Scientists Find 3 New Species of Trapdoor Spiders

Scientists Find 3 New Species of Trapdoor Spiders

The discovery was made during a study in South America

  • Nature
  • By Elena Gorgan
  • November 6th, 2013
Deadly Brazilian Spiders in Bananas Make Woman, Family Evacuate Home

Deadly Brazilian Spiders in Bananas Make Woman, Family Evacuate Home

Brazilian wandering spiders hatched on the kitchen table from supermarket banana

Spiders Have Personalities, Researchers Claim

Spiders Have Personalities, Researchers Claim

Some spiders are aggressive, others are surprisingly timid and docile

Bound by Flame Gets Video Teaser Showing Combat, Story

Bound by Flame Gets Video Teaser Showing Combat, Story

Gamers will be able to enjoy expanded Mars: War Logs mechanics

Bound by Flame Reveals Two New Screenshots in Time for E3 2013

Bound by Flame Reveals Two New Screenshots in Time for E3 2013

The game will have a main character possessed by a demon

Two New Miniature Spider Species Discovered in China

Two New Miniature Spider Species Discovered in China

The spiders belong to the Mysmenidae family, inhabit mountainous regions

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 8th, 2013
Reversal of the Black Widow Myth Documented by Scientists

Reversal of the Black Widow Myth Documented by Scientists

Male spiders sometimes resort to cannibalism, study finds

Mars: War Logs Review (PC)

Mars: War Logs Review (PC)

Beware of difficulty spikes and discover an enjoyable if limited game world

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 18th, 2013
Bat-Eating Spiders Live Everywhere Except Antarctica

Bat-Eating Spiders Live Everywhere Except Antarctica

These spiders very much enjoy feeding on flying vertebrates, researchers explain

Neverwinter MMO Trailer Reveals Spider Mounts

Neverwinter MMO Trailer Reveals Spider Mounts

Gamers will have to pre-order in order to get eight legged beasts

Watch: Immediately After Hatching, Baby Chameleons Go Hunting for Spiders

Watch: Immediately After Hatching, Baby Chameleons Go Hunting for Spiders

These young ones are abandoned by their mother long before they hatch

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 15th, 2012
Grasshoppers Influence How Soils Release Carbon Dioxide

Grasshoppers Influence How Soils Release Carbon Dioxide

Researchers find that spiders play an important role in this correlation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 2nd, 2012
How Spider Webs Handle Stress and Damage

How Spider Webs Handle Stress and Damage

The answer does not lie exclusively in the strength of the fiber

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 1st, 2012
Tectonic Plates Can Drive Biodiversity

Tectonic Plates Can Drive Biodiversity

This was discovered following a study of the Mediterranean Basin

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2012
Insects Are the Most Unexplored Class of Organisms

Insects Are the Most Unexplored Class of Organisms

More than half of newly-found species are insects

Spider-Silkworm Mutant Produces Strongest Silk

Spider-Silkworm Mutant Produces Strongest Silk

Spider proteins successfully introduced in silkworms

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 15th, 2011
Spiders Can Hear with Their Hair

Spiders Can Hear with Their Hair

They literally have hundreds of ears at their disposal

 
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