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I’m willing to bet many of you have, he’s a Jumping spider! I’d also guess that quite a few believe they’ve been bitten by ...
Also known as "angel hair", because of the silky threads the spiders leave behind, “spider rain” is in fact a mass ballooning ...
A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, ...
This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.
The spiders were found in alpine zones, perched between the tree line and the permanent snow. This rocky region covers 11% of ...
Some of the more common spiders in the Kamloops and Okanagan regions are the shiny black widows, the tiny jumping spiders, ...
Afascinating discovery has emerged from New Zealand’s South Island, where researchers have identified an entirely new genus ...
The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...
Habitat: Jumping spiders thrive in forests, urban areas, gardens, and leaf litter. Interesting Fact: These curious creatures have excellent vision and may even turn to “watch” you, like in the ...
On average, male and female spiders experienced the equivalent of 13.03 gs and 12.5 gs, respectively, during take-off, which is higher than any other known jumping spider.
WAtoday revealed last year that the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep was just 20 metres from Peet’s Elavale estate, putting it at high risk of extinction.
In a speech on Thursday, March 13, Sir Keir Starmer said “an entire new town” had been stopped by spiders. Sir Keir said: “Jumping spiders stopping an entire new town – and I’ve not made ...