Ever seen a spider this big up close? Watch as I handle a Giant African Rain Spider—one of nature’s most impressive arachnids! Not for the faint of heart! #GiantSpider #AfricanRainSpider ...

Nine new species of trapdoor spiders from the genus Stasimopus, all from South Africa’s arid Karoo region, have been described in a paper in Zootaxa. One of the species, Stasimopus ignis, was ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

Aquatic Animals Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?' Romans Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument ...

Spiders are amazing animals who far too often get a bad rap because of hysterical and misleading public media. I’m continually intrigued by watching them negotiate my home and land around where I live ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Group hunting is rare in spiders; but at half an inch long, these African spiders need all the help they can get - and their elaborately ...