Silly name, amazing spider.

Scientists searched through archive collections for preserved animals from South America. They were looking for “ghost”-like creatures — and they found several. The researchers were studying Otoniela ...

Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...

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Among the most venomous animals in the world, it is not surprising that snakes snatch the top spots. Depending on the species ...

If someone told you there’s a spider in Hawaiʻi with a smiley face on its back, you might assume they’re exaggerating. Or ...

Few creatures fill people with as much as dread and fear as spiders and snakes. In fact, many people develop an extreme, overwhelming fear of spiders (arachnophobia) or snakes (ophidiophobia), and ...

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