Psychedelic spiders, wild tulips and funky fish: species to watch in 2026 - Conservationists highlight ‘truly extraordinary’ ...

A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

Scientists at UC Davis have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close relative of Aptostichus simus, ...

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only spider species known to live almost entirely underwater. This is ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

The population of the large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider has been growing in parts of the southern and eastern U.S. for years, and some researchers think it's only a ...

A new spider species from among the harsh dry lands of southern Morocco has amazed the scientific world with its face, a ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

Visitors have been warned about a species of spider that can cause serious damage to humans, found on one of the most popular ...