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Study Extends the 'Ecology of Fear' to Fear of Parasites
February 27, 2012 — The ecology of fear, like other concepts from predator-prey theory, also extends to parasites, new research suggests. Raccoons and squirrels would give up food, the study demonstrated, if the area ... > full story -
If You're Afraid of Spiders, They Seem Bigger: Phobia's Effect on Perception of Feared Object Allows Fear to Persist
February 22, 2012 — The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests. In the context of a fear of spiders, this warped perception doesn't necessarily ... > full story -
Most Stretchable Spider Silk Reported: Study Conducted With Egg Sacs Collected from Natural Environment
February 8, 2012 — The egg sac silk of the cocoon stalk of the cave spider Meta menardi is the most stretchable egg sac silk yet tested, according to a new ... > full story -
Spider Web's Strength Lies in More Than Its Silk
February 1, 2012 — A study that combines experimental observations of spider webs with complex computer simulations has shown that web durability depends not only on silk strength, but on how overall web design ... > full story -
Hybrid Silkworms Spin Stronger Spider Silk
January 6, 2012 — Silk produced by transgenically engineered silkworms in the lab exhibit the highly sought-after strength and elasticity of spider silk. This stronger silk could possibly be used to make sutures, ... > full story -
How Can Lyme Disease Be Prevented and Controlled?
January 4, 2012 — A new article assesses the potential reasons for the continued lack of success in prevention and control of Lyme disease and identifies areas where additional knowledge could be used to improve Lyme ... > full story -
How Male Spiders Use Eavesdropping to One-Up Their Rivals
January 4, 2012 — Researchers have made a new discovery into the complex world of spiders that reflects what some might perceive as similar behavior in human society. As male wolf spiders go searching for a mate, it ... > full story -
First Aid After Tick Bites
December 19, 2011 — They come out in the spring, and each year they spread further – the ticks. Thirty percent of them transmit borrelia pathogens, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis that can damage joints ... > full story -
Bigger, Scarier Weapons Help Spiders Get the Girl
December 12, 2011 — If you're a red-headed guy with eight bulging eyes and a unibrow, size does indeed matter for getting the girl. More specifically, the bigger a male jumping spider's weapons appear to be, the more ... > full story -
Whole New Meaning for Thinking on Your Feet: Brains of Small Spiders Overflow Into Legs
December 12, 2011 — Researchers report that the brains of tiny spiders may fill their body cavities and overflow into their legs. As part of research to understand how miniaturization affects brain size and behavior, ... > full story
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