Find yourself thinking that the spider living in your garden is the biggest you’ve ever seen? You could be right. New research shows some spiders are getting larger and even doing better in cities than…
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Scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico have discovered a new species of spider — that covers itself…
Editor’s note: the research paper on which this article is based has been retracted by the journal. Stegodyphus dumicola is a social spider. This curious little creature lives in shared nests with more…
I have personal interest in arachnophobia – the fear of spiders – because I am a spider expert, but also because my daughter has it. She is not alone. According to the American Psychiatric Association…
Recently, the car manufacturer Mazda recalled 40,000 cars because of a “spider invasion”. This is not the first time it has happened with Mazda cars. In 2011, a similar reason was given for recalling 52,000…
Males will mate with anything. Well, that is the general view, one that exists because of a simple biological underpinning: females are reproductively limited by costly gestation, while males are…
The red widow spider predominately preys on beetles endemic to its Florida scrub habitat, according to new research. University…
Jumping spiders are unique in the spider world as they don’t build webs - they’re active visual predators who rarely use silk. In fact, the main use we thought jumping spiders had for silk was a safety…
You must have heard that spider silk is stronger than steel. We all want to believe that there are wonder materials in nature that are far superior to human-made ones. But the problem with statements that…
Whether it’s two lions fighting over a pride or two butterflies fighting over a sunny spot, decades of nature shows have led the average watcher to conclude that bigger, stronger males win competitions…
When it comes to selecting a mate, females are traditionally thought of as the choosy sex; males, meanwhile, aren’t thought to be particularly picky. This makes sense for many species – the sex that invests…
Male wolf spiders eavesdrop on, match and even try to outdo the mating dances of their successful rivals. By placing male…
The brains of tiny spiders are so large they fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. To investigate how miniaturisation…
A new species of spider has been found near Northam in Western Australia. The spider has been identified by the WA Museum…
Researchers have taken a significant step forward in the quest to produce synthetic spider silk. Spider silk has five times…
Insights into how the “diving bell spider” can spend its whole life underwater have been revealed. The spider breathes air…
Orb-weaving spiders respond to severe damage to their webs by building bigger silk crosses, making their webs more visible…
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