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Published Uniformity of prey can yield spider-eat-spider world - Uniformity of Prey Can Yield Spider-Eat-Spider World



A limited menu of prey may weave a tangled food web by emboldening wolf spiders of multiple species ...
Published Using spiders as environmentally-friendly pest control - Using Spiders as Environmentally-Friendly Pest Control



Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricult ...
Published Hungry eyes: Spiders lose vision when they're starving - Hungry Eyes: Spiders Lose Vision When They're Starving



Biologists have discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to ...
Published Is it an ant? Is it a plant? No, it's a spider! - Is it an Ant? Is it a Plant? No, it's a Spider!



A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouf ...
Published Joro spiders aren't scary: They're shy - Joro Spiders Aren't Scary: They're Shy



Despite their intimidating appearance, the giant yellow and blue-black spiders spreading across the ...
Published Noble false widow spider found preying on pygmy shrew - Noble False Widow Spider Found Preying on Pygmy Shrew


Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a ...
Published Joro spiders well-poised to populate cities



The Joro spider was first spotted stateside around 2013 and has since been spotted across Georgia an ...
Published Spider silk sound system



Researchers have investigated how spiders listen to their environments through webs and found that t ...
Published Brown widow spiders' aggression likely driver of black widow decline - Brown Widow Spiders' Aggression Likely Driver of Black Widow Decline


Black widow spiders have earned a fearsome reputation for their venomous bite. But in parts of the s ...
Published Spider venom heart drug a step closer



A molecule sourced from funnel web spider venom shows promise as a safe and effective future drug fo ...
Published Brown widow spiders: Invasive species prosper in favorable habitats and from a lack of local predators



Lower parasitism and predation in urban habitats may contribute to the invasion success of brown wid...
Published The modern sea spider had started to diversify by the Jurassic, study finds



An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are clo ...
Published New study reveals that tree species diversity increases spider density



The link between tree diversity and spider populations can help homeowners and other land managers b ...
Published Some spiders can transfer mercury contamination to land animals


Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and ...
Published Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers


Scientists have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers six ti ...
Published NASA's Fermi detects first gamma-ray eclipses from 'spider' star systems - NASA's Fermi Detects First Gamma-Ray Eclipses from 'Spider' Star Systems


Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system us...
Published Rain can spoil a wolf spider's day, too



Researchers found that wolf spiders can't signal others or perceive danger from predators as easily ...
Published Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant



Spiders that disguise themselves as ants live in many locations around the globe but until now most ...
Published Giant Antarctic sea spiders reproductive mystery solved



Instead of carrying the babies until they hatched, as in most species of sea spiders, one parent (li ...
Published Imperceptible sensors made from 'electronic spider silk' can be printed directly on human skin



Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly a...