Man Tries to Kill Spider with Fire, Nearly Burns Down Gas Station

Man Tries to Kill Spider with Fire, Nearly Burns Down Gas Station

He set his own car and a gas pump on fire

It Rained Millions of Itsy Bitsy Spiders in Australia, No Joke

It Rained Millions of Itsy Bitsy Spiders in Australia, No Joke

People living in Goulburn in New South Wales claim to have witnessed millions of spiders falling from the sky

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 8th, 2015
This Mother Spider Lets Her Babies Feast on Her Liquefied Guts

This Mother Spider Lets Her Babies Feast on Her Liquefied Guts

The baby spiders develop in a carefully woven nursery, when they hatch, their mom frees them and lets them eat her

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 11th, 2015
Scientists Grow Fully Functional Heart Tissue on Spider Webs, Sort Of

Scientists Grow Fully Functional Heart Tissue on Spider Webs, Sort Of

The heart tissue was grown on a scaffold of fibers made from the same protein that spiders use to spin their webs

Evil Spiders Can Change Color So You'll Never See Them

Evil Spiders Can Change Color So You'll Never See Them

These spooky creepy crawlers are masters of camouflage, change their body color to match that of their surroundings

Spider Captures Venomous Snake, Seems Determined to Eat It

Spider Captures Venomous Snake, Seems Determined to Eat It

Shocking video shows the deadly easter brown snake trapped in the web of the even deadlier redback spider

Scary Viper's Tail Looks like an Even Scarier Spider

Scary Viper's Tail Looks like an Even Scarier Spider

These seriously freaky vipers use their odd spider-shaped tails to attract prey, wildlife researchers say

Spiders Offer Secret for Developing Ultra-Sensitive Wearables

Spiders Offer Secret for Developing Ultra-Sensitive Wearables

It's not just fictional heroes that should borrow from them

Singer Katie Melua Finds Spider Living in Her Ear for a Week

Singer Katie Melua Finds Spider Living in Her Ear for a Week

Fans are shocked but Katie saves spider in a jar

This Harness Will Stop Spiders from Jumping on Your Face or Exploding

This Harness Will Stop Spiders from Jumping on Your Face or Exploding

Not that arachnophobes will be willing to use it, alas

Photo of the Day: Lo and Behold, the Spider the Size of a Cat

Photo of the Day: Lo and Behold, the Spider the Size of a Cat

This bizarre creature looks less like a spider and more like a full-grown cat wearing a spider costume

Spider Crawls Inside Man's Body, Lives Under His Skin for 3 Days

Spider Crawls Inside Man's Body, Lives Under His Skin for 3 Days

The spider entered the man's body through a scar on his abdomen, eventually traveled all the way to his sternum

Man Finds 6-Foot (1.8-Meter) Spider Web Spread Across His Drive

Man Finds 6-Foot (1.8-Meter) Spider Web Spread Across His Drive

The spider that created this web measured an impressive 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) across, was standing in its middle

Watch: Spider Crawls Out of Woman's Mouth, She Keeps Smiling

Watch: Spider Crawls Out of Woman's Mouth, She Keeps Smiling

The woman put the spider in her mouth herself, does not seem to be afraid of it

Couple Claims to Have Found a Spider Floating Inside a Bottle of Coke

Couple Claims to Have Found a Spider Floating Inside a Bottle of Coke

Amanda and Steve swear the spider was already inside the bottle when they opened it

Man Torches His House After Pointing Home-Made Flamethrower at Spider

Man Torches His House After Pointing Home-Made Flamethrower at Spider

The man expected the flames would only harm the spider, was soon enough proven wrong

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 9th, 2014
410-Million-Year-Old Arachnid Made to Walk Again

410-Million-Year-Old Arachnid Made to Walk Again

Researchers release video showing the ancient creature moving about

 
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