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Surprisingly-bad acting is key to jumping spider's survival
By Ben Turner published
A tiny jumping spider's imperfect ant impression lets it mimic multiple species, enabling it to live in various habitats.
What is the deadliest spider in the world?
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Although nearly all spiders are venomous, a few stand out from the crowd for their potent toxins. So, which spider is the deadliest in the world?
Bold jumping spiders can literally go blind with hunger
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers have found that undernourished bold jumping spiders begin to lose light-sensitive photoreceptors.
Female spiders play dead during sex so males don't have to worry about being eaten
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have determined the cause of an unusual behavior in funnel weaving spiders that involves the females curling up as if they're dead before having sex.
Deadly spiders that can kill in minutes and survive underwater are hiding out in swimming pools
By Hannah Osborne published
Heavy rain in Australia has led to an influx in venomous spiders being washed into people's swimming pools. Species found include funnel-web spiders, the venom of which is so toxic it can kill a child in just 15 minutes.
Black widows are being slaughtered by their brown widow cousins, and we don't know why
By Harry Baker published
Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows.
Sea spiders can regrow their anuses, scientists discover
By Harry Baker published
In a new study, some juvenile sea spiders were able to regrow amputated body parts, which was previously assumed to be impossible in these marine arthropods.
Brown recluse bites caused two people's blood cells to self-destruct
By Rebecca Sohn published
Bites from brown recluse spiders can cause an autoimmune form of hemolytic anemia, in which red blood cells are destroyed by the immune system.
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