When small red devil spiders colonized the Canary Islands millions of years ago, they began one of the strangest genetic journeys of any creature. Although the Dysdera tilosensis looks very similar to ...

A spider this small should be easy to overlook, yet it behaves like a full-scale predator with frightening efficiency. This video introduces the world’s smallest jumping spider and reveals how its ...

Apple Valley Farm Sanctuary in Penrose, Colorado, is home to around 100 rescued animals, all lovingly cared for by Deanna Downer and her husband, Weldon. But while farm animals are their focus, the ...

Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs. When you purchase ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A macro shot of a jumping spider covered in tiny ice crystals, sitting on a frost-dusted leaf in a winter landscape.© A-Z Animals ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Tet Zoo needs more frog articles. Too short ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it. Survival demands remarkable strategies in the understory of tropical ...