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Tarantulas conquered Earth by spreading over a supercontinent, then riding its broken pieces across the ocean
Around 120 million years ago, tarantulas first appeared on the Gondwana supercontinent in what is now the Americas, and then dispersed into Africa, Australia and India.
Endearing orange-faced peacock spider looks like 'Nemo' (and dances)
An arachnologist described a new species of peacock spider after a citizen scientist discovered it in the wetlands of southern Australia.
Venomous spiders take advantage of pandemic, move into college buildings
Sightings of these spiders in the university's library basement prompted staff to close the library for two days.
Spiders hoist big prey with silk 'pulleys' — and now scientists know how
Ingenious web construction allows tangle web spiders to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.
Hundreds of 'highly cannibalistic' spiders invade teen's bedroom in Australia
Extreme heat in Australia can send spiders scurrying for indoor shelter, and one family found themselves with a few hundred new roommates.
Huntsman spiders eat tree frogs after luring them into leaf traps
Tiny frogs in Madagascar are lured to their doom by spiders' ingenious silk-stitched leaf traps.
Rare wolf spider presumed extinct turns up on British military base
Britain's great fox-spider had not been seen since 1993. Turns out, it's been thriving on a military base.
