A 100-million-year-old amber fossil captures an extraordinary moment, showing a spider attacking a wasp.

A newly discovered fossilized giant trapdoor spider in New South Wales is captivating both scientists and the public. This ...

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In contrast all spiders (and other arachnids) have a body composed of ... By linking developmental mechanisms to the fossil history of arthropods, the study offers a comprehensive explanation ...

Arthropods, which include invertebrates such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans, make up roughly 85% of the animal life on the planet and one of the most extensive and well-preserved fossil ...

New study sheds light on how insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other arthropods evolved their distinct body structures. By ...

Textile arts The Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild will present a free program titled “More Weaving that Sings: Theo Moorman Technique” with Nadine Sanders on Thursday at 6:45 p.m. at the ...

dinosaurs and fossils. “Crawl into Bug Mania” is the topic of week two, and campers will get up close with pollinators, arachnids, beetles and other insects through engaging hands-on ...

Spiders belong to the class Arachnida. This class also includes scorpions, ticks, and mites. Fossil records suggest that early arachnids, known as trigonotarbids, had segmented bodies. They were ...

A new study is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered significant ...

These fossils were estimated to be 500,000 to 780,000 years old.Thanks to the dedication of volunteers from the San Joaquin Valley Paleontology Foundation, 6,000 fossils were unearthed by 1997.