Search results for: spiders
World's largest spiderweb discovered inside a cave in Europe
11-5-2025 |
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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.
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.
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...
'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.
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.
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.
1,000ft spider web covers edge of Greek lagoon
VIDEO 9-22-2018 | 4
A vast stretch of vegetation next to Aitoliko Lagoon has become hidden beneath a huge mass of spider silk.
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 | 6
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.
Spider with a tail found preserved in amber
2-5-2018 | 12
Scientists have identified a species of long-tailed proto-spider dating back over 100 million years.
Nature's smallest rainbow found on tiny spider
VIDEO 1-4-2018 | 3
The minuscule peacock spider has a rather colorful way of attracting the attention of the opposite sex.
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