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Fossil licking and zombie spiders among 2023's Ig Nobel Prize winners
VIDEO 9-15-2023 |
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The annual ceremony celebrates some of the strangest science projects imaginable.
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...
Spiders and ants use zinc to sharpen their teeth
9-6-2021 | 1
Scientists have determined that zinc-infused proteins enable spiders and insects to puncture tough skin.
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.
Prehistoric spider fossils' eyes still glow
2-18-2019 | 6
Fossil spiders discovered in South Korea still have glowing eyes despite being over 110 million years old.
Spiders filmed hanging in the sky over Brazil
1-12-2019 | 19
The eerie phenomenon, which can occur during hot, humid weather, is an arachnophobe's worst nightmare.
'Furry animal' turns out to be clump of spiders
1-5-2019 | 23
Footage from north-western Mexico shows why it's best not to poke at anything that's hiding inside a hole.
Parasitic wasp turns spiders in to zombies
11-29-2018 | 4
Scientists have discovered a horrifying new species of wasp in the depths of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
NASA captures image of 'spiders' on Mars
7-14-2018 | 7
Peculiar surface features that resemble large spiders can be seen in the latest image from NASA's Mars orbiter.
Terrifying parasitic wasp found in the Amazon
7-9-2018 | 7
Scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that lays its eggs on spiders using its massive stinger.
Scientists solve mystery of flying spiders
7-6-2018 | 7
It turns out that spiders are able to stay airborne over vast distances using the Earth's natural electric fields.
Scientists train spider to jump on demand
VIDEO 5-9-2018 | 13
Jumping spiders are capable of launching themselves six times their body length from a standing start.
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 | 1
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 | 23
New research has revealed that spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do each year.
Gigantic sea spiders reported at the poles
VIDEO 12-30-2015 | 16
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.
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