In a remarkable discovery, researchers have unearthed 10 new species of fossilized spiders from the Mesozoic era, including one whose eyes still reflect light, 110 million years after its death. This ...

The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are elusive and hard for scientists to track. So biologist Jenna Lawson hid 350 audio monitors in trees across Costa ...

A critically endangered spider, which hasn’t been seen in the UK for four decades, has been rediscovered on the Isle of Wight. The National Trust’s Newtown National Nature Reserve hailed the discovery ...

Q. My wife and I watch grackles each morning when they come to the mealworms in a small flock like a motorcycle gang of thugs. Redbirds, titmice and wrens take a backseat. When a grackle is on the ...

Urgent action is needed to secure the future of a quarry which is home to a critically endangered species of spider, a charity has said. The invertebrate conservation trust Buglife has asked Plymouth ...

A tiny spider frozen in 100-million-year-old amber is changing what scientists thought they knew about spider evolution. This ...

Microhexura montivaga (Spruce-fir Moss Spider) is a federally endangered arachnid endemic to high-elevation montane conifer forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. The spider is cryptic and ...