TL;DR: A new fungus, G. attenboroughii, discovered in Northern Ireland, infects spiders, causing zombie-like effects similar to the zombie-ant fungus. It alters spider behavior to spread spores before ...

Introduction / Christina J. Campbell -- Morphology and evolution of the spider monkey, genus Ateles / Alfred L. Rosenberger ... [et al.] -- The taxonomic status of spider monkeys in the twenty-first ...

ENTMAIN copy 39088020348470 Purchased from the Cullman Endowment. "Spider webs are considered by many to be the most spectacular structures of the natural world. Their designs, their creation, and ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

It’s well understood that spiders have poor eyesight and thus sense the vibrations in their webs whenever prey (like a fly) gets caught; the web serves as an extension of their sensory system. But ...

Although the defecation site is typically near the entrance at the edge of the nest, the mites were prompted to defecate at the centre of the nest using an ether extract of the host plant leaves. The ...

Whip spiders (order Amblypygi) display a suite of fascinating behaviours underpinned by unique sensory adaptations that enable them to thrive in complex, nocturnal environments. Their elongated, ...

Arachnophobes look away now. Deep inside a pitch-black cave straddling the Albanian-Greek border, researchers have uncovered what may be the largest spider web ever recorded—teeming with more than 111 ...