A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

When spiders self-amputate two of their legs, they quickly adjust their running gait so they can return to full speed ...

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Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

Experts have revealed that the spectacle of spiders falling from the sky is a natural occurrence. A chilling spectacle unfolded in Sao Thome das Letras, Brazil, as hundreds of eight-legged ...

Infected spiders would hang on the roof or walls of the caves, leaving their lairs or webs and migrating to die in exposed situations, according to the study, published in the journal Fungal ...

60 years after his first comic book appearance, Spider-Man remains one of the world's most recognizable and beloved superheroes, thanks in large part to the excellent Sony and Marvel films ...

The brown recluse spider, known scientifically as *Loxosceles reclusa*, is a creature that has both intrigued and concerned many due to its potentially harmful bite. This small, brown spider is part ...