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Large, invasive spider species has spread across Mississippi and beyond
3-14-2026 |
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A 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
11-5-2025 | 4
The enormous webbed structure is thought to contain more than 111,000 individual spiders.
New fossil discovery hints at the surprising origin of spiders
7-27-2025 | 0
Researchers 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 10-7-2023 | 12
A 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 9-15-2023 | 3
The annual ceremony celebrates some of the strangest science projects imaginable.
Boy allows black widow to bite him in effort to become Spider-Man
8-7-2023 | 8
The 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
1-29-2023 | 5
A new study has highlighted the impressive (and sometimes bizarre) regenerative abilities of sea spiders.
New evidence suggests that even spiders have dreams
VIDEO 8-9-2022 | 5
A behavioral ecologist has made a fascinating discovery that could challenge what we know of arachnids.
Pack-hunting spiders detect vibrations and swarm their prey
3-8-2022 | 3
As 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 ?
1-18-2022 | 21
It'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 11-21-2021 | 25
A 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
9-18-2020 | 1
Scientists have been studying what gives the rather unusual 'gympie gympie' tree such an excruciating sting.
Boys sought spider bite 'to gain superpowers'
5-28-2020 | 18
Three 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 2-6-2020 | 12
A 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 1-17-2020 | 5
Remarkable silk structures created by an unknown species of spider have been puzzling scientists for years.
Man discovers a spider eating his pet goldfish
1-8-2020 | 11
A 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
10-13-2019 | 15
When 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
7-28-2019 | 9
A 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 4-12-2019 | 3
Scientists 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
3-3-2019 | 2
Scientists have discovered that it may be possible to use spider silk to create muscles and actuators for robots.
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