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Rare Discovery: Hook-Legged Spider Found in Oregon Cave
By Douglas Main last updated
The spider has unique clawlike hooks on its legs.
Brown Recluse Spiders May Invade Northern U.S. as Planet Warms
By Wynne Parry last updated
Brown recluse spiders don't travel well, so a shift in their habitat could threaten extinction.
Jumping Spiders' Unique Vision Revealed
By Joseph Castro last updated
Jumping spiders gauge distances by compared a focused image with a defocused image.
Sweet dreams, spidey: Arachnids experience REM sleep, and may even dream
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Spiders likely sleep and dream like humans do.
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.
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