Images of small things can have a great impact, as shown by this selection of macro images from this year’s awards ...

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

High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The Darwin’s bark spider, already famous for its giant orb webs, has now been ...

Spider web “decorations” may help arachnids to pinpoint the location of their captured prey, suggests a study. The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged ...

This valuable study provides a 3D standardised anatomical atlas of the brain of an orb-weaving spider. The authors describe the brain's shape and its inner compartments-the neuropils-and add ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A three-inch long Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) was spotted at a local Santa Barbara County business this fall. The potentially invasive species is harmless ...

Webs can be decorated with decoys, fine-tuned like guitars—and hold secrets about evolution. A Cyclosa spider is camouflaged on a web with debris attached to make itself less visible at the Los Amigos ...

There are more than 50,000 species of spiders in the world, of all different sizes. They live in a wide range of habitats and exhibit many different fascinating behaviors, from spiders that carry ...

If you thought tales of OpenAI’s nonexistent work-life balance were bad, wait until you get a load of Sam Altman’s blockchain company. The startup, aptly named “Tools for Humanity,” bills itself as a ...

What is thought to be the world's largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

Arachnophobia has deep roots in Greek mythology, its terminology inspired by the legend of Arachne. While there are no goddesses like Athena to turn people into spiders today, their existence still ...