Scientists found an eight-eyed animal hunting and sitting near its eggs in the desert of Rajasthan and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Rishikesh Tripathi In a desert of northwestern ...

Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may contribute to the invasion success of brown widow spiders, according to new research. Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may ...

Nine new species of trapdoor spiders from the genus Stasimopus, all from South Africa’s arid Karoo region, have been described in a paper in Zootaxa. One of the species, Stasimopus ignis, was ...

Scientists found “shy” animals hiding under rocks in India and discovered two new species, a study said. Photo shows the grassland of Rajasthan. Photo from Tripathi, Sankaran, Kuni and Sudhikumar ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...