A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

In fact, the strongest evolutionary case for arachnophobia rests on the dangers not of spiders but of scorpions, the theory being that we generalized a reasonable fear of those creatures into a ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

In São Thomé das Letras, Brazil, hundreds of spiders rained down during a mating ritual, leaving locals stunned by the surreal spectacle. A rare and unsettling event unfolded in the quiet town ...

Spiders can reach their top running speeds again soon after self-amputating a limb – a trick that could inspire robots that can move more effectively when they are damaged. When threatened by a ...

Deep in the caves of Ireland, scientists have discovered a mind-altering parasite that takes control of spiders, forcing them to abandon their webs before ultimately meeting a gruesome end.

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Ahead of the return of the hit fungus-zombie horror series The Last of Us, scientists announced the discovery of a species of fungus that turns spiders into zombies. Don’t worry. It doesn’t ...

A new study explains that the fluffy white fungus likely uses chemical signals to direct cave spiders out of their lairs and into the open. The fungus then kills the spiders and uses the corpses ...

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A German-born Brisbane resident has received the shock of her life after finding hundreds of baby Huntsman spiders had invaded the ceiling of her Murrarie home. WATCH THE VIDEO Michael Davis ...