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Fear of snakes 'is of evolutionary origin'
Oct 21, 2017A new study in Germany has suggested that we are born with an innate fear of snakes and spiders.
Sea spiders pump blood using their guts
VIDEO Jul 11, 2017With bodies consisting almost entirely of legs, these undersea arthropods are truly bizarre creatures.
Deadly spiders emerge from bunch of bananas
May 2, 2017A family had to be evacuated from their home after a nest of spiders was found on a supermarket banana.
Spiders eat 800 million tons of prey a year
Mar 15, 2017New research has revealed that spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do each year.
Blue tarantulas lead to color breakthrough
Feb 9, 2017The unusual hue of certain tarantulas has been helping scientists develop vibrant new 3D-printed colors.
Gigantic sea spiders reported at the poles
VIDEO Dec 30, 2015Scientists have discovered that some species of sea spider have been growing to abnormally large sizes.
Spiders can sail across water like ships
Jul 4, 2015It turns out that spiders are able to traverse expanses of water using their silk as a makeshift sail.
Australian town invaded by 25,000 tarantulas
Jun 27, 2015Scientists have been left perplexed after hordes of large spiders descended on the town of Maningrida.
Spiders rain down from the sky over Australia
May 19, 2015A unique phenomenon has seen parts of the country covered in a glistening layer of silvery webbing.
A fear of spiders may be part of our DNA
Apr 6, 2015Arachnophobia could be an evolutionary response based on the danger that spiders posed to our ancestors.
Are spiders capable of keeping count ?
Jan 29, 2015Scientists believe that golden orb-web spiders may be able to count how many insects they've caught.
30 new spider species discovered in China
Dec 7, 2014Researchers found the arachnids within less than a single square mile of the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
4-acre spider web found in Baltimore building
Nov 7, 2014More than 107 million orb-weaver spiders are thought to be responsible for the spectacle.
Do spiders possess 'super powers' ?
Oct 26, 2014Compared to humans, spiders are capable of some impressive feats of speed, strength and endurance.
Family flee home as spiders 'bleed from walls'
Oct 17, 2014A couple were forced to leave home after their house became infested with thousands of spiders.
Eggs from deadly spider found in bananas
Sep 10, 2014A woman from Essex returned from the supermarket to find a clutch of strange eggs on a bunch of bananas.
Cities are causing spiders to grow bigger
Aug 21, 2014A new study has shown that urban areas are causing spiders to grow larger and multiply more rapidly.
Fish-eating spiders are commonplace
Jun 22, 2014Spiders that are capable of catching and killing fish are far more common than previously believed.
Clump of spiders video goes viral
Jan 1, 2014One man got the fright of his life after poking a 'toupee' that turned out to be a big pile of spiders.
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