While brain worms have made many horrifying headlines this year, the good folks at the New England Journal of Medicine offer some fresh nightmare fuel ahead of Halloween: an ear spider. And there’s a ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

Jumping spiders have distinct eyes and fur markings that will help you spot them. Getting rid of them entails a few essential ...

Jumping spiders seem to be able to tell each other apart, putting them among just a few other invertebrates that are thought to have this skill. Recognising individuals within your species is ...

A tiny jumping spider's imperfect ant impression lets it mimic multiple species, enabling it to live in various habitats. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

We typically think of camouflage in nature in terms of bodily coloration, enabling the species to blend in with the background and evade predators. But previous studies have documented locomotor ...

Many people who live a nomadic life in vans, buses, and RVs like to have pets with them on their journeys, and it’s actually easier to keep an animal with you on the road than you might suspect, ...