Three new species of massive, furry “birdeater” spiders have been discovered, with dozens more stricken from the grouping. In a new paper published in the open-access journal ZooKeys, researchers ...

Although Bolivia is landlocked, it is home to diverse geography, including the Andes mountains in the west, the Amazon ...

Fantastic news for anyone who’s a fan of spiders that are capable of eating birds. Three new bird-devouring tarantulas have been discovered in South America. Avicularia merianaeH. W. Auer The ...

Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, published Aug. 6 in the Journal of Natural History, proposes several new ideas ...

Three species and three genera of birdeater spiders are described as new to science in a paper recently published in the open access journal ZooKeys. In their study, the Brazilian spider experts, Drs.

The relationship between tarantulas and predatory ants has recently been revisited by a team of researchers. Contrary to popular belief, ants seem to spare these spiders, mainly due to their thick ...

That was quite the unevolved thing to do, to steal a classroom tarantula. For the ecologically inclined fourth- and fifth-graders of teacher Jamie Daniels’ combination class at Guerneville School, the ...

Three new species of massive, furry "birdeater" spiders have been discovered, with dozens more stricken from the grouping. In a new paper published in the open-access journal ZooKeys, researchers ...

More revolting creatures: the eel, the centipede, the skunk, the snapping turtle, the vulture, the tick, the jellyfish, the hyena, the slug, and the mosquito. Movies have failed miserably at ...

That was quite the unevolved thing to do, to steal a classroom tarantula. For the ecologically inclined fourth- and fifth-graders of teacher Jamie Daniels' combination class at Guerneville School, the ...

The awe-inspiring spiders in the Avicularia genus have long been the subject of fascination. After years of dedicated labor, scientists finally finished cataloging all the species pertaining to this ...

Three species and three genera of birdeater spiders are described as new to science. In a new study, Brazilian spider experts report the diversity of the oldest tarantula genus, whose name derives ...