Spider and Tick News

Posted May 22, 2013:

• Two Miniature Spider Species Discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China

Posted May 16, 2013:

• Spiders: Capturing Prey in Silken Netting and Sticky Hairs
• Actor Johnny Depp Immortalized in Name of Fossilized Creature With 'Scissor Hand' Claws

Posted May 14, 2013:

• Flower Power Fights Orchard Pests

Posted May 8, 2013:

• Engineered Spider Toxin Could Be the Future of Anti-Venom Vaccines

Posted May 6, 2013:

• Reversal of the Black Widow Myth: Some Male Spiders Prefer to Eat Old Females Rather Than Mate With Them

Posted April 26, 2013:

• Protein Shaped Like a Spider: Immune Protein C4BP Is Potentially Suitable as a Transporter for Drugs

Posted April 23, 2013:

• When Dogs Are Most Likely to Pick Up Ticks

Posted April 15, 2013:

• Climate and Environmental Changes Affect the Occurrence of Diseases Transmitted Between Animals and Humans

Posted April 4, 2013:

• Wild Mice Have Natural Protection Against Lyme Borreliosis

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Biodiversity Does Not Reduce Transmission of Disease from Animals to Humans, Researchers Find

Posted March 12, 2013:

• Spiders, Not Birds, May Drive Evolution of Some Butterflies

Posted March 7, 2013:

• A New Cryptic Spider Species from Africa

Posted March 6, 2013:

• First in-Depth Deer Census Highlights Need for Increased Culls, UK Research Shows

Posted February 25, 2013:

• Spiderman's Webbing Would Be Strong Enough to Stop a Moving Train, Say Physics Students

Posted February 6, 2013:

• New Light Shed on the Mysteries of Spider Silk

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Survival of the Fittest: Predator Wasps Breed at the Expense of Spider Juveniles

Posted January 30, 2013:

• Female Deer Take Control During Mating Season

Posted January 28, 2013:

• Mysteries of Spider Silk Strength Unraveled

Posted January 25, 2013:

• Almost 500 New Species Discovered at Senckenberg: Newly Discovered Species in 2011 and 2012

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Parasites of Madagascar's Lemurs Expanding With Climate Change

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Thirty-Three New Trapdoor Spider Species Discovered in the American Southwest

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Bugs in the Christmas Tree

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Saying 'Godspeed' to a Spidernaut: Eight-Legged Nefertiti Spent 100 Days on International Space Station
• Disaster Map Predicts Bleak Future for Mammals

Posted December 7, 2012:

• From Clawed Spiders to Deep-Sea Sharks: 137 New Species Described by California Academy of Sciences in 2012

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Why Some Strains of Lyme Disease Bacteria Are Common and Others Are Not

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Guineafowl May Spread, Not Halt, Fever-Bearing Ticks in Turkey

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Hagfish Slime as a Model for Tomorrow's Natural Fabrics
• Researchers Synthesize New Kind of Silk Fiber, and Use Music to Fine-Tune Material's Properties

Posted November 12, 2012:

• List of Diseases Spread by Deer Tick Grows, Including Malaria-Like Problems and Potentially Fatal Encephalitis

Posted November 9, 2012:

• Lone Star Tick Inhabiting Central and Southern U.S. Is Primary Reason for Meat Induced Alpha-Gal Allergic Reaction, Study Finds

Posted October 31, 2012:

• New Tick Disease in Switzerland

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Scientists Step Up Hunt for Bacterial Genes Tied to Lyme Disease

Posted October 22, 2012:

• Migratory Birds’ Ticks Can Spread Viral Haemorrhagic Fever

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Giant Harvestman Yet to Be Named: Arachnologist Discovers Another Giant of the Animal World in Laos

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Eco-Friendly Optics: Spider Silk's Talents Harnessed for Use in Biosensors, Lasers, Microchips

Posted October 10, 2012:

• Single Daddy Longlegs Dads Caring for Eggs Suffer No Disadvantages Despite Parenting Costs

Posted October 8, 2012:

• Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber

Posted October 2, 2012:

• One Glue, Two Functions: Spider Webs Stick to the Ground and Elevated Surfaces Differently

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Snakes Minus Birds Equals More Spiders for Guam: Ecologists Look for Effects of Bird Loss Caused by Invasive Brown Treesnake

Posted September 11, 2012:

• Student Biology Investigations Streamed Live from International Space Station
• Aussie Wasp on the Hunt for Redback Spiders

Posted September 10, 2012:

• Researchers Use 'Banker Plants' to Help Battle Whitefly Pests

Posted September 7, 2012:

• Precautions for Tick-Borne Disease Extend 'Beyond Lyme'

Posted September 5, 2012:

• Biting Back Against Lyme Disease

Posted August 17, 2012:

• Spider Version of Bigfoot Emerges from Caves in the Pacific Northwest

Posted August 9, 2012:

• And Then There Was Light! Discovery of the World's First Eyeless Huntsman Spider

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Biologists Discover Female Spiders Produce Mating Plugs to Prevent Unwanted Sex from Males

Posted July 24, 2012:

• Carnivores: Beware of Ticks

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