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Large, invasive spider species has spread across Mississippi and beyond
Mar 14, 2026A giant, visually striking invasive species of spider has been spreading rapidly across the continental United States.
World's largest spiderweb discovered inside a cave in Europe
Nov 5, 2025The enormous webbed structure is thought to contain more than 111,000 individual spiders.
New fossil discovery hints at the surprising origin of spiders
Jul 27, 2025Researchers at the University of Arizona have revealed that spiders didn't originate where you might expect.
Mysterious, web-like strands are falling from the sky over California
VIDEO Oct 7, 2023A peculiar natural phenomenon has been leaving California residents watching the skies this month.
Fossil licking and zombie spiders among 2023's Ig Nobel Prize winners
VIDEO Sep 15, 2023The annual ceremony celebrates some of the strangest science projects imaginable.
Boy allows black widow to bite him in effort to become Spider-Man
Aug 7, 2023The young boy attempted to gain the powers of the fictional web-slinger by enlisting the services of a black widow spider.
Sea spiders can regrow their anuses, new study finds
Jan 29, 2023A new study has highlighted the impressive (and sometimes bizarre) regenerative abilities of sea spiders.
New evidence suggests that even spiders have dreams
VIDEO Aug 9, 2022A behavioral ecologist has made a fascinating discovery that could challenge what we know of arachnids.
Pack-hunting spiders detect vibrations and swarm their prey
Mar 8, 2022As if one spider wasn't bad enough - imagine being set upon by 1,000 of them in a giant web...
Is the daddy longlegs really the world's most venomous spider ?
Jan 18, 2022It's a claim that has been doing the rounds for years, but just how accurate is it ?
'Megaspider' is so large it can bite through fingernails
VIDEO Nov 21, 2021A zoo in Australia has come into possession of one of the largest funnel web spider specimens ever found.
Australian tree stings with spider-like toxins
Sep 18, 2020Scientists have been studying what gives the rather unusual 'gympie gympie' tree such an excruciating sting.
Boys sought spider bite 'to gain superpowers'
May 28, 2020Three boys in Bolivia recently got more than they bargained for when they tried to become Spider-Man.
Giant funnel-web spider is twice average size
VIDEO Feb 6, 2020A gargantuan funnel-web spider that is double the normal size for its species has been discovered in Australia.
Incredible 'silkhenge' filmed in the Amazon
VIDEO Jan 17, 2020Remarkable silk structures created by an unknown species of spider have been puzzling scientists for years.
Man discovers a spider eating his pet goldfish
Jan 8, 2020A tour guide in South Africa recently posted up a photograph showing the fate of his prized goldfish Cleo.
Arachnophobe finds a live spider in his ear
Oct 13, 2019When Liam Gomez felt a peculiar sensation in his ear, it signalled the beginning of his worst nightmare.
Video shows spider with an alien-like face
Jul 28, 2019A woman in China recently came across this strange spider which has what looks like a face on its back.
How can sea spiders grow to such huge sizes ?
VIDEO Apr 12, 2019Scientists have determined how sea creatures living in the depths of the polar oceans become so enormous.
Real-life T-800 could have spider silk muscles
Mar 3, 2019Scientists have discovered that it may be possible to use spider silk to create muscles and actuators for robots.
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