The milky specks known as hummingbird mites are among the most skilled hitchhikers in the world. They live their lives inside ...

When spiders self-amputate two of their legs, they quickly adjust their running gait so they can return to full speed ...

Filled to the brim with advanced features like prehensile spider legs that emerge from the back, this high-tech costume takes its cues from the “Iron Spider” suit from the comics. The metallic ...

So-called "zombie spiders" have been discovered in a cave between Co Cavan and Co Fermanagh. They were found by speleologist Tim Fogg in the White Father's Cave. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning ...

The Goliath birdeater spider, native to South America's rainforests, is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, ...

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 ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the multiverse becomes part of Spider-Man canon. The Spider-Man film franchise started simply enough, with 2002’s “Spider-Man.” Fast forward 20 years and ...

You can find a sea spider living in marine habitats all over the world, from shallow waters to the deep sea. They have the same eight legs you'd expect from land spiders, and like most species of ...

You can find a sea spider living in marine habitats all over the world, from shallow waters to the deep sea. They have the same eight legs you'd expect from land spiders, and like most species of ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...