A praying mantis slowly approaches a 3D printed model of a wasp before striking. The model is moved using a motor as mantises will ignore static prey ...

A jumping spider considers a set of 3D printed insects, which include a fly (top right), a wasp (next to the spider) and a series of intermediate mimics generated by 3D morphing. A praying mantis ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick ...

The process of making skeleton for character animation is a long-winded task requiring manual tweaking. This paper presents a novel method to generate an automatic robust animated skeleton from 3D ...

An average of 33 Nelson cave spiders were counted in “Crazy Paving Cave” in 2025, up from eight in 2022, according to officials. Photo by Sebastian Doak shared by New Zealand's Department of ...

An average of 33 Nelson cave spiders were counted in “Crazy Paving Cave” in 2025, up from eight in 2022, according to officials. Photo by Sebastian Doak shared by New Zealand's Department of ...

The “unusual” Nelson cave spider is an ancient species and New Zealand’s largest native spider with legs over 5 inches long, according to officials.