Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...

A spider that looks like a Pokémon? What many might think are AI-generated photos actually exist. Platythomisus octomaculatus ...

In some caves in New Zealand there are "glowworms," bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that glow bright blue and catch prey in ...

Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

What makes spider silk so extraordinarily strong and elastic at the same time? This was the focus of recent investigations carried out by researchers from the University of Greifswald, the University ...

If someone told you there’s a spider in Hawaiʻi with a smiley face on its back, you might assume they’re exaggerating. Or ...

A jury is poised to begin deliberations in the sexual assault trial of Nathan Chasing Horse, an alleged cult leader accused of targeting fellow Native Americans and sexually assaulting multiple women.

The remarkable silk used by net-casting spiders to snare prey is both highly elastic and exceptionally strong, offering clues ...

To survive in the harsh wild, many animals turn to drastic measures for food. An example of this is a feeding strategy known ...

Venom is one of nature’s most effective (and fascinating) survival tools. Across the world, a wide range of animals have ...

The Hispaniolan solenodon, a shrew-like creature of the Caribbean, has toxic venom and a long nose that maneuvers like a ...