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May 17, 2023 — A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouflaging with plants and walking like an ant. Researchers report that this combination of camouflage ...
Oct. 18, 2022 — New research has identified how social spiders evolved different ways of hunting in groups. While these spiders have evolved socially similar behaviors -- living in large family groups that share ...
June 2, 2021 — Spiders avoid building webs near European fire ants, their natural predators, by sensing the chemicals they give off in the environment, researchers have found. The findings give us a peek inside the ...
May 9, 2022 — A tropical spider species uses a 'film' of air to hide underwater from predators for as long as 30 minutes, according to new ...
Jan. 14, 2022 — An international team of researchers found that the brightly colored jumping spider Saitis barbipes could not see its own vivid ...
July 28, 2023 — A new spider species, a blind daddy long-legs, has been discovered in boreholes in Australia's Pilbara region. In addition, a new-to-science daddy long-legs species was found on Réunion island, ...
Feb. 7, 2022 — Scientists have discovered a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in ...
Oct. 12, 2021 — Early in animal evolution, complex life was mostly limited to the sea floor. But a few organisms evolved to move through the water, giving them a big competitive advantage over those left scuttling ...
Oct. 5, 2021 — As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past, doctors have covered open wounds in cobwebs or advised patients to ...
May 16, 2023 — Despite their intimidating appearance, the giant yellow and blue-black spiders spreading across the Southeastern U.S. owe their survival to a surprising trait: They're rather timid. The Joro ...
