Search results for: spiders
Fear of snakes 'is of evolutionary origin'
10-21-2017 |
18
A 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 7-11-2017 | 0
With bodies consisting almost entirely of legs, these undersea arthropods are truly bizarre creatures.
Deadly spiders emerge from bunch of bananas
5-2-2017 | 19
A 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
3-15-2017 | 22
New research has revealed that spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do each year.
Blue tarantulas lead to color breakthrough
2-9-2017 | 2
The unusual hue of certain tarantulas has been helping scientists develop vibrant new 3D-printed colors.
Gigantic sea spiders reported at the poles
VIDEO 12-30-2015 | 15
Scientists have discovered that some species of sea spider have been growing to abnormally large sizes.
Spiders can sail across water like ships
7-4-2015 | 5
It 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
6-27-2015 | 25
Scientists have been left perplexed after hordes of large spiders descended on the town of Maningrida.
Spiders rain down from the sky over Australia
5-19-2015 | 12
A 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
4-6-2015 | 36
Arachnophobia could be an evolutionary response based on the danger that spiders posed to our ancestors.
Are spiders capable of keeping count ?
1-29-2015 | 15
Scientists believe that golden orb-web spiders may be able to count how many insects they've caught.
30 new spider species discovered in China
12-7-2014 | 15
Researchers found the arachnids within less than a single square mile of the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
4-acre spider web found in Baltimore building
11-7-2014 | 30
More than 107 million orb-weaver spiders are thought to be responsible for the spectacle.
Do spiders possess 'super powers' ?
10-26-2014 | 22
Compared to humans, spiders are capable of some impressive feats of speed, strength and endurance.
Family flee home as spiders 'bleed from walls'
10-17-2014 | 79
A couple were forced to leave home after their house became infested with thousands of spiders.
Eggs from deadly spider found in bananas
9-10-2014 | 26
A 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
8-21-2014 | 19
A new study has shown that urban areas are causing spiders to grow larger and multiply more rapidly.
Fish-eating spiders are commonplace
6-22-2014 | 27
Spiders that are capable of catching and killing fish are far more common than previously believed.
Clump of spiders video goes viral
1-1-2014 | 50
One 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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