The film discusses the diverse group of animals known as arthropods, which includes over a million species, making them the most successful group of animals in terms of habitat variety and species ...

The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous Mazon Creek locality. More than 300 million years ago, all sorts of arachnids crawled around the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. And I'm Ailsa Chang in Los Angeles, where spider season is in ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. Scientists now know some spiders are smart enough to do both, bringing fresh meaning to the famous quote from poet Sir Walter Scott.

In the tropical forests of Peru and the Philippines, scientists found examples of spiders that made large decoys of themselves out of silk to frighten away other creatures.

They are “on the wing” at this time of the year. Spiders do not have wings of course, but they can fly for many miles – it’s ...

A strange, spiny-legged arachnid from prehistoric times has been unearthed in Illinois. The newly discovered species, named Douglassarachne acanthopoda, lived around 308 million years ago and was ...