If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all such spiders are dangerous, with some often mistaken for the notorious ...

Thanks to science, the deadliest spider in the world revealed a long-held secret that could have implications for those who ...

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Priyali Prakash writes about a newly discovered type of fungus that turns spiders ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...

According to the team, the relationship between the blow fly larvae and termites appears to be some form of social parasitism ...

New Zealand is home to a fascinating range of blood-feeding creatures.

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant spider, are experts at ...

They were red wood ants—scientifically classified as a group within the genus Formica—one of the ... including mites, spiders, and flies, within their nests. One trick is that some of these ...

Cheryl Lang took this photo of a Geranium Plum Moth resting on Pink-flowered Wood Sorel, also known as Oxalis.