UUK Read More ‘Most dangerous spider’ is now breeding in Britain – how to deter them20 April 2026 A mild, wet winter and a warmer than average spring has led to an explosion in the population…
WWildlife Read More Tiny ‘Floating’ Rocks Keep Surprising People — And A Spider Is Behind Them11 April 2026 One day, while walking outside his home in Florida, Rodger McFarland noticed something odd. Near the ground along…
SScience Read More New mutant tarantula discovered and it’s got massive balls | News Weird10 April 2026 The male Satyrex ferox. It is the biggest of the Satyrex genus and has genitalia almost as long…
WWildlife Read More Huge venomous ‘flying’ spiders are beginning to swarm the US | News US21 March 2026 A joro spider where it should be – in its web – and a joro spider where it…
MMental health Read More Biophobia On The Rise? Why Growing Fear of Nature Could Harm Public Health and Conservation31 December 2025 Credit: rustycanuck on Shutterstock More and more people are feeling dread, fear, and even disgust toward the great…
WWildlife Read More Largest web in the world crosses two countries and houses more than 100,000 spiders17 December 2025 Scientists discovered a colossal 106-square-metre web in Sulfur Cave on the Albania-Greece border, home to 69,000 barn funnel…
SScience Read More Scientists Discover Tiny Spiders Who Build Big ‘Decoys’ For This Clever Reason15 November 2025 If you were to quickly look at the image below, what would you think it was? At first…
WWildlife Read More Those Strange Zigzag Decorations in Spider Webs Might Finally Have an Explanation6 November 2025 A northern St Andrew’s cross female spider in Australia building a web with X-shaped stabilimenta seen radiating from…
WWildlife Read More Hand-sized spider that eats fish spotted in UK homes after nearly going extinct20 October 2025 Adult female Fen Raft Spiders can grow up to the size of your palm – but arachnophobes will…
EEdinburgh Read More Edinburgh staff make eerie ‘well preserved’ discovery inside 200-year-old book23 September 2025 Staff at McNaughtan’s Bookshop in Edinburgh, found that inside a book dating back to 1822 lay a remarkably…