Whether venturing into pitch-black caverns or boating to uninhabited islands, scientists have recently discovered several new species that expand the scope of life as we know it. Take a look at these ...

Nature is full of amazing creatures whose species have evolved over centuries to get to where they are today. One amazing ...

Researchers say well over 100,000 spiders from two different species coexist in this remarkable underground metropolis for ...

Researchers have documented for the first time a bizarre mating behavior among tiny spider-like creatures in which males "undress" the females before copulating. A team of scientists observed the ...

Spiders are amazing creatures, and orb-weaving spiders make some of the most intricate structures in nature. Their beautifully patterned webs are amazing to see, even if it means a creepy crawly is ...

Researchers identified a new species of sea spider near Antarctica’s Ross Shelf, a study said. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash More than a thousand feet beneath an expansive ice shelf, a “slender” ...

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Every year, spiders kill about 20 people worldwide. That’s fewer than scorpions, lightning strikes, or hippos—and a tiny ...

A fossil of a spider-like creature was discovered in Illinois’ Mazon Creek after 308 million years. Photo by George Rosema via Unsplash At first glance, this fossilized eight-legged creature looks ...

More than a dozen types of pythons and over 30 other snakes, including a ghost Aztec jungle boa, were found packed in the ...