Most spiders live in solitude, but scientists in Western Australia have discovered a species of social huntsman spiders that prefer each other's company. Bush Heritage Australia ecologist Angela ...

But I also know that dangers lurk in the Daintree Rainforest. Saltwater crocodiles are known to patrol the Daintree ...

Wolf spiders aren't a homogenous group -- further mudding the waters. They alone account for about 250 species that differ in their stripes, color, and sizes, making positive identifications ...

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

The first new species is Idris bianor, named after the spider genus it parasitizes, according to the study. Its body length ...

Other sea spider species, like many spiders on land, will capture and pierce their prey to suck up their internal fluids. These spiders, however, appear to lack the necessary body parts to do so.

Tarantulas, ‘king of spiders’ species, discovered in Romblon Jonathan L. Mayuga June 8, 2025 141 views 5 minute read Male (A) and female (B) Romblon black tarantula (Selenobrachys ustromsupasius) ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Other species of sea spider share more in common with their terrestrial cousins, using large tubelike fangs to capture, immobilize and suck the fluids from soft-bodied prey, such as jellyfish ...