite….
An ancient radiodont predator with three eyes reveals key information about the evolution of the arthropod body plan. New research based on a cache of…
These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get eaten. After males of the orb-weaving spider Philoponella prominens mate with…
Glowing spider fossils prompt breakthrough study of how they were preserved at Aix-en-Provence. A geologic formation near Aix-en-Provence, France, is renowned as one of the…
Phobias are often irrational by nature – especially in the case of spiders, as these creatures are usually more afraid of humans than vice-versa. But:…
As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past,…
Researchers from the University of Basel have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones in order to help people reduce their fear of spiders. The…
Harvard study shows jumping spiders can distinguish living objects from non-living objects based on their movement. Add this to the list of real-life spidey senses:…
Ability to identify other animals from relative positioning of the joints not unique to vertebrates. Jumping spiders can distinguish living from non-living objects in their…
Venom immobilizes prey by interfering with sodium channels that generate electrical signals in the animal’s nerve cells. Oversized, hairy tarantulas may be unsightly and venomous,…
Engineers impressed by the functional great diversity of hairs on spider legs. Just how do spiders walk straight up — and even upside-down across —…
Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, created…
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implications. The research team established a DNA database to allow clinicians…
Tarantulas are among the most notorious spiders, due in part to their size, vibrant colors, and prevalence throughout the world. But one thing most people…
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider’s home and hunting ground. If humans could…
Spiders from the genus Phoneutria — also known as banana spiders — are considered aggressive and among the most venomous spiders in the world, with…
Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity to their web-building. What originally began as a somewhat unsuccessful…
NUI Galway study, published in the international journal Scientific Reports, confirms that spiders carry harmful bacteria and that they can be transmitted when a spider…