According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

The new spider species join over 1,300 sea spiders discovered so far, which range in size from 1 millimeter to 50 centimeters in leg span, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Researcher Chris Hamilton collects a tarantula in Sonora, Mexico, in an undated photo. Since 2016, Hamilton has been involved in the identification of 15 new species of giant spiders in North America.

A recently published study explores the relationship between sea spiders and bacteria. Discover more and meet one of the ...

While these Sericosura species are the first sea spiders caught feeding on the methane-fueled microbes, other deep-sea animals such as tube worms and sponges are known to share the rare diet ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Scientists then discovered the other new species off the coasts of California and Alaska, Goffredi said, adding they live more than 1,900 feet to almost 4,000 feet below the surface. Some are as ...

The Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata), an invasive species from East Asia, has been rapidly spreading across the eastern ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...