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…
Kelly Brook will stand up to the trolls and proudly show off figure in I’m a Celeb shower
EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Brook has defiantly told the trolls that she’s not a 20-year-old bikini model anymore but she’s…
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…
Those Strange Zigzag Decorations in Spider Webs Might Finally Have an Explanation
A northern St Andrew’s cross female spider in Australia building a web with X-shaped stabilimenta seen radiating from…
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.…
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,…
Foreboding sign cold and harsh winter is coming after backyard warning we’ve all seen
Ireland is bracing for a cold snap this weekend, and signs from wildlife have left some people wondering…
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.…
Irish households urged to spray garden paths with vinegar until November
Households across Ireland are being urged to spray garden paths and patios with vinegar over the next five…
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…
Meet the ‘Genital King’ tarantula
Scientists discover new tarantula species with record-long genitalia Discovered in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa,…