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 ...

Sun spiders, also known as camel spiders, aren’t actually spiders at all. They have a fearsome reputation and will prey on a variety of insects, ranging from wasps to silverfish. Although sun spiders ...

For one tiny Australian spider, somersaulting is the secret to taking on ants twice its size. The hunting maneuver hasn’t been found in any other spider species, researchers report September 19 in the ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Arachnophobia can make humans flee at the sight of a brown recluse, black widow or even a daddy long legs, but animal predators of spiders know no such fear. That’s why, ...

The ant-slayer spider of Australia has an extraordinary hunting technique that involves leaping over its much larger prey, high-speed photography has revealed. “To our knowledge, it’s unique,” says ...

Spiders that disguise themselves as ants live in many locations around the globe but until now most had been able to avoid detection from fossil researchers as well as predators. Arachnophobia can ...