Among the many kinds of velvety Delena huntsman spiders, four species from Australia show what for their kind is a downright freaky tolerance between a mom and her live-in offspring.

On April 25, Smith shared a photo of the spider to Facebook's Australian spider identification page, where it was identified as a social huntsman. Huntsmen spiders have a nearly worldwide ...

Huntsman spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) are one of the biggest families of spiders. There are 1,319 species living in many countries across the world, with habitats ranging from deserts to ...

A mating pair of Pseudopoda guanmenshan, or Guanmenshan huntsman spider. Photo from Wen, Li and Zhong (2024) A photo shows the new species mating, researchers said.

There are nearly 300 species of spider wasps found throughout Australia and they are non-aggressive, solitary species that feed mainly on nectar, but hunt spiders to provide food for the wasp larvae.

There are two species of Huntsman that have established itself in New Zealand, the Avondale spider, and the grey spider from Sydney. The spiders can grow up to 20 centimetres in width and are ...

A mating pair of Pseudopoda guanmenshan, or Guanmenshan huntsman spider. Photo from Wen, Li and Zhong (2024) A photo shows the new species mating, researchers said.

Scientists found hairy 8-legged animals in Shennongjia nature reserve and discovered a new species: Guanmenshan huntsman spider, study said.

The species found by Mr Schubert included a new warrior huntsman with a shield on it’s chest, a wraparound spider and the 3mm jumping spider he said looked like “eight-eyed puppies”.

A mating pair of Pseudopoda guanmenshan, or Guanmenshan huntsman spider. Photo from Wen, Li and Zhong (2024) A photo shows the new species mating, researchers said.