A two-year study into the Australian wishbone spiders by experts from Queensland Museum, Western Australian Museum and the ...

Spider Island uncovers the shocking ecological aftermath in Guam, where an invasive species disrupted the food chain, leading ...

Can dance ever be a matter of life or death? Yes, for a peacock jumping spider, it is. It has to impress its female mate with its dancing—and if she isn't impressed, it could be deadly. Read on to ...

Peacock jumping spiders are known for their vibrant displays while dancing, but these moves come with a fatal risk.

False widow spiders According to the Natural History Museum, false widow spiders, species in the genus Steatoda, are sometimes confused for the more deadly black widow spiders, which are not ...

While the employee immediately recognised the creature was a trapdoor spider — experts later revealed that this specific species has never been seen before. “It’s really exciting that the ...

highlights the difference in size between the male and his much larger mate (in some crab-spider species, the female is more than 60 times as big). The photo was a winner at this year’s London ...

Slovenia's Domen Prevc broke the men's ski jumping world record with a mark of 254.5 metres during the 2024-25 World Cup in Planica on Sunday. Prevc, who won the men's large hill event at the ...

Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes ever created, and just like others, this character had several adaptations for the big screen. It started with the original ‘Spider-Man’ movie ...

To become a stealthy predator and to avoid becoming prey, some spiders have evolved to look like a completely different species.

is the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep. But it could be "only a matter of weeks before the land these spiders call home is reduced to sand" as the next ...

WAtoday revealed last year that the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep was just 20 metres from Peet’s Elavale estate, putting it at high risk of extinction.