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

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

Habitat loss, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change are pushing these extraordinary species towards ...

Learn more about a parasitic spider mite discovered in Brazil, the second of the genus ever described.

We totally get it; seeing a spider scurry across the floor is enough to make anyone jump. It's natural to want to grab the closest shoe or rolled-up magazine and go for the kill. But there are several ...

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According to The Hindu, the spider was found around Madhugundi village, and was named pilia malenadu to honor its origins.

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

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

Crimson red ladybug spider with surprising scientific characteristics has been discovered in Morocco and named Eresus rubrocephalus.