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Dead spiders reanimated as creepy 'necrobots'
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have turned dead wolf spiders into machine grippers that can be used to pick up a variety of objects, including other spiders, by blowing air into their lifeless corpses.

Male spiders drum out mesmerizing syncopated beats to woo mates
By Stephanie Pappas published
Male spiders that dance to their own beat are more likely to win mates compared to those that stick to a formula, new research finds.

What is the largest arachnid to ever live?
By Cameron Duke published
What's the largest arachnid ever on Earth? The answer is not so simple, say scientists.

These male spiders use built-in leg catapults to escape sexual cannibalism
By Mindy Weisberger published
Once mating is over, male orb-weavers catapult off the bodies of females to avoid being eaten, moving at a speed that's too fast to glimpse with the naked eye.

'Berserker' geckos slam scorpions into oblivion before eating them, epic new footage shows
By Mindy Weisberger published
Violent head shaking helps normally placid geckos subdue dangerous scorpion prey.

Spiders hunt in packs of hundreds to swarm prey
By Cameron Duke published
Pack hunting spiders use web vibrations to coordinate their attacks.

Millions of palm-size, flying spiders could invade the East Coast, scientists say
By Ben Turner published
Scientists believe that Joro spiders arrived in the U.S. as stowaways in a shipping container.

False widow spider preys on baby bat in never-before-seen encounter
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Before now, the species had never been seen catching bats.
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